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Body composition and hydration status changes in male and female open-water swimmers during an ultra-endurance event

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Pages 1003-1013 | Received 08 Sep 2011, Accepted 30 Mar 2012, Published online: 04 May 2012

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Beat Knechtle, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Thomas Rosemann & Christoph A. Rüst. (2017) Performance trends in 3000 m open-water age group swimmers from 25 to 89 years competing in the FINA World Championships from 1992 to 2014. Research in Sports Medicine 25:1, pages 67-77.
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