Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training (USRPT) In Swimming: Current Perspectives

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Figure 1 A proposed guideline for implementing a USRPT session.^13,14

Figure 2 A suggested method of overloading a swimmer based on increasing the total number of interval repetitions prior to increasing the interval velocity, adapted with permission from Rushall BS.⁴¹

Figure 3 Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis flowchart.

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