Table 2.

Physiological results

	Initial test	Pre-training	Post training
Aerobic Performance
VO2max (L/min)	1.79 ± 0.59	1.75 ± 0.56	2.08 ± 0.56*
VO2max (ml/kg/min)	20.25 ± 3.92	19.68 ± 3.70	24.32 ± 4.22*
Respiratory exchange ratio	1.16 ± 0.07	1.18 ± 0.07	1.14 ± 0.07
HRpeak (bpm)	171.46 ± 16.72	172.31 ± 16.10	171.23 ± 15.14
Aerobic power (W)	10.52 ± 3.05	11.51 ± 3.24	15.20 ± 3.13*
Average Stroke Length (m)	2.38 ± 0.46	2.42 ± 0.48	2.52 ± 0.40
Peak Stroke Length (m)	2.89 ± 0.66	2.93 ± 0.71	2.96 ± 0.61
Peak stroke rate (strokes/min)	41.15 ± 9.10	39.62 ± 5.20	43.77 ± 4.71
Distance covered (m)	366.68 ± 71.90	336.21 ± 101.97	486.80 ± 134.64*
Peak speed (m/s)	1.51 ± 0.15	1.56 ± 0.14	1.72 ± 0.12*
Anaerobic Performance
Absolute power output (W)	14.08 ± 6.68	16.58 ± 7.72	23.54 ± 7.91*
Relative power output (W/kg)	0.16 ± 0.06	0.19 ± 0.07	0.27 ± 0.07*
Peak speed (m/s)	1.60 ± 0.32	1.71 ± 0.32	1.98 ± 0.22*
Distance covered (m)	14.90 ± 2.96	15.28 ± 2.68	17.17 ± 2.48*

Mean ± SD. * = P > 0.05