Introduction: Monitoring the swimming training process requires reliable methods for aerobic capacity evaluation. There are different methods available in literature, eventually providing similar feedback regarding swimming velocity and blood [La-]. Nevertheless, a given swimming velocity can be achieved through different stroke rate and stroke length relationship. Indeed, different adjustments in the biomechanical parameters can interfere with swimming efficiency, which is a major determining factor of swimming performance. Thus, for training prescription, it is important to determine the best individual swimming velocity for aerobic capacity potentiation, but also the biomechanical determining factors characteristic of that particular intensity. Therefore, this study aimed to compare swimming biomechanical parameters and velocity (v) obtained by the goldstandard method, i.e. the maximal lactate steady state test (MLSS), and those obtained from the main and most common methods employed to evaluate aerobic capacity in swimming training.
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