Sleep Quality Impacts Training Responses and Performance in Elite Swimmers.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2025

Abstract

High-quality sleep is necessary for optimal health and promoting recovery from training, contributing to sport performance. Research suggests a high prevalence of poor sleep duration and quality in athletes. Reduced sleep duration has been shown to be deleterious to performance, but less is known about sleep quality and its relationship to training responses and performance. In 26 elite male (n = 10) and female (n = 16) collegiate swimmers, we assessed sleep quality (sleep duration (hrs), sleep debt (hrs), slow-wave sleep (SWS

Volume

25

Issue

12

First Page

70090

Last Page

70090

ISSN

1536-7290

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

41290517

Department(s)

Medical Education

Document Type

Article

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