Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-1-2026
Disciplines
Biology
Advisor
Jacob Erickson
Abstract
This study was conducted on the members of the 2025-26 St. John's "Johnnies" swim and dive team. This study used both subjective surveys and objective HRV readings that the swimmers took before and after practice. The first day of testing occurred on the last day of the regular training season, and the second day of testing occurred on the last day of tapered training. Results of the surveys and HRV readings were compared between pre and post-practice, and pre and post-taper. The subjective surveys showed how the swimmers themselves felt in terms of physical and mental energy and fatigue, and the HRV data showed whether the swimmers had more sympathetic or parasympathetic activation, which is an objective measure of how recovered the swimmers are during taper. Both the results of these measures show that the swimmers both felt more recovered and objectively were more recovered.
Recommended Citation
Yerks, Riley, "How Does Five Days of Tapering Effect Rates of Fatigue and Recovery in Collegiate Male Swimmers?" (2026). Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-). 330.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/ur_cscday/330