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Effects of a 12-week training programme on selected hormonal and psychological parameters and their interrelationships in highly-trained male and female swimmers

Olga Surała
1
,
Jadwiga Malczewska-Lenczowska
1
,
Dariusz Turowski
1
,
Paweł Słomiński
2
,
Maciej Certa
2
,
Blair T Crewther
3

  1. Institute of Sport – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland
  3. School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):279–287
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145910
Online publish date: 2024/12/13
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