Nikolaidis Pantelis Theodoros, Sousa Caio Victor, Knechtle Beat
Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Nikaia, Greece.
Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
Open Access J Sports Med. 2018 Feb 21;9:27-36. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S158502. eCollection 2018.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of wearing a wetsuit with sex, age group, nationality, calendar year, and performance in crossing the "Strait of Gibraltar"(14.3 km).
A sample of 1,130 open-water (females, n=180, age 35.9±11.9 years; males, n=950, age 40.0±10.2 years) ultra-distance swimmers crossing the "Strait of Gibraltar" since 1950 was analyzed.
Male, older, and Spanish swimmers used wetsuits more often than female, younger, and athletes of other nationalities, respectively, and the use of the wetsuit has increased during the past three decades. Swimmers with wetsuits were faster than those without. Male athletes aged 30-34 years were faster than athletes >60 years. Female athletes were younger than male athletes, and swimmers with wetsuits were older than those without. The Spanish were faster than the American swimmers and athletes from other nationalities, and the American swimmers were the oldest.
In summary, swimmers were faster when using a wetsuit, and local Spanish swimmers were the fastest and also used wetsuits most frequently. Male and older swimmers used wetsuits more often than other swimmers, and the use of wetsuits has increased in the last three decades.
本研究旨在调查穿着潜水衣与性别、年龄组、国籍、年份以及横渡“直布罗陀海峡”（14.3公里）的成绩之间的关系。
分析了自1950年以来横渡“直布罗陀海峡”的1130名公开水域超长距离游泳者的样本（女性180名，年龄35.9±11.9岁；男性950名，年龄40.0±10.2岁）。
男性、年龄较大的游泳者以及西班牙游泳者使用潜水衣的频率分别高于女性、年龄较小的游泳者以及其他国籍的运动员，并且在过去三十年中潜水衣的使用有所增加。穿着潜水衣的游泳者比未穿潜水衣的游泳者速度更快。30 - 34岁的男性运动员比60岁以上的运动员速度更快。女性运动员比男性运动员年龄小，且穿着潜水衣的游泳者比未穿潜水衣的游泳者年龄大。西班牙人比美国游泳者和其他国籍的运动员速度更快，且美国游泳者年龄最大。
总之，游泳者穿着潜水衣时速度更快，当地西班牙游泳者速度最快且使用潜水衣的频率也最高。男性和年龄较大的游泳者使用潜水衣的频率高于其他游泳者，并且在过去三十年中潜水衣的使用有所增加。
