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  1. Swimming training sets across intensity domains: physiological responses beyond lactate concentration and internal load

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argyris Toubekis

  2. Seasonal Training Adaptations in Adolescent Swimmers: Effects of Equal Load 12-Week Programs Across Two Annual Cycles

    Article • Applied Sciences, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  3. Acute Effect of Dryland Maximum Strength Training Session on Sport-Specific Performance Tests in Female Water Polo Players

    Article • Sports, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  4. Performance and Psychophysiological Responses to Mental Fatigue in Artistic Swimming

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  5. Cardiovascular and Thermal Responses to Cold Exposure During Exercise in Iron-Deficient Anemic Individuals

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  6. Cardiorespiratory and oxygenation responses in iron-deficient anemic women during whole-body exercise under moderate hypoxia

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argyris Toubekis

  7. Cardiovascular and Thermal Responses to Cold Exposure during Exercise in Iron Deficient Anemic Individuals

    Article • August 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  8. Physiological Responses to Repeated Maximum Intensity Efforts in Surface and Underwater Fin Swimming

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, July 2025, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Argyris Toubekis

  9. Acute Biomechanical and Physiological Responses with Concurrent Aerobic and Anaerobic Swimming Training

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  10. Concurrent sprint and aerobic training in swimming: Influence of exercise sequence on physiological responses and perceived exertion

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, April 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis, Giorgos Paradisis

  11. Effects of Consecutive Long-Haul Travel on Jet-Lag Symptoms: Case Study of a National Water Polo Team Preparing for World-Class Events

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, January 2025, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  12. Effects of Successive Annual Training on Young Swimmers’ Strength Asymmetries and Performance

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  13. The Method but Not the Protocol Affects Lactate-Threshold Determination in Competitive Swimmers

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, October 2024, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  14. Habitual Nocturnal Sleep, Napping Behavior, and Recovery Following Training and Competition in Elite Water Polo: Sex-Related Effects

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, July 2024, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  15. Concurrent Sprint Swimming Interval and Dryland Training: Performance and Biomechanical Variable Changes within a Mesocycle

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  16. Progression of Sprint Interval Training Set Performance and Physiological Responses during a Six-Week Training Period

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  17. Physiological Responses and Swimming-Performance Changes Induced by Altering the Sequence of Training Sets

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, January 2024, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis, Giorgos Paradisis

  18. Effects of Training Sets Sequence on Swimming Performance, Training Load and Physiological Responses

    Article • Sports, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis, Giorgos Paradisis

  19. Dry-Land Force–Velocity, Power–Velocity, and Swimming-Specific Force Relation to Single and Repeated Sprint Swimming Performance

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  20. Delayed Effect of Dry-Land Strength Training Sessions on Swimming Performance

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  21. Intensified Olympic Preparation: Sleep and Training-Related Hormonal and Immune Responses in Water Polo

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, February 2023, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  22. Acute and Long-Term Effects of Concurrent Resistance and Swimming Training on Swimming Performance

    Article • Sports, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  23. The Effect of Wet Conditions and Surface Combat Swimming on Shooting

    Article • Military Medicine, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Argyris Toubekis

  24. The Effect of a Surface Combat Swimming Training Program on Swimming Performance

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, March 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Argyris Toubekis

  25. Young Swimmers’ Middle-Distance Performance Variation within a Training Season

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  26. Verifying Physiological and Biomechanical Parameters during Continuous Swimming at Speed Corresponding to Lactate Threshold

    Article • Sports, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  27. Heart rate recovery responses after acute training load changes in top-class water polo players

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  28. Validating Physiological and Biomechanical Parameters during Intermittent Swimming at Speed Corresponding to Lactate Concentration of 4 mmol·L−1

    Article • Sports, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  29. Effect of a Carbohydrate-Electrolyte Solution on Fluid Balance and Performance at a Thermoneutral Environment in International-Level Fencers

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  30. Physiological and Tactical On-court Demands of Water Polo

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, November 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  31. Effects of Concurrent Strength and High-Intensity Interval Training on Fitness and Match Performance in Water-Polo Players

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, July 2019, De Gruyter

    Argyris Toubekis

  32. High-Intensity Training in Water Polo: Swimming vs. Ball Drills

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, June 2019, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  33. Acute Resistance Exercise: Physiological and Biomechanical Alterations During a Subsequent Swim-Training Session

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, April 2019, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  34. Training Loads, Wellness And Performance Before and During Tapering for a Water-Polo Tournament

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, March 2019, De Gruyter

    Argyris Toubekis

  35. Physiological and Biomechanical Evaluation of a Training Macrocycle in Children Swimmers

    Article • Sports, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  36. Effects of detraining in age-group swimmers performance, energetics and kinematics

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Ana Filipa Silva, Argyris Toubekis, Ricardo Fernandes, FLÁVIO ANTÔNIO DE SOUZA CASTRO

  37. Physiological Responses of Continuous and Intermittent Swimming at Critical Speed and Maximum Lactate Steady State in Children and Adolescent Swimmers

    Article • Sports, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis, Giorgos Paradisis

  38. Evaluation of Physical Fitness in Water Polo Players According to Playing Level and Positional Role

    Article • Sports, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Argyris Toubekis

  39. Reliability and Validity of Tethered Swimming Lactate Minimum Test and Their Relationship With Performance in Young Swimmers

    Article • Pediatric Exercise Science, August 2018, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  40. The Effects of Recovery Duration During High-Intensity Interval Exercise on Time Spent at High Rates of Oxygen Consumption, Oxygen Kinetics, and Blood Lactate

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, August 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  41. The effect of two additional dry-land active warm-up protocols on the 50-m front-crawl swimming performance

    Article • Human Movement, January 2018, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Argyris Toubekis

  42. Using Wavelet Transform for Speed Fluctuation Analysis During Manikin Carry with Fins

    Article • The Open Sports Sciences Journal, December 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Argyris Toubekis

  43. Active recovery intervals restore initial performance after repeated sprints in swimming

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  44. Changes of endurance indices in young swimmers during maturation

    Article • The Open Sports Sciences Journal, November 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Argyris Toubekis

  45. Flexibility training in preadolescent female athletes: Acute and long-term effects of intermittent and continuous static stretching

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    A. Prof Gregory C Bogdanis, Argyris Toubekis

  46. Biophysical Determinants of Front-Crawl Swimming at Moderate and Severe Intensities

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, February 2017, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  47. Effects of Short-Interval and Long-Interval Swimming Protocols on Performance, Aerobic Adaptations, and Technical Parameters

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, October 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  48. Severe hypoxemia induced by prolonged expiration and reduced frequency breathing during submaximal swimming

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  49. Aerobic, resistance and combined training and detraining on body composition, muscle strength, lipid profile and inflammation in coronary artery disease patients

    Article • Research in Sports Medicine, June 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  50. Performance Decrement and Skill Deterioration During a Water Polo Game are Linked With the Conditioning Level of the Athletes

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, April 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  51. Physical Performance During Water-Polo Matches: The Effect of the Players’ Competitive Level

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Argyris Toubekis

  52. Concurrent Strength and Interval Endurance Training in Elite Water Polo Players

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  53. Changes in Respiratory Parameters and Fin-Swimming Performance Following a 16-Week Training Period with Intermittent Breath Holding

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, December 2015, De Gruyter

    Argyris Toubekis

  54. Is Speed Reserve Related to Critical Speed and Anaerobic Distance Capacity in Swimming?

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, July 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  55. The influence of the hand’s acceleration and the relative contribution of drag and lift forces in front crawl swimming

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  56. The effect of leg kick on sprint front crawl swimming

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis, Antonis Kambas

  57. Competitive Performance, Training Load and Physiological Responses During Tapering in Young Swimmers

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, September 2013, De Gruyter

    Argyris Toubekis

  58. Metabolic Responses at Various Intensities Relative to Critical Swimming Velocity

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, June 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Savvas P. Tokmakidis, Argyris Toubekis

  59. Acute Effect of Front Crawl Sprint Resisted Swimming on the Propulsive Forces of the Hand

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomechanics, February 2013, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  60. Physiological Responses and Stroke-Parameter Changes During Interval Swimming in Different Age-Group Female Swimmers

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  61. Estimating the energy contribution during single and repeated sprint swimming

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, August 2012, Wiley

    Argyris Toubekis

  62. Physiological responses during interval training at relative to critical velocity intensity in young swimmers

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, July 2011, Elsevier

    Argyris Toubekis

  63. Training-Induced Changes on Blood Lactate Profile and Critical Velocity in Young Swimmers

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  64. Repeated Sprint Swimming Performance after Low- or High-Intensity Active and Passive Recoveries

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Argyris Toubekis

  65. Effects of active and passive recovery on performance during repeated-sprint swimming

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Argyris Toubekis

  66. Swimming Performance After Passive and Active Recovery of Various Durations

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, September 2008, Human Kinetics

    Argyris Toubekis

  67. Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Rhythmic Gymnastics Performance

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, March 2008, Human Kinetics

    Professor Savvas P. Tokmakidis, Argyris Toubekis

  68. Effect of different intensities of active recovery on sprint swimming performance

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, December 2006, Canadian Science Publishing

    A. Prof Gregory C Bogdanis, Argyris Toubekis

  69. Critical Velocity and Lactate Threshold in Young Swimmers

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    Argyris Toubekis

  70. Influence of different rest intervals during active or passive recovery on repeated sprint swimming performance

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argyris Toubekis