Foam rolling may speed heart recovery in top swimmers
NCT ID NCT07641062
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether foam rolling helps elite swimmers recover faster after intense sprint training. Fifteen national-level swimmers did hard sprints, then either used foam rolling or swam gently to recover. Researchers measured heart rate variability to see which method worked better. The goal was to find a simple recovery tool for top athletes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- foam rolling
- What this could lead to
- If foam rolling proves effective, it could offer swimmers a simple, drug-free way to speed up recovery after hard training.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (15 people) in elite athletes only, so results may not apply to others. It also only measured short-term effects, not long-term benefits.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Sport Sciences
Bursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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