Butlion, Mornay Saul2018-03-222018-03-222006-08https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24250A Research Report submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in partial fulfilment for the degree of M.Sc.(Med)During a typical swimming training session, the volume of fluid lost via sweat is not evident which may contribute to a swimmer not replacing fluid loss effectively. This study investigates fluid balance during a typical swim training session. The physiological responses measured included fluid loss, fluid gain and plasma lactate concentrationsenWater-Electrolyte BalanceSwimmingplasmaLactateThesis