Retrospective study of COVID-19 experiences in elite multinational aquatic athletes

This study assessed the experiences of elite aquatic athletes with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the first World Championship conducted without social distancing and an isolation “bubble”. An online questionnaire was completed by 812 athletes (22.7 ± 5.9 years, 467 females) to provide d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientific reports 2023-08, Vol.13 (1), p.13978-13978, Article 13978
Hauptverfasser:	Juhász, Vencel, Csulak, Emese, Szabó, Liliána, Ocsovszky, Zsófia, Balla, Dorottya, Nagy, György, Zorzi, Alessandro, Hoepelman, Andy I. M., Merkely, Béla, Vágó, Hajnalka, Sydó, Nóra
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/308/174 692/699/255/2514 Athletes Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines Humanities and Social Sciences Immunization Infections Long COVID multidisciplinary Psychological aspects Science Science (multidisciplinary) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Well being
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Zusammenfassung:	This study assessed the experiences of elite aquatic athletes with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the first World Championship conducted without social distancing and an isolation “bubble”. An online questionnaire was completed by 812 athletes (22.7 ± 5.9 years, 467 females) to provide data on demographics, sports activity, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection rates, symptoms, reinfection, vaccination status, and psychological aspects. The answers revealed that 49.4% of athletes had experienced SARS-CoV-2 infection. The infection rates varied significantly across different aquatic sports, with open water swimmers having the lowest (28%) and water polo players (67%) and artistic swimmers (61%) having the highest infection rates (p
ISSN:	2045-2322 2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-023-40821-2