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A Senior Lecturer in sports performance with particular expertise in the field of performance sport from a physiology, nutrition, coaching and management perspective.
Profile
I have been a member of staff at the University of Bath since September 2005, having started in the Department of Sports Development and Recreation and the Department of Education as a Teaching and Coaching Fellow.
Within my current role in the Department for Health as a senior lecturer and former Director of Studies (2014-2017) for the Sports Performance course, I teach units on the Foundation Degree, as well as the BSc in Sports Performance. Additionally I have taught lectures and units on a range of other undergraduate and postgraduate sports related courses at the University of Bath.
My interest in physiology and training practice has led to me working with a number of sports in an applied context, I have previously worked with a number of other sports including:
- Triathlon
- High Performance Swimming
- Water slalom
- Field athletics (Hammer and Javelin)
- High Performance Womens Football (Southern Premier League)
- Judo
- International Snowboarding
- Academy Rugby
- Development Surfing
- National Level Mountain Biking
I have also been involved in the design and delivery of strength and conditioning coaching workshops for the Talent Southwest Programme. Currently I am working with a performance junior swim programme as well as undertaking research in swimming and triathlon where my PhD studies are focused.
Prior to working for the University, I worked for BUPA for seven years as Regional Trainer / Health Adviser, educating and assessing staff in the delivery of exercise ECG tests with online gas analysis, in combination with a variety of other physiological health and performance related tests.
Research interests
- Physiology
- Strength and conditioning
- Nutrition
- Coaching
- Performance management
- Swimming
- Triathlon
Student Learning Association supported projects
Sports Performance: Keynote Guest Lecture Series
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Research output
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Monitoring the heart rate variability responses to training loads in competitive swimmers using a smartphone application and the Banister Impulse-Response model
Piatrikova, E., Willsmer, N., Altini, M., Jovanovic, M., Mitchell, L., Gonzalez, J., Sousa, A. & Williams, S., 30 Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 16, 6, p. 787–795 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Demarcating exercise intensity domains in freestyle swimming; is there an alternative to incremental step test and beats below HRMAX method?
Piatrikova, E., Sousa, A., Willsmer, N., Gonzalez, J. & Williams, S., 30 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34, 9, p. 2575-2584 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Individualizing training in swimming: Evidence for utilizing the critical speed and critical stroke rate concepts
Piatrikova, E., Gonzalez, J., Willsmer, N., Sousa, A. & Williams, S., 1 May 2020, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 15, 5, p. 617-624Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (SciVal)342 Downloads (Pure)