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Department of Physical Education and Sport Science

TOUBEKIS ARGYRIS

Position: Associate Professor
Tel/fax: +30 210 727 6049
Section:Aquatics
E-mail: atoubekis@phed.uoa.gr

 

Scientific discipline
Didactics and Theory of Training in Swimming

Office hours for students
Tuesday: 11:00-12:00
Wednesday: 12:00-13:00

Teaching

  • Special Issues in Swimming
  • Analysis of Swimming Technique
  • Methods of Swimming Training
  • Internship in Swimming

Research interests

  • Energy Contribution and Physiological Responses During Exercise
  • Evaluation of Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacity  
  • Fatigue and Recovery in Individual and Team Sports  

Degrees

  • Graduate: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Athens, 1984
  • Postgraduate: Master of Science (MSc), Loughborough University, UK, 1996
  • PhD: Physical Education, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science,  Democritus University of Thrace, 2003


Indicative Publications

  1. Nikitakis IS, Bogdanis GC, Paradisis GP, Toubekis AG. Concurrent sprint and aerobic training in swimming: Influence of exercise sequence on physiological responses and perceived exertion. J Sports Sci. 2025 Jul;43(14):1309-1318. doi:10.1080/02640414.2025.2493021. Epub 2025 Apr 21. PMID: 40257352.
  2. Arsoniadis GG, Botonis PG, Bogdanis GC, Terzis G, Toubekis AG. Acute effects of dryland muscular endurance and maximum strength training on sprint swimming performance in young swimmers. J Sports Sci. 2024 Jun 26:1-9. doi:10.1080/02640414.2024.2371580. Epub ahead of print. PMID:38922324.
  3. Toubekis AG. Beidaris N., Botonis P., Koskolou M., (2017). Severe hypoxemia induced by prolonged expiration and reduced frequency breathing during submaximal swimming. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(11):1025-1033.
  4. Ribeiro J, Toubekis AG, Figueiredo P, de Jesus K, Toussaint HM, Alves F, Vilas-Boas JP, Fernandes RJ. (2017). Biophysical Determinants of Front Crawl Swimming at Moderate and Severe Intensities. International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 12(2):241-246.
  5. Peyrebrune M., Toubekis A.G, Lakomy H., Nevill, M. (2014). Estimating the energy contribution during single and repeated sprint swimming. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 24(2), 369-376.
  6. Toubekis, A.G. & Tokmakidis, S. (2013). Metabolic responses at various intensities relative to critical swimming velocity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27(6), 1731-1741.
  7. Toubekis, A.G, Vasilaki, A., Douda, H., Gourgoulis, V., Tokmakidis, S. (2011). Physiological responses during interval training at relative to critical velocity intensity in young swimmers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14(4), 363-368.
  8. Toubekis, A.G, Tsolaki, A., Smilios, I., Douda, H., Kourtesis, T., Tokmakidis, S. (2008). Swimming performance after passive and active recovery of various durations. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3(3), 375-386.
  9. Toubekis, A.G, Tsami, A., Tokmakidis, S. (2006). Critical velocity and lactate threshold in young swimmers. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 27, 117-123.
  10. Toubekis, A.G, Douda, H., Tokmakidis, S. (2005). Influence of different rest intervals during active or passive recovery on repeated sprint swimming performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 93, 694-700.

 

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