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Doctora en Biomedicina. Profesora en la Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte e investigadora en rendimiento en natación.PhD in Biomedicine. Lecturer at the Faculty of Sport Sciences and researcher in swimming performance.
Trabaja en el Aquatics Lab de la Universidad de Granada, dentro del grupo de investigación Actividad Física y Deportiva en el Medio Acuático (AFDMA). Su tesis doctoral midió el efecto del traje de neopreno en el rendimiento en natación. Desde entonces investiga la natación en aguas abiertas y en el triatlón, el ritmo de competición en campeonatos internacionales, la fuerza en seco y su transferencia al agua, y los efectos del desentrenamiento.
She works at the Aquatics Lab of the University of Granada, in the research group Physical Activity and Sport in the Aquatic Environment (AFDMA). Her doctoral thesis measured how wetsuits affect swimming performance. Since then she has studied open-water and triathlon swimming, race pacing at international championships, dryland strength and its transfer to the water, and the effects of detraining.
Es también deportista de resistencia en activo y entrenadora de natación y ciclismo.
She is also an active endurance athlete and a swimming and cycling coach.
Use of wetsuit: its effect on swimming performance under different experimental conditions
Uso del neopreno: su efecto en el rendimiento en natación bajo diferentes condiciones experimentales. Programa de Doctorado en Biomedicina, Universidad de Granada, 2021. Dirigida por Raúl Arellano Colomina y Ricardo J. Fernandes.
Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine, University of Granada, 2021. Supervised by Raúl Arellano Colomina and Ricardo J. Fernandes.
Mejora media de velocidad con neopreno en 400 m crol, unos 6 %, en un estudio con 95 nadadores de aguas abiertas y triatletas. La tesis recomienda su uso con el agua entre 18 y 20 °C.
Average speed gain with a wetsuit over 400 m front crawl, about 6 %, in a study of 95 open-water swimmers and triathletes. The thesis recommends wetsuits for water between 18 and 20 °C.
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Artículos en revistas científicas, del más reciente al más antiguo. El año en rojo indica que ella es la primera autora.Journal articles, newest first. A year in red marks her as first author.
Relationship Between Dryland Profile and Kinematics of Breaststroke Pullout Techniques
Costa MJ, Gay A, Ferreira F, Vilas‐Boas JP, Santos CC
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Anaerobic Alactic Energy Assessment in Short-Distance Maximal Swimming Performance
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Arellano R, Zacca R
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Exploring the load–velocity profile with sprint swimming performance and sex differences
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Born D, Febles‐Castro A, Gay A, López‐Belmonte Ó, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Detraining Effect on Sprint Swimming Performance and Load–Velocity Profile
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, López‐Belmonte Ó, Febles‐Castro A, Gay A, López-Contreras G, Morales-Ortíz E, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
The Effect of Concurrent Resistance Training on Tethered Force, Lower Limbs Strength, Anaerobic Critical Velocity, and Swimming Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Liu X, Matjiur R, Sonchan W, Charoenwattana S, Chainok P, Gay A, Makaje N, Zacca R
Physiologia doi
Swimming Performance in Elite Triathletes: Comparison Between Open Water and Pool Conditions
López‐Belmonte Ó, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Arellano R, Cejuela R
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports doi
The Effects of Eccentric Training on Undulatory Underwater Swimming Performance and Kinematics in Competitive Swimmers
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, López‐Belmonte Ó, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Gay A, Arellano R
Journal of Human Kinetics doi
Open Water Swimming in Elite Triathletes: Physiological and Biomechanical Determinants
López‐Belmonte Ó, Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Cejuela R, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Validity of the polar verity sense during swimming at different locations and intensities
López‐Belmonte Ó, Febles‐Castro A, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Arellano R, Ruiz-Navarro JJ
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports doi
Determinants of 1500-m Front-Crawl Swimming Performance in Triathletes: Influence of Physiological and Biomechanical Variables
López‐Belmonte Ó, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Cejuela R, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
Detraining Effect on Cardiac Autonomic Response to an All-Out Sprint Exercise in Trained Adolescent Swimmers
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Plaza‐Florido A, Alcántara JMA, Gay A, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
Analysis of pacing and kinematics in 3000 m freestyle in elite level swimmers
López‐Belmonte Ó, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Mujika I, Arellano R
Sports Biomechanics doi
Caracterização biomecânica do segmento de natação em triatlo
Figueiredo P, Gay A, Fernandes A, Fernandes RJ
Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto doi
The Impact of Wetsuit Use on Swimming Performance, Physiology and Biomechanics: A Systematic Review
Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Cuenca‐Fernández F, López‐Belmonte Ó, Abraldes JA, Fernandes RJ, Arellano R
Physiologia doi
Middle-distance Front Crawl Determinants When Using a Wetsuit
Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Cuenca‐Fernández F, López‐Belmonte Ó, Fernandes RJ, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Swimming Warm-Up and Beyond: Dryland Protocols and Their Related Mechanisms—A Scoping Review
Cuenca‐Fernández F, Boullosa DA, López‐Belmonte Ó, Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Arellano R
Sports Medicine - Open doi
Biophysical Impact of 5-Week Training Cessation on Sprint Swimming Performance
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Zacca R, Cuenca‐Fernández F, López‐Belmonte Ó, López-Contreras G, Morales-Ortíz E, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
Are the 50 m Race Segments Changed From Heats to Finals at the 2021 European Swimming Championships?
Arellano R, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Barbosa TM, López-Contreras G, Morales-Ortíz E, Gay A, López‐Belmonte Ó, González-Ponce Á, Cuenca‐Fernández F
Frontiers in Physiology doi
The relationship between tethered swimming, anaerobic critical velocity, dry-land strength, and swimming performance
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, López‐Belmonte Ó, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Arellano R
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport doi
Does jumping conducted before the swimming start elicit underwater enhancement?
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Papic C, Gay A, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching doi
A new model of performance classification to standardize the research results in swimming
Ruiz-Navarro JJ, López‐Belmonte Ó, Gay A, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Arellano R
European Journal of Sport Science doi
Case Study: A Jaw-Protruding Dental Splint Improves Running Physiology and Kinematics
Cardoso F, Coelho EP, Gay A, Vilas‐Boas JP, Pinho JC, Pyne DB, Fernandes RJ
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
Pacing profiles, variability and progression in 400, 800 and 1500-m freestyle swimming events at the 2021 European Championship
López‐Belmonte Ó, Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Cuenca‐Fernández F, González-Ponce Á, Arellano R
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport doi
Progression and variation of competitive 100 and 200m performance at the 2021 European Swimming Championships
Cuenca‐Fernández F, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, González-Ponce Á, López‐Belmonte Ó, Gay A, Arellano R
Sports Biomechanics doi
Lower fatigue and faster recovery of ultra-short race pace swimming training sessions
Cuenca‐Fernández F, Boullosa DA, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Gay A, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Arellano R
Research in Sports Medicine doi
Swimming with Swimsuit and Wetsuit at Typical vs. Cold-water Temperatures (26 vs. 18 ℃)
Gay A, Zacca R, Abraldes JA, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Fernandes RJ, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Medicine doi
Swimming Performance After an Eccentric Post-Activation Training Protocol
Cuenca‐Fernández F, Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Morales-Ortíz E, López-Contreras G, Arellano R
Apunts Educación Física y Deportes doi
The effect of different loads on semi-tethered swimming and its relationship with dry-land performance variables
Cuenca‐Fernández F, Gay A, Ruiz-Navarro JJ, Arellano R
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport doi
Is Swimmers’ Performance Influenced by Wetsuit Use?
Gay A, López-Contreras G, Fernandes RJ, Arellano R
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance doi
The effects of concurrent visual versus verbal feedback on swimming strength task execution
Szczepan S, Zatoń K, Cuenca‐Fernández F, Gay A, Arellano R
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity doi
Una nueva propuesta de modelos de rendimiento y planificación en natación para pruebas de 50 y 100M, basados en resultados competitivos
Arellano R, Ruíz-Teba A, Ortiz EM, Gay A, Contreras GL
NSW: Natación, saltos/sincro, waterpolo
Compite en triatlón cros, BTT, duatlón y natación máster. Es campeona del mundo de duatlón cros de grupo de edad 30-34 (Pontevedra 2025), campeona de Europa XTERRA de su grupo de edad (Molveno 2026) y bronce élite en el Campeonato de España de Triatlón de Invierno (Reinosa 2026).
She races cross triathlon, mountain biking, duathlon and masters swimming. She is the cross duathlon age-group world champion, 30-34 (Pontevedra 2025), XTERRA European age-group champion (Molveno 2026) and elite bronze medallist at the Spanish Winter Triathlon Championship (Reinosa 2026).