Purpose: The final stage of preparations for competitions has a special subperiod called direct initial preparation (DIP). The most significant goal of DIP is maintaining proper proportions between the intensity and volume of exercise loads. The purpose of the present study was to find the correlations between the volume and intensity of the training loads and their impact on the sports results. Basic procedures: Training work performed by a female Olympic swimmer was subjected to analysis. The swimmer completed a 6 week long DIP preparing her for the start in European Championship in Valencia at a 25 m pool. The analysis of training loads was accomplished based on the method developed at the Department of Theory of Sport in Warsaw. The printout of results recorded by means of Omega timing device has been used for analysis of starting loads. Main findings: The DIP subperiod is the most important link in the chain of starting preparation and achieving significant results in the main events. However, swimming training and its effectiveness are not determined only by proper use of training and starting loads, but are also affected by other elements of the training process, such as: technical support of water training and gym training, periodical diagnostics of the swimmers condition as well as during the individual training units, proper diet and supplementation enhancing the process of biological regeneration. Conclusions: Adequate proportions between volume and intensity of training loads, properly distributed throughout the phases of DIP, translate into the shaping of the best starting performance. The structure and volume of the training in DIP should be planned on the basis of post-training assessment of effects.
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