Multigenerational performance development of male and female top-elite swimmers-A global study of the 100 m freestyle event.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study investigated longitudinally the performance development of a multigenerational sample of competitive swimmers. The aim of the study was to provide unique insight into the junior toward senior performance development of those few who reached top-elite level. Season Best Times (SBT) of 100 m freestyle performance of international swimmers, (1.305 males, aged 12-26 and 1.841 females, aged 12-24) competing in at least five seasons between 1993 and 2018, were corrected for the prevailing world record (WR). Swim performance was defined as a relative measure: relative Season Best Time=(SBT/WR) × 100. Based on rSBT, four performance groups were defined: top-elite, elite, sub-elite, and high-competitive.

Results

Univariate analyses of variance showed that

SUBMITTER: Post AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028091 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature