Table 1. Physical and physiological characteristics of the subjects divided by subgroups and gender. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
M1 (n=29) |
M2 (n=12) |
F1 (n=21) |
F2 (n=9) |
| Age (years) |
13.6 (2.1) |
14.3 (1.9 ) |
13.3 (2.0) |
13.3 (2.6) |
| Body Mass (kg) |
56.6 (16.4) |
55.1 (12.1) |
51.3 (9.3) |
52.1 (13.5) |
| Height (m) |
1.65 (.14) |
1.66 (.10) |
1.58 (.09) |
1.57 (.10) |
| Body Fat (%) |
14.2 (6.2) |
13.0 (5.1) |
23.4 (6.5) * |
22.6 (6.0) † |
| Experience (years) |
5.1 (3.4) |
5.4 (3.2) |
4.3 (2.3) |
3.8 (2.9) |
| S100 (m·s-1) |
1.33 (.19) |
1.42 (.18) |
1.20 (.10) * |
1.23 (.09) † |
| S200 (m·s-1) |
1.20 (.18) |
1.27 (.18) |
1.10 (.09) * |
1.10 (.07) † |
| S400 (m·s-1) |
1.12 (.17) |
1.18 (.18) |
1.03 (.10) * |
1.03 (.08) † |
| LM(m·s-1) |
1.04 (.12) |
1.11 (.14) |
1.00 (.08) |
1.01 (.07) |
M1 = Male subgroup 1; M2 = Male subgroup 2; F1 = Female subgroup 1; F2 = Female subgroup 2; S100 = average speed from 100-m maximal performance; S200 = average speed from 200-m maximal performance; S400 = average speed from 400-m maximal performance; LM = swimming speed corresponding to lactate minimum. < 0.05 comparing F1 and M1; p < 0.05 comparing F2 and M2.
