Table 1. The 15 m start performances [s] with corresponding 5 m and 10 m split times of the eight finalists (fastest) compared to the eight slowest swimmers from the heats by an unpaired t-test.

			Fastest swimmers (n = 8)	Slowest swimmers (n = 8)	P-value
Males	100 m IM	5 m	1.40 ± 0.05	1.53 ± 0.06	< 0.001
		10 m	3.16 ± 0.12	3.73 ± 0.09	< 0.001
		15 m	5.60 ± 0.14	6.49 ± 0.16	< 0.001
	200 m IM	5 m	1.42 ± 0.05	1.52 ± 0.07	< 0.01
		10 m	3.27 ± 0.11	3.71 ± 0.15	< 0.001
		15 m	5.83 ± 0.15	6.48 ± 0.21	< 0.001
	400 m IM	5 m	1.53 ± 0.04	1.56 ± 0.05	n.s.
		10 m	3.59 ± 0.17	3.64 ± 0.11	n.s.
		15 m	6.41 ± 0.23	6.45 ± 0.19	n.s.
Females	100 m IM	5 m	1.56 ± 0.03	1.66 ± 0.08	< 0.01
		10 m	3.71 ± 0.11	4.26 ± 0.31	< 0.001
		15 m	6.49 ± 0.18	7.33 ± 0.52	< 0.001
	200 m IM	5 m	1.60 ± 0.03	1.75 ± 0.10	< 0.01
		10 m	3.88 ± 0.13	4.31 ± 0.26	< 0.01
		15 m	6.77 ± 0.19	7.39 ± 0.35	< 0.001
	400 m IM	5 m	1.66 ± 0.03	1.75 ± 0.11	n.s.
		10 m	4.03 ± 0.15	4.34 ± 0.23	< 0.01
		15 m	7.07 ± 0.15	7.54 ± 0.21	< 0.001