Table 1. Entry times and the best performance values across the 2022 World Championships in men and women swimming events.
|
Event |
Distance (m) |
Entry (s) |
Best performance (s) |
p-value |
ES |
%IMP |
%CV |
Men |
Freestyle |
50 (n=78) |
23.12±1.75 |
23.29±1.67 |
<0.001 |
0.43 |
-0.72±1.65 |
1.06 |
100 (n=86) |
50.81±3.05 |
50.97±2.99 |
0.045 |
0.22 |
-0.31±1.47 |
0.75 |
200 (n=55) |
109.36±5.24 |
109.95±4.72 |
0.002 |
0.43 |
-0.54±1.31 |
0.80 |
Backstroke |
50 (n=40) |
25.58±1.33 |
25.66±1.27 |
0.166 |
0.22 |
-0.33±1.77 |
0.98 |
100 (n=38) |
54.23±1.73 |
54.67±1.79 |
0.004 |
0.46 |
-0.79±1.15 |
1.02 |
200 (n=30) |
118.62±3.33 |
119.88±3.63 |
0.001 |
0.61 |
-1.03±1.47 |
0.96 |
Breaststroke |
50 (n=51) |
28.31±1.96 |
28.56±2.08 |
0.002 |
0.42 |
-0.82±1.65 |
1.05 |
100 (n=57) |
61.64±2.59 |
62.23±2.55 |
<0.001 |
0.58 |
-0.93±1.60 |
0.93 |
200 (n=39) |
132.44±5.34 |
134.13±5.30 |
<0.001 |
0.65 |
-1.25±1.62 |
1.14 |
Butterfly |
50 (n=60) |
24.32±1.62 |
24.32±1.64 |
0.553 |
0.08 |
0.02±1.54 |
0.80 |
100 (n=57) |
53.36±3.45 |
53.76±3.04 |
<0.001 |
0.58 |
-0.76±1.73 |
0.94 |
200 (n=38) |
116.85±2.74 |
117.85±3.37 |
0.004 |
0.47 |
-0.83±1.50 |
0.96 |
Women |
Freestyle |
50 (n=67) |
26.90±3.23 |
27.12±2.95 |
<0.001 |
0.52 |
-0.86±1.89 |
1.15 |
100 (n=49) |
57.72±5.57 |
58.08±5.68 |
0.001 |
0.47 |
-0.60±1.12 |
0.72 |
200 (n=37) |
121.93±7.99 |
122.16±7.20 |
0.409 |
0.14 |
-0.21±1.33 |
0.69 |
Backstroke |
50 (n=32) |
28.77±1.60 |
28.87±1.64 |
0.210 |
0.22 |
-0.34±1.39 |
0.72 |
100 (n=39) |
61.80±3.42 |
62.52±3.60 |
<0.001 |
0.73 |
-1.14±1.25 |
0.92 |
200 (n=22) |
132.01±6.57 |
133.67±7.68 |
<0.001 |
0.97 |
-1.19±1.96 |
0.96 |
Breaststroke |
50 (n=50) |
32.03±2.32 |
32.31±2.46 |
0.001 |
0.47 |
-0.82±1.71 |
1.08 |
100 (n=48) |
68.88±3.88 |
69.72±3.67 |
<0.001 |
0.61 |
-1.21±1.71 |
1.16 |
200 (n=27) |
145.45±3.40 |
147.57±4.21 |
<0.001 |
0.79 |
-1.43±1.22 |
1.14 |
Butterfly |
50 (n=50) |
27.15±1.62 |
27.24±1.58 |
0.119 |
0.22 |
-0.34±1.56 |
0.87 |
100 (n=28) |
59.71±3.56 |
60.02±3.70 |
0.016 |
0.45 |
-0.49±1.47 |
0.72 |
200 (n=24) |
129.59±3.51 |
130.74±4.00 |
0.005 |
0.55 |
-0.86±1.37 |
0.93 |
%, percentage; IMP, performance improvement; CV, intra-swimmer’s coefficient of variation; ES, effect size.