Table 2. Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the variables that correlated with the performance over 200m IM or over 400m FC in male swimmers. Correlation coefficients (r) are also shown.
| Domain |
Variables |
Mean (±SD) |
r (400m FC performance) |
r (200m IM performance) |
| Anthropometry |
|
Height (cm) |
172.20 (6.63) |
(r = .305 p<.05) |
(r = .365 p<.05) |
|
Span/height index (cm) |
1.06 (.04) |
(r = -.335 p<.05) |
(r = -.357 p<.05) |
|
Chest Depth diameter |
20.81 (1.74) |
– |
(r = .553 p<.01) |
|
Fat-free mass (%) |
84.2 (3.5) |
(r = .315. p<.05) |
– |
|
Fat mass (%) |
15.8 (3.5) |
(r = .310. p<.05) |
– |
| General F. (flexibility) |
|
Ankle flexion (°) |
105.53 (51.98) |
– |
(r = -.730 p<.01) |
|
Trunk extension (cm) |
29.74 (7.55) |
– |
(r = -.553 p<.05) |
| Specific Functional |
|
LT swim velocity (4 mmol·l-1) (m·s-1) |
1.40 (.08) |
(r = .756. p<.01) |
(r = .656 p<.01) |
|
Glide (cm) |
6.67 (.73) |
(r = .807. p<.01) |
– |
| Technical effectiveness |
|
Crawl technique - arm exit (%) |
84.9 (36.4) |
(r = .461. p<.05) |
(r = -.465 p<.05) |
|
Breaststroke technique - leg down sweep (%) |
47.0 (35.2) |
– |
(r = -.546 p<.01) |
