Table 2. Participant characteristics.
Overall (n = 52) Novices (n = 16) Swimmers (n = 15) Experts (n = 21)
# Female 31 (59.6%) 7 (43.8%) 12 (80.0%) 12 (57.1%)
Mean SD Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean SD
Age [y] 28 11 29 32 24 24 32 15
Wet weight [kg] 5.82 1.51 6.34 4.79 6.16 6.16 4.79 1.17
Swim training [y] 5.4 5.6 1.1 5.1 8.9 8.9 5.1 3.9
WP experience [y] 2.1 5.3 0.00 0.1 5.1 5.1 0.1 0.5
Abbreviations: WP = water polo.