Table 4. Pearson’s linear simple correlation () for block time significantly correlated with performance (time) in old and new starting platform.
Starting platform 50-m freestyle 100-m freestyle
Men Women Men Women
Old1st – 3rd .426** .045 .200 .153
4th -8th .220 .361** .386*** .190
9th -16th .254** .292** .119 .241**
New 1st – 3rd -.136 -.572*** -.264 -.144
4th -8th -.127 -.268 -.102 -.259
9th -16th -.307* -.030 -.280* .053