Table 2. Typical results from 17 elite competitive curlers (5 male, 12 female) performing 20s periods of hard sweeping (mean (SD)). Average Sweep Length (m) Average Sweep Rate (Hz) Average Total Work (kJ) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Vertical Force (N) Male .1071 (.013) 4.32 (.66) 1538 (522) 169 (16) 146.3 (29.0) Female .1071 (.024) 3.81 (.37) 663 (301) 164 (16) 81.7 (17.7)