Table 2 Mean (± SD) values of the swimmers’anthropometric, sexual maturation status and training frequency characteristics. |
|
Boys (n = 56) |
Girls (n = 58) |
Pubertal
(n = 36) |
Post-Pubertal
(n = 20) |
Pubertal
(n = 24) |
Post-Pubertal
(n = 34) |
| Age (years)a |
12.42 (.08) |
12.65 (.11) |
11.08 (.08) |
11.71 (.08) |
| Body Mass (kg) a, b |
47.61 (1.25) |
54.35 (1.46) |
40.42 (1.44) |
46.98 (1.17) |
| Height (m) a ,b |
1.54 (.01) |
1.64 (.01) |
1.48 (.01) |
1.55 (.01) |
| Arm Span (cm) a, b |
157.19 (1.34) |
166.60 (1.81) |
147.55 (1.62) |
156.61 (1.08) |
| Years of Practice |
3.75 (.87) |
3.75 (1.25) |
3.38 (.77) |
3.35 (1.07) |
| Training Frequency (training units/week) b |
5.33 (.08) |
5.70 (.11) |
5.18 (.08) |
5.76 (.08) |
|
(post-pubertal > pubertal) (p ≤ 0.05) |
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