Table 3. Mean (± SD) values of speed, Stroke Rate, Stroke Length, Stroke Length/ Arm span, Index of Coordination 1, Index of Coordination 2, Entry and catch, Pull, Push, Hand Lag Time, Clearing, Recovery, Propulsive Phases and Non Propulsive Phases for the entire sample, according to genders and maturation.
Girls (n = 58) Boys (n = 56)
Pubertal
(n = 36)
Post-Pubertal
(n = 20)
Pubertal
(n = 24)
Post-Pubertal
(n = 34)
Speed (m·s-1) a, b 1.06 (.14) 1.13 (.14) 1.18 (.14) 1.24 (.12)
Stroke Rate (cycle·min-1)a 39.50 (5.88) 38.43 (5.92) 42.65 (5.46) 43.35 (5.80)
Stroke Length (m·cycle-1)b 1.64 (.26) 1.79 (.22) 1.68 (.25) 1.75 (.27)
Stroke Length/ Arm Span c 1.10 (.16) 1.15 (.13) 1.07 (.15) 1.05 (.16)
Stroke Index (m2·s-1·cycle-1) a, b 1.76 (.43) 2.03 (.37) 2.01 (.45) 2.20 (.46)
Index of Coordination 1 (%) -9.89 (3.16) -9.77 (2.93) -10.16 (3.60) -10.39 (2.44)
Index of Coordination 2 (%) 1.86 (4.39) 1.72 (2.62) 2.25 (2.25) 1.95 (2.95)
Entry and catch (%) 14.68 (4.41) 17.04 (4.63) 17.39 (7.21) 15.87 (4.55)
Pull (%) 14.35 (2.22) 13.37 (2.39) 12.76 (7.34) 14.82 (3.47)
Push (%) 21.06 (4.95) 21.79 (4.00) 22.43 (4.08) 20.52 (3.51)
Hand Lag Time (%) 0.00 (.00) 0.00 (.00) 0.00 (.00) 0.00 (.00)
Clearing (%) 18.69 (3.76) 17.53 (3.59) 17.91 (3.24) 18.35 (2.87)
Recovery (%) 31.23 (4.45) 31.35 (6.97) 29.52 (4.13) 30.44 (2.87)
Propulsive Phase (%) 36.70 (7.89) 35.16 (4.12) 36.33 (4.20) 35.34 (4.33)
Non Propulsive Phase (%) 63.30 (10.71) 64.84 (4.12) 63.67 (4.20) 64.66 (4.33)
(boys > girls),
(post-pubertal > pubertal),
(girls >boys) (p ≤ 0.05).