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
Old
1st – 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