Table 2.
Comparisons between national and regional level swimmers for backstroke turn variables.
National Level
Regional Level
15 Turn Time (s)
8.88 (.43)
9.84 (.36)
***
Distance in (m)
3.18 (.48)
2.66 (.55)
*
UW distance (m)
6.51 (2.57)
5.18 (1.17)
UW velocity (m·s
-1
)
2.32 (.36)
2.02 (.11)
*
Normalized UW velocity (m·s
-1
)
1.55 (.51)
1.36 (.51)
*
Stroking velocity (m·s
-1
)
1.49 (.14)
1.34 (.14)
***
UW: Underwater. Significant differences between levels:
p < 0.05;
p < 0.001