Table 1.
The 15 m start performances [s] with corresponding 5 m and 10 m split times of the eight finalists (fastest) compared to the eight slowest swimmers from the heats by an unpaired t-test.
Fastest swimmers (n = 8)
Slowest swimmers (n = 8)
P
-value
Males
100 m IM
5 m
1.40 ± 0.05
1.53 ± 0.06
< 0.001
10 m
3.16 ± 0.12
3.73 ± 0.09
< 0.001
15 m
5.60 ± 0.14
6.49 ± 0.16
< 0.001
200 m IM
5 m
1.42 ± 0.05
1.52 ± 0.07
< 0.01
10 m
3.27 ± 0.11
3.71 ± 0.15
< 0.001
15 m
5.83 ± 0.15
6.48 ± 0.21
< 0.001
400 m IM
5 m
1.53 ± 0.04
1.56 ± 0.05
n.s.
10 m
3.59 ± 0.17
3.64 ± 0.11
n.s.
15 m
6.41 ± 0.23
6.45 ± 0.19
n.s.
Females
100 m IM
5 m
1.56 ± 0.03
1.66 ± 0.08
< 0.01
10 m
3.71 ± 0.11
4.26 ± 0.31
< 0.001
15 m
6.49 ± 0.18
7.33 ± 0.52
< 0.001
200 m IM
5 m
1.60 ± 0.03
1.75 ± 0.10
< 0.01
10 m
3.88 ± 0.13
4.31 ± 0.26
< 0.01
15 m
6.77 ± 0.19
7.39 ± 0.35
< 0.001
400 m IM
5 m
1.66 ± 0.03
1.75 ± 0.11
n.s.
10 m
4.03 ± 0.15
4.34 ± 0.23
< 0.01
15 m
7.07 ± 0.15
7.54 ± 0.21
< 0.001