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. 2014 Oct 10;42:187–200. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2014-0073

Table 4.

Sex difference in swim speed (%)

200 m 400 m
FINA

short course 2.4 ± 3.6 2.8 ± 2.8 p > 0.05
long course 11.6 ± 0.4 10.0 ± 0.2 p < 0.05

Swiss

short course 11.6 ± 0.7 10.2 ± 0.4 p < 0.05
long course 11.0 ± 0.9 10.2 ± 0.4 p < 0.05

Swim speed to gain a medal (based on the bronze medallist) in FINA World Championships during 2001–20012 with the corresponding annual improvement of swim speed to achieve this performance level. Values are in (m/s).