Table 6.
Overall results.
| Swimmer Type | 200 m Step-Test (mean ± SD) | 100 m Step-Test (mean ± SD) | 50 m Step-Test (mean ± SD) | MaxHR Water (mean ± SD) | MaxHR Land (mean ± SD) | Effect of Swim Protocol on MaxHR (Kruskal–Wallis Test) | Statistical Difference between Land and Water (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Tests) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprinters | 192.9 ± 5.3 (n = 7) |
192.4 ± 7.2 (n = 7) |
193.2 ± 9.0 (n = 5) |
194.9 ± 7.0 (n = 7) |
201.8 ± 5.1 (n = 5) |
p = 0.265 | p = 0.080 |
| Middle-distance swimmers | 190.8 ± 9.2 (n = 5) |
188.6 ± 10.1 (n = 5) |
190.6 ± 8.6 (n = 5) |
191.8 ± 8.8 (n = 5) |
197.8 ± 9.9 (n = 5) |
p = 1.000 | p = 0.080 |
| All swimmers | 192 ± 6.9 (n = 12) |
190.8 ± 8.3 (n = 12) |
191.9 ± 8.4 (n = 10) |
193.6 ± 7.5 (n = 12) |
199.8 ± 7.7 (n = 10) |
p = 0.467 | p = 0.012 |
| Effect of sprinters vs. middle-distance swimmers on maxHR (Mann–Whitney Test) | p = 0.564 | p = 0.290 | p = 0.293 | p = 0.288 | p = 0.346 | NA | NA |
Abbreviations: maxHR = maximal heart rate; SD = standard deviation; n = number of participants; NA = not applicable.