Table 2.  Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the variables that correlated with the performance over 200m IM or over 400m FC in male swimmers. Correlation coefficients (r) are also shown.

Domain

Variables

Mean (±SD)

r (400m FC performance)

r (200m IM performance)

Anthropometry

        
 

Height (cm)

172.20 (6.63)

(r = .305 p<.05)

(r = .365 p<.05)
 

Span/height index (cm)

1.06 (.04)

(r = -.335 p<.05)

(r = -.357 p<.05)
 

Chest Depth diameter

20.81 (1.74)

-

(r = .553 p<.01)
 

Fat-free mass (%)

84.2 (3.5)

(r = .315. p<.05)

-
 

Fat mass (%)

15.8 (3.5)

(r = .310. p<.05)

-

General F. (flexibility)

        
 

Ankle flexion (º)

105.53 (51.98)

-

(r = -.730 p<.01)
 

Trunk extension (cm)

29.74 (7.55)

-

(r = -.553 p<.05)

Specific Functional

        
 

LT swim velocity (4 mmol·l-1) (m·s-1)

1.40 (.08)

(r = .756. p<.01)

(r = .656 p<.01)
 

Glide (cm)

6.67 (.73)

(r = .807. p<.01)

-

Technical effectiveness

        
 

Crawl technique – arm exit (%)

84.9 (36.4)

(r = .461. p<.05)

(r = -.465 p<.05)
 

Breaststroke technique – leg down sweep (%)

47.0 (35.2)

-

(r = -.546 p<.01)