Table 3.  Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the variables that correlated with the performance over 200m IM or over 400m FC in female swimmers. Correlation coefficients (r) are also shown.

Domain

Variables

Mean (±SD)

r (400m FC performance)

r (200m IM
performance)

Anthropometry

       
 

Height (cm)

158.86 (4.93)

-

(r = .315 p<.05)

 

Leg length (cm)

86.76 (9.41)

(r = -.304 p<.05)

(r = -.356 p<.01)

 

Foot length (cm)

23.79 (1.11)

-

(r = .336 p<0.01)

 

Chest Depth diameter (cm)

18.11 (1.58)

-

(r = .715 p< .01)

General F. (strength)

       
 

Hand press (N)

25.79 (3.93)

-

(r = .699. p<.01)

Specific Functional

       
 

LT swim velocity (4 mmol·l-1) (m·s-1)

1.28 (.07)

(r = .832 p<.01)

(r = .764. p<.01)

 

Maximum lactate accumulation (mmol·l-1)

6.53 (1.21)

-

(r = .588. p<.01)

Technical effectiveness

       
 

Backstroke tech. – legs (%)

89.1 (21.9)

-

(r = .588. p<.01)

 

Crawl tech. – global (%)

60.0 (16.3)

-

(r = .414. p<.05)

 

Crawl tech. – arms/global (%)

45.8 (21.0)

-

(r = .399. p<.05)

 

Crawl tech. - arms/down sweep (%)

35.2 (30.4)

(r = .510 p<.05)

(r = .435. p<.05)

 

Crawl tech. - arms/exit (%)

78.1 (42.0)

(r = .400 p<.05)

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