Table 1 Swimming speed (m/s) of the top three breaststroke and freestyle swimmers in Swiss and FINA competitions during 2006-2010
From: Sex-related differences and age of peak performance in breaststroke versus freestyle swimming
Level | Top Swiss swimmers | FINA finalists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stroke | Breaststroke (m/s) | Freestyle (m/s) | Breaststroke (m/s) | Freestyle (m/s) |
Men | ||||
50 m | 1.79 ± 0.01 | 2.25 ± 0.03 | 1.87 ± 0.01 | 2.36 ± 0.01 |
100 m | 1.60 ± 0.02 | 2.04 ± 0.02 | 1.71 ± 0.00 | 2.12 ± 0.01 |
200 m | 1.47 ± 0.02 | 1.87 ± 0.02 | 1.57 ± 0.00 | 1.94 ± 0.02 |
Women | ||||
50 m | 1.55 ± 0.01 | 1.92 ± 0.02 | 1.66 ± 0.00 | 2.10 ± 0.01 |
100 m | 1.34 ± 0.01 | 1.77 ± 0.01 | 1.54 ± 0.01 | 1.90 ± 0.02 |
200 m | 1.33 ± 0.03 | 1.64 ± 0.01 | 1.41 ± 0.00 | 1.75 ± 0.02 |