Table 11 Change in sex difference over time for the finalists in the Olympic Games

50 m freestyle

11.72 ± 0.39

11.31 ± 0.23

100 m freestyle

10.59 ± 0.57

10.60 ± 0.21

200 m freestyle

9.80 ± 0.31

9.17 ± 0.34

400 m freestyle

9.43 ± 0.41

7.63 ± 0.61

*

800 m freestyle

6.53 ± 0.51

5.84 ± 0.30

*

100 m breaststroke

10.97 ± 0.97

10.51 ± 0.36

200 m breaststroke

10.83 ± 0.32

9.71 ± 0.79

100 m backstroke

10.82 ± 0.47

10.10 ± 0.50

*

200 m backstroke

8.85 ± 1.05

9.11 ± 0.53

100 m butterfly

9.70 ± 0.84

9.49 ± 0.42

200 m butterfly

9.13 ± 0.80

9.44 ± 0.35

*

200 m individual medley

9.83 ± 1.02

10.04 ± 0.61

400 m individual medley

8.88 ± 1.0

8.26 ± 0.47