Table 2 Change in swimming speed over time for the finalists in the FINA World Championships for women and men

50 m freestyle

Women

1.98 ± 0.03

2.04 ± 0.02

*

Men

2.21 ± 0.03

2.31 ± 0.02

*

100 m freestyle

Women

1.81 ± 0.03

1.87 ± 0.02

*

Men

2.01 ± 0.02

2.08 ± 0.01

*

200 m freestyle

Women

1.68 ± 0.03

1.72 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.84 ± 0.01

1.89 ± 0.02

*

400 m freestyle

Women

1.59 ± 0.01

1.63 ± 0.01

*

Men

1.74 ± 0.02

1.77 ± 0.02

*

800 m freestyle

Women

1.55 ± 0.02

1.59 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.66 ± 0.03

1.71 ± 0.02

*

1,500 m freestyle

Women

1.53 ± 0.02

(2001)

1.57 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.65 ± 0.02

1.68 ± 0.02

*

100 m breaststroke

Women

1.43 ± 0.02

1.51 ± 0.03

*

Men

1.62 ± 0.01

1.68 ± 0.01

*

200 m breaststroke

Women

1.34 ± 0.01

1.40 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.49 ± 0.01

1.55 ± 0.01

*

100 m backstroke

Women

1.62 ± 0.02

1.68 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.79 ± 0.01

1.87 ± 0.02

*

200 m backstroke

Women

1.52 ± 0.03

1.56 ± 0.03

*

Men

1.67 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.02

*

100 m butterfly

Women

1.66 ± 0.03

1.74 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.85 ± 0.01

1.94 ± 0.01

*

200 m butterfly

Women

1.52 ± 0.04

1.59 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.69 ± 0.02

1.73 ± 0.01

*

200 m individual medley

Women

1.48 ± 0.02

1.53 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.64 ± 0.03

1.71 ± 0.02

*

400 m individual medley

Women

1.41 ± 0.02

1.46 ± 0.02

*

Men

1.55 ± 0.02

1.59 ± 0.02

*