Where are the fastest master butterfly swimmers competing in the FINA World Masters Championships from?

Abstract: While the butterfly stroke has received considerable attention in sports science, the origin of the fastest master butterfly swimmers remains unknown. The present study investigated which geographical locations produce the top-performing master butterfly swimmers within their age groups and gender. A total of 26,512 master butterfly swimmers (11,288 women and 15,224 men) competed in 50 m, 100 m and 200 m races in World Masters Championships held between 1986 and 2019. From each swimmer, the year of competition, first name, last name, age group and distance were recorded. Descriptive data were presented using mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum values, and/or confidence intervals. The top 10 race times for master butterfly swimming and gender were identified for descriptive purposes. Nationalities were then grouped into six categories: the top five nationalities with the most appearances in the top 10 fastest times in butterfly swimming by distance each year and one group .... https://www.excli.de/index.php/excli/article/view/6199

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Where are the fastest master butterfly swimmers competing in the FINA World Masters Championships from? ; volume:22 ; year:2023 ; EXCLI journal ; 22 (2023)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Weiss, Katja ; Seffrin, Aldo ; Andrade, Marilia Santos ; Ahmad, Wais ; Forte, Pedro ; Moreitz, Sascha ; Stanula, Arkadiusz ; Cuk, Ivan ; Nikolaidis, Pantelis T. ; Knechtle, Beat

Further information

• DOI: 10.17179/excli2023-6199
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023090803153304835343
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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