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- The study analyzed the ages of swimming champions in various events at World Championships (1994-2013) and Olympic Games (1992-2012) to understand peak performance ages.
- Using advanced statistical methods, researchers looked at the performance data of 412 champions and found that peak ages for swimming performance remained stable across most race distances.
- Younger champions (under 20) excelled in longer races (200m+) compared to older champions, with notable differences in average ages between male and female competitors, suggesting benefits for younger swimmers to focus on longer distances before transitioning to shorter races as they age.
Article Abstract
(1) Background: We investigated the age of swimming champions in all strokes and race distances in World Championships (1994⁻2013) and Olympic Games (1992⁻2012); (2) Methods: Changes in age and swimming performance across calendar years for 412 Olympic and world champions were analysed using linear, non-linear, multi-level regression analyses and MultiLayer Perceptron (MLP); (3) Results: The age of peak swimming performance remained stable in most of all race distances for world champions and in all race distances for Olympic champions. Longer (, 200 m and more) race distances were completed by younger (-20 years old for women and -22 years old for men) champions than shorter (, 50 m and 100 m) race distances (-22 years old for women and -24 years old for men). There was a sex difference in the age of champions of -2 years with a mean age of -21 and -23 years for women and men, respectively. Swimming performance improved in most race distances for world and Olympic champions with a larger trend of increase in Olympic champions; (4) Conclusion: Swimmers at younger ages (<20 years) may benefit from training and competing in longer race distances (, 200 m and longer) before they change to shorter distances (, 50 m and 100 m) when they become older (>22 years).
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