Women achieve peak freestyle swim speed at earlier ages than men

Journal List Open Access J Sports Med v.3; 2012 PMC3781914 As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health. Learn more: PMC Disclaimer | PMC Copyright Notice Open Access J Sports Med. 2012; 3: 189–199. Published online 2012 Nov 12. doi:10.2147/OAJSM.S38174PMCID: PMC3781914PMID: 24198602Christoph Alexander Rüst,1 Beat Knechtle,1,2 and Thomas Rosemann1Author information Copyright and License information PMC DisclaimerAbstractBackgroundThe age of peak swim performance has been investigated for freestyle swimmers for distances ranging from 50 m to 1500 m among swimmers aged 19 to 99 years. However, studies have yet to investigate the 10 to 19 year-old age group. The aims of the present study were (1) to investigate the age range of peak freestyle swim speed, and (2) to find differences in age range and peak freestyle swim speed between male and...