Table 4 Comparison of swim times between the annual fastest women and men competing between 1927 and 2014 and the sex difference in performance
Year | Women (min) | Men (min) | Women faster than men (%) | Men faster than women (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1927 | 1,242 | 815 | 52.4 | |
1936 | 2,030 | |||
1946 | 1,340 | |||
1952 | 827.5 | 1,100 | 24.8 | |
1953 | 998 | |||
1954 | 805.7 | |||
1955 | 1,024 | 1,134 | 9.78 | |
1956 | 940 | 550.5 | 70.7 | |
1957 | 938 | |||
1958 | 649.7 | |||
1959 | 667.5 | 1,255 | 46.8 | |
1963 | 765 | |||
1971 | 754 | 754 | ||
1972 | 738 | 530 | 39.2 | |
1974 | 528 | 620 | 14.8 | |
1976 | 435.9 | 529.8 | 17.7 | |
1977 | 513 | 511.3 | 0.3 | |
1978 | 461.2 | |||
1979 | 603.5 | 734 | 17.8 | |
1980 | 662.2 | 722 | 8.3 | |
1981 | 677.6 | 688 | 1.5 | |
1982 | 719.7 | 548 | 31.3 | |
1983 | 938.6 | 507.4 | 84.9 | |
1984 | 568.5 | 534 | 6.4 | |
1985 | 566 | 808.8 | 30 | |
1986 | 673.4 | |||
1987 | 615 | 634.3 | 3.1 | |
1989 | 893.4 | 795.7 | 12.3 | |
1990 | 696.7 | |||
1991 | 608 | |||
1992 | 659.4 | 457.5 | 44.1 | |
1993 | 494.8 | |||
1994 | 463.1 | 661.6 | 30.1 | |
1995 | 767.1 | 646.8 | 18.6 | |
1997 | 632.7 | 804.9 | 21.4 | |
1998 | 523 | 851 | 38.5 | |
1999 | 608.6 | |||
2000 | 765.5 | 512.8 | 49.3 | |
2001 | 513.3 | 568.5 | 9.7 | |
2002 | 623.2 | |||
2003 | 611.2 | |||
2004 | 576.6 | 619.4 | 6.9 | |
2005 | 536.2 | 536.2 | ||
2006 | 500.8 | 584.3 | 14.3 | |
2007 | 566.8 | 531.9 | 6.6 | |
2008 | 508.4 | 554.4 | 8.3 | |
2009 | 658.5 | 485.7 | 35.6 | |
2010 | 516.5 | 487.1 | 6.1 | |
2011 | 586.5 | 498.5 | 17.7 | |
2012 | 447.4 | 491.2 | 8.9 | |
2013 | 484.2 | 573.8 | 15.6 | |
2014 | 531.3 | 571.6 | 7.1 | |
651.91 ± 173.17 | 704.79 ± 279.42 | 16.7 ± 12.0 | 31.7 ± 25.3 |