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Gender differences in rowing performance and power with aging

K S Seiler1, W W Spirduso, J C Martin

  • 1Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Stephen.Seiler@hia.no

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|February 25, 1998
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Age impacts indoor rowing performance, especially in elite athletes. While both men and women experience performance decline, the patterns differ, with physics playing a larger role than physiology.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Indoor rowing is a popular competitive endurance sport.
  • Understanding age and gender effects on athletic performance is crucial for training and competition.
  • Ergometer performance data provides a quantifiable measure of rowing capability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of age and gender on indoor rowing performance.
  • To investigate how aging affects ergometer rowing times in competitive athletes.
  • To compare performance decline patterns between male and female rowers.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of competitive indoor rowing performance times from 2487 men and 1615 women.
  • Data collected from regional, national, and international competitions.

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  • Regression analysis focused on the top 5% of performers within age increments.

    • Main Results:

    • Age showed a modest correlation with overall performance (r=0.58 men, r=0.46 women).
    • For elite athletes (95th percentile), age strongly predicted performance variance (~90%).
    • Men exhibited curvilinear performance decline (3%/decade ages 24-50, 7%/decade ages 50-74); women showed a linear decline.

    Conclusions:

    • Men and women lose absolute power at similar rates with age.
    • Distinct patterns of performance decline emerge due to differing starting power outputs.
    • The physics of the power-velocity curve, rather than just physiology, influences age-related performance differences in endurance sports.