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Relationship between world-ranking and Olympic performance of swimmers

Cassie B Trewin Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, Australia
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William G Hopkins Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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David B Pyne Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, Australia
Pages 339-345 | Accepted 24 Jul 2003, Published online: 18 Feb 2007

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