Table 1

Exposure time, number and incidence of injuries and time-loss (TL) injuries at the FINA World Championships (FINA WCh) and the Olympic Games (OG)

Number ofOG
2004*–2016		FINA WCh
2009, 2013, 2015, 2017		Total
MenWomenMenWomen
Players624416832832 2704
Matches17288188188 636
Match hours1284.3657.11403.71403.7 4748.8
All injuries*9135133118 381
Match injuries71238786 267
Training injuries*1074223 86
All TL injuries*3492816 87
TL match injuries3172012 70
TL training injuries*2272 13
Injury incidence
 Match injuries per 1000 match hours (±95% CI)55.3±12.935.0±14.362.0±13.061.3±13.0 56.2±6.74
 TL match injuries per 1000 match hours (±95% CI)24.1±8.4810.7±7.9314.2±6.228.55±4.84 14.7±3.44
 Match injuries per match (±95% CI)0.41±0.100.26±0.110.46±0.100.46±0.10 0.42±0.05
 TL match injuries per match(±95% CI)0.18±0.060.08±0.060.11±0.050.06±0.04 0.11±0.03
 Training injuries per 100 players (±95% CI)2.1±1.302.2±1.635.0±1.512.8±1.14 3.5±0.74
 TL training injuries per 100 players (±95% CI)0.4±0.550.6±0.830.8±0.590.2±0.28 0.5±0.27

  • *At the OG 2004 just in-competition injuries were reported.

  • FINA, Federation Internationale de Natation.

  • Numbers in bold are totals.