Table 3

Number and incidence (95% CI) of injuries and illnesses during the FINA World Championships 2013

SwimmingHigh divingDivingSynchronised swimmingOpen waterWater poloTotal (95% CI)*†
All injuries (male/female)65 (31/34)1 (1/−)26 (10/16)5 (−/5)20 (11/9)65 (33/32)186 (88/98)
 Per 100 registered athletes6.14.811.41.611.715.38.3 (1.19)
 Per 100 athletes’′ competition days0.71.51.30.22.31.10.5
Training injuries46012141881
 Per 100 registered athletes4.305.30.32.34.23.6 (0.78)
Competition injuries161144164798
 Per 100 competing athletes0.75.03.80.64.511.32.4 (0.48)
 Per 100 starts0.55.02.30.44.53.81.5 (0.3)
Time-loss injuries (male/female)12 (2/10)07 (2/5)02 (1/1)11 (9/2)32 (14/18)
 Per 100 registered athletes1.103.101.22.61.4 (0.49)
Time-loss training injuries80400416
 Per 100 registered athletes0.7501.75000.940.72 (0.35)
Time-loss competition injuries40302716
 Per 100 competing athletes0.1800.8100.561.680.40 (0.2)
 Per 100 starts0.100.500.60.60.3
All illnesses (male/female)95 (51/44)09 (6/3)23 (−/23)37 (21/16)35 (14/21)199 (92/107)
 Per 100 registered athletes8.903.97.521.68.29.0 (1.25)
 Per 100 athletes’′ competition days1.100.40.94.30.60.5
Time-loss illnesses (male/female)8 (4/4)03 (2/1)2 (−/2)2 (1/1)10 (5/5)25 (12/13)
 Per 100 registered athletes0.7501.30.71.12.31.1 (0.43)
 Per 100 athletes’ competition days0.100.10.10.20.20.1
  • *Sum might be less than the total due to missing values.

  • †If one athlete started in different disciplines,they were counted for each discipline.