The psychological factors that contribute to performance decrements were examined. Collegiate swimmers self-reported psychological moods states four days prior to competition across multiple seasons. As expected, event time decreased as the season progressed. Event times also decreased when fatigue scores decreased. Tension, Depression, Anger, Vigor, and Confusion scores were not related to meet time. The present results suggest that self-reports are a useful predictor of performance decrements under some conditions.
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