VOLUME -- | ISSUE - | 2021 | 1 Psychophysiological responses to competition among university swimmers PORTIA HEIDI MENDOZA BALITE 1 , PERCIVAL HENRY MENDOZA BALITE 2 , MARCUS JARWIN ANI MANALO 1 , JEFFREY PAGADUAN 3 1 1 Department of Sports Science, College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 2 Department of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines – Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 3 College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania – Launceston Campus, Tasmania, Australia ABSTRACT This study investigated anticipatory cortisol and pre-competitive anxiety of swimmers before competition. Fifteen university swimmers volunteered to participate in the study. Salivary cortisol and Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R) were collected six days (6d) and two hours (2h) before competition. Results revealed higher somatic anxiety 2h compared to 6d prior to competition. No differences were observed in cortisol, cognitive anxiety, and self-confidence. Thus, somatic anxiety of swimmers increase in response to competition. Keywords: Anticipatory cortisol; Anxiety; Athletic performance; Swimmers. 1 Corresponding author. College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania – Launceston Campus, Tasmania, Australia. E-mail: jcpagaduan@gmail.com Submitted for publication September 07, 2020 Accepted for publication November 09, 2020 Published in press January 26, 2021 JOURNAL OF HUMAN SPORT & EXERCISE ISSN 1988-5202 © Faculty of Education. University of Alicante doi:10.14198/jhse.2022.174.07 Original Article Cite this article as: Balite, P.H.M., Balite, P.H.M., Manalo, M.J.A., & Pagaduan, J. (2021). Psychophysiological responses to competition among university swimmers. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, in press. doi:https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2022.174.07