The objective was to analyze the effect of disordered eating (DE) behaviors on 50, 100, 200 and 400 m freestyle performance in swimmers. One hundred and eighty eight male swimmers were recruited. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to evaluate DE. It was used the best time in seconds to determine the performance in 50, 100, 200 and 400 m freestyle. It was used multivariate analysis of covariance to compare the performance in 50, 100, 200 and 400 m freestyle between swimmers with and without DE. The results showed that: a) there was no difference on 50 m freestyle performance (F(2, 186)=3,40; p=0,18); b) was found difference in performance in 100 (F(2, 186)=16,05; p=0,02), 200m (F(2, 186)=19,61; p=0,01) and 400 m freestyle (F(2, 186)=23,72; p=0,001) between groups with and without DE. It was concluded that swimmers with more use DE frequency demonstrated lower performance in 100, 200 and 400 m freestyle, which was not replicated to the 50 m freestyle. From the practical point of view, the findings revealed that the adoption of DE behaviors may negatively affect the performance of swimmers.
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