| dc.description.abstract | Swimming is an Olympic sport, and it is a very popular endurance development
activity around the world. Anthropometry is one of the main factors that influence
the swimming performance of teenagers. This study aimed to examine the
relationship between selected anthropometric parameters and 50m freestyle
swimming time in teenage swimmers. The sample was thirty (n=30) provincial
level male swimmers 13-17 years of age. Their body weight, height, and BMI were
35.0-96.5 Kg, 136.0-181.9 cm, and 21.81 Kgm-2. The dependent variable was 50m
freestyle swimming time and the independent variable was anthropometric
parameters including; body weight, height, length measurements (upper arm,
lower arm, hand, upper leg, lower leg, foot, arm span), circumference (chest,
abdomen) and skinfold measurements (bicep girth, tricep girth). Data were
collected from a 50m freestyle swimming race and measuring thirteen
anthropometric parameter sites of the body. Stadiometer, digital weighing scale,
skinfold caliper, measuring tape, and the stopwatch was used as measuring
instruments. Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS 26.0V was applied to
determine the relationship between 50m freestyle swimming time and
anthropometric parameters of sample swimmers at P<0.05 level of significance.
As a result, the mean values of swimming time, body weight, and height were
39.9±7.30 seconds, 57.65±15.91 Kg, and 162.56±9.74 cm. The body weight
(r=0.376, P=0.041), height (r=0.375, P=0.041) and hand length (r=0.397, P=0.030)
had a significant positive moderate correlation with 50m freestyle swimming time.
The study concludes that some anthropometric parameters influence the
swimming time of teenage male swimmers. Therefore, they have to manage the
anthropometric parameters of the body, to achieve their target apart from the
other influencing factors related to swimming. | en_US |
