Abstract:

The aim of this study is to study the impact of 12 week swimming exercises on the physical performance of the Sea Harp School preparation class students. In our work for this purpose, a total of 40 healthy individuals, including 20 controls, took part in 20 experiments. The physical performance of the test group and control group is measured, including the vertical jumping, standing long jumping, 100 meters speed running, sitting health ball throwing, sitting-long test, burpie (speed) test, 20 meters hard running test, 50 meters swimming test) tests. The control group only participated in basic activities for 12 weeks. The swimming training group performed swimming training 3 days a week and 45 minutes in sessions for 12 weeks. The participants were subjected to physical performance tests, one day before and after the 12-week process. The analysis of the data from the tests used the SPSS 20.0 package program. The Paired Sapmle T Test and the Independent Sapmle T Test were used to compare the differences between the pre-test and the final test. The statistical analysis of the swimming training group found meaningfulness for the final test in all other physical performance facilities except the seating test (p<0,05). In the control group, 100 meters of running, standing long jumping and sitting ball throwing tests were meaningful (p<0,05). In the comparison between groups, there was a significant difference in 50 meters of swimming, standing long jumping, sitting balling and sitting laying tests in favour of the experimental group (p<0,05). As a result, swimming training for 12 weeks can be said to improve physical performance in healthy individuals.

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