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Comparative analysis of the development of swimming skills in preschoolers depending on their physical fitness

Abstract:

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of movements for the physical development of children, which is greatly facilitated by swimming. The data about the dynamics of physical development and physical fitness allow to differentiate the use of physical education and sports means, to determine a child's readiness for physical education and to find the most suitable physical exercises. The urgency of improving physical education of preschool children is of utmost importance as far as this age period forms the foundations of human potential in general. This paper aims to find the correlation between swimming skills and physical fitness in preschool children. Materials and methods. For the purpose of the study, the following tests were used: pedagogical observation, physical fitness tests, swimming skills tests, statistical analysis. Results. In girls aged 4–6 years, an average correlation was found between the development of swimming skills and physical fitness. At the age of 5–6 years in girls, speed-strength abilities and the strength of the abdominal and back muscles have the greatest influence on acquiring swimming skills, while such quality as endurance is of less importance at this age period. In boys aged 4–6 years, speed and coordination abilities, as well as the strength of the abdominal and back muscles have the greatest influence on acquiring swimming skills. At the age of 6–7 years in boys, acquiring swimming skills is most influenced by speed-strength abilities and endurance, while the abdominal and back muscles are of less importance. Conclusion. The study showed the heterochronous development of physical qualities in preschoolers when acquiring swimming skills. The enhancement of swimming skills in preschoolers requires taking into account their physical and physiological characteristics.