Morphological Characteristics and Swim Time in Publishers Selected from the Lima Regatas Club

Abstract

To determine the existence of significant influence of the morphological characteristics on the swimming time of athletes between 11 and 13 years of age. Methods: The sample consisted of 20 pubescent swimmers from the selection of the Club of Regatas “Lima”. For the collection of morphological data, the protocol that obeys the standards established by the International Society for Advances in Kineanthropometry (ISAK) was used and a manual Robic brand chronometer with 1/100 second was used for taking the swimming times, precision to 10 hours. Results: There are significant differences between the morphological characteristics of men and women. In men, a significant correlation was found between chronological age with swimming time and swimming speed. In no case was a correlation found between any morphological characteristic and swimming time in puberty. Conclusions: The morphological characteristics do not influence the swimming time in puberty (11-13 years) of the selection of the Club of Regatas “Lima”.

Keywords: Morphology; Swimming; Simming Time.