Swimming athletes active in swimming branchthe reasons to prefer the branch and the expectations for thefuture: The case of Antalya province

The aim of this research is to examine the reasons for starting swimming and the expectations of the athletes who are active in the swimming branch. The questionnaire used while collecting the data consists of 3 sections and 20 questions: "Reasons for Choosing Swimming Sport", "Reasons for Professional Engagement with Swimming Sport" and "Expectations from Swimming Sport". The data were collected from swimmers who train for the Provincial Directorate of Youth Services in Antalya in the spring term of 2023. The sample size was determined according to the most widely accepted approach as "at least 5 times, 10 times or 20 times the number of questions should be obtained in survey researches". has been reached. Descriptive statistics were tested for normality in the analysis of the data, and when it was understood that the data were normally distributed, the t-test was used to compare the means of two independent groups, and in the analysis of more than two groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Correlation Analysis were used to determine the relationship levels between continuous variables. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. In conclusion; From the research data, educated and high-income families prefer the swimming branch (p<.05), gender does not make a significant difference in choosing the branch, being active and expecting swimming (p>.05), age factor is not related to the branch and branch. It is effective on the level of engagement (p<.01) but does not affect the expectation levels much, p>.01), the time spent in the branch has a slight correlation with all the sub-dimensions (p<.01), the sportsmen who are trained in public schools tend to branch more. It is understood that these students prefer private clubs more (p<.05). In order to examine the research subject in more detail, it can be suggested to be repeated in different cities, with different branches, by adding different independent variables, and to support trainers and physical education teachers with inservice training in order to better understand and transfer these issues to athletes.