Investigation of the effect of 8 weeks of swimming training applied to children between 8-10 years of age on physical and strength values

In the study, it is aimed to examine the effect of basic swimming exercises applied to children between the ages of 8 and 10 on some physical and strength values.In the study, experimental method with control group pre-test and post-test pattern was used.In the research, the experimental and the control group consisted of 31 children who attended Terme Ahmet Ersoy Elementary school, whose ages ranged fm 8 to 10 years, who had not previously received swimming education.The experimental group underwent basic swimming exercises for a total of 8 weeks, two days a week, one hour, while the control group did not participate in any physical activity.Before and after the studies, height, weight, BMI, shuttle, push-up, leg strength, back strength, vertical jump, balance, flexibility, right and left hand claw grip forces were measured .For statistical analyses, the Paired Sample T test was used for intra-group comparisons from the program called SPSS and the Independent 't' test was used for intergroup comparisons.While there was no statistically significant difference in height, weight, BMI, push-up, shuttle, leg strength, back strength, flexibility, balance, left hand claw grip force values in the results of the research control group, a statistically significant positive directional difference in vertical jump, right hand claw grip force values, a negative directional significant difference in push-up values were found.While there was no statistical difference in BMI, push-up values, statistically significant difference was found in height, weight, shuttle, leg strength, back strength, balance, flexibility, right-hand claw grip, left-hand claw grip, vertical jump values in the results of the research experimental group.According to the results of the study, it was determined that basic swimming exercises applied to sedentary children between the ages of 8-10 had a positive effect on some physical and strength values.