A Study on the Relationship between Swimming Performance and Development of Physical Fitness in Adolescent Female Swimmers

Abstract

In this study, we examined the relationship between changes in physical fitness and swimming performance in each case where the performance improved and stopped during the maturation period. The measurement items were body composition, morphology, and physical fitness, including medicine ball throwing, sit-up, and vertical jump, which were measured from the sixth-grade elementary school to the second-grade junior high school. In the case of improved swimming performance, physical fitness was improved, but in the case of stagnation, physical fitness decreased significantly. In the training plan for adolescent female swimmers, not only swimming practice but also improvement of physical training may be required.