Initial state of police students swimming skills and effect of swimming course on swimming performance

Abstract

The aims of the research were to determine initial state of Police University students swimming skills and effect of swimming course on swimming performance. Research consisted of initial and final testing with 10 swimming classes between. The sample consisted of 255 subjects (160 males; 95 females). Initial testing showed for males: 25 (15.63%) belonged to non-swimmers, 78 (48.75%) to semi-swimmer (MSS) and 57 (35.62%) to good-swimmer group (MGS); for females: 14 (14.74%) belonged to non-swimmers, 72 (75.79%) to semi-swimmer (FSS) and 9 (9.47%) to good-swimmer group (FGS). ANOVA showed statistically significant differences between good-swimmer and semi-swimmer groups (F=27.505, p=0.000 for males; F=27.657, p=0.000 for females). The t-test results after swimming course showed that all groups achieved statistically significant better swimming times: MSS-F=3.444, p=0.001; MGS-F=3.594, p=0.001; FSS-F=12.373 and FGS-F=4.054, p=0.004, p=0.000, while ANOVA showed remaining of statistically significant differences between good-swimmer and semi-swimmer groups (F=51.508, p=0.000 for males; F=24.764, p=0.000 for females).