The purpose of the master's thesis was to find out whether there are differences between swimming instructions at natural and swimming baths. We wanted to extensively compare the opinions of swimming teachers, instructors and coaches on the impact of environmental factors on the quality of swimming instruction.
41 professionals in the field of swimming instruction were included in the research, of which 28 were female (68,29 %) and 13 were male (31,71 %). The statistical processing of the data obtained through the survey was done in the SPSS program. We checked the differences in teaching forms, methods, tools, and working conditions using the Wilcoxon rank test, where we defined results as statistically significant at a 5% error probability. We demonstrated attributes by frequencies and frequency ratios. Interval data were demonstrated by average (standard deviation).
The research has shown that swimming teachers, instructors and coaches from different swimming schools in Slovenia believe that it is easier to organise swimming lessons in swimming baths, that swimming instruction in swimming baths is more effective in terms of acquiring swimming knowledge, and that it is easier to ensure children's safety compared to swimming lessons in natural baths.
The master's thesis will serve as material for current and future teachers who will perform swimming instruction. The thesis will also contribute to raising awareness of the importance of the appropriate infrastructure and distribution of baths on the quality of swimming instruction.
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