The purpose of the research project was to determine if there is a statistically significant correlation between the morphological and anthropometric parameters of swimmers and their level of swimming performance. Furthermore we checked for potential influence of measured variables on swimming result. We used the Fina points 2016 to evaluate the level of swimming performance. Furthermore, we researched the relationship between the handgrip test and the level of swimming performance. 53 swimmers of different age categories were measured in the project. In sample we used 17 male swimmers of junior and open category. The average age of measured swimmers was 19.1 years ± 2.1 years . A statistically significant relationship was found between the level of swimming performance and percentage of body fat (r = - 0.73; p = 0.01), body mass index (r = - 0.53; p = 0.03) and body height of swimmers (r = 0.58; p = 0.02). Swimmers of the investigated sample, who achieved higher values of fina points, were significantly higher, with lower ITM and a lower percentage of the fat mass. There were found, no statistically significant correlations between handgrip test and the level of swimming performance.
The influence of the measured variables on the swimming result was determined in the research project. Body height and the percentage of the body fat mass together explained the 76.1% of the variance in the swimmer's result inside the range of all measured variables.
The further purpose of the research project was to determine the potential differences in body composition and the anthropometric characteristics of the swimmers between different swimming techniques. We did not find any statistically significant asymmetries between swimming techniques in the research project.
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