Anthropometric profile in young swimmers

  1. Jiménez Alfageme, Rubén 1
  2. Redón Jordán, Belén
  3. Hernández Camacho, Juan D. 2
  4. Sospedra, Isabel 3
  5. Férriz-Valero, Alberto 4
  6. Soriano, José Miguel
  7. Martínez-Sanz, José Miguel 3
  1. 1 Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Grupo de Investigación en Alimentación y Nutrición (ALINUT). Universidad de Alicante.
  2. 2 Departamento de Fisiología, Anatomía y Biología Celular. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
  3. 3 Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Grupo de Investigación en Alimentación y Nutrición (ALINUT). Universidad de Alicante.
  4. 4 Departamento Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas. Universidad de Alicante.
Revista:
Cultura, ciencia y deporte

ISSN: 1696-5043

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 17

Número: 52

Páginas: 69-88

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.12800/CCD.V17I52.1845 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Cultura, ciencia y deporte

Resumen

The study of body dimensions and proportions through anthropometry is important for the identification of young talents in swimming. Anthropometric studies of swimmers in the Spanish population are scarce. The main objective of this study is the description of anthropometric parameters and their relationship with sporting success in swimming, differentiated by sex and styles. 34 swimmers (19 boys and 15 girls) of national competitive level, aged between 14-17 years were analyzed. Measurements were taken by two accredited anthropometrists following the Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) anthropometric protocol. Body composition was calculated using the 4-component model and the Heath-Carter somatotype. The sample was differentiated between swimming strokes to examine possible differences between groups. Significant differences (p <0.05) were observed by sex in basic measurements, folds, perimeters and diameters, but no significant differences were observed by styles. The somatotype of the sample was balanced mesomorphic, being ectomesomorphic in boys and mesoendomorphic in girls, with values ​​similar to those observed in the bibliography. The anthropometric study at an early age could allow to identify possible talents in swimming, although it could not be confirmed that it is concrete to assign a certain style.

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