Swimming Initiation through Games of Movement

Abstract

The research was based on using games within the swimming initiation process in preschool pupils; thus, one has accomplished more efficiently the accommodation with the water and the development of the motile ability in the water. The research comprised 2 groups: control and experiment, each of 12 children and has been done during the months of March-June 2016. The results of the research regarding motile abilities have been statistically significant in favor of the experiment group for the following tests, for ?=0.05. The most important progress between the two groups has been done in the following aspects: the number of rings taken from the bottom of the pool 2750, the distance done through sliding on the chest 1195 m, the distance done through sliding on the back 1500 m, the height from where the jump was done 74583 cm, the number of respiratory cycles done 3583. The results confirm the hypothesis highlighting the fact that the dynamic games contribute significantly to the initiation process of swimming in preschool pupils.