The effect of swimming exercises on the core strength of women

چکیده مقاله

Abstract
Introduction: Humans can stand straight, bend and walk with the help of their core. Therefore,
strengthening the core is very important. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate
the effect of swimming exercises on the strength of the core.
Method: The research method is semi-experimental. The statistical population of the present study
included all beginner swimmers of one of the swimming schools in the province. 30 people were
selected by the available sampling method and randomly selected in two experimental (15 people)
and control (15 people) groups. The Plank test was used to check the strength of the core.
Swimming exercises were provided by the researcher for one hour during eight weeks for the
experimental group and the control group didn’t receive training. Analysis of covariance test was
used to analyze the data.
Results: The result of the study showed that there is a significant difference between the strength
of the core of the two groups (p≤0.001) and according to the average core muscle strength of the
swimming group, it has increased. M1=54/73, M2=26/93). The power of the test to detect this
difference was 100%, so it can be said that swimming exercises affect the core .
Conclusion: One of the sports that increases endurance and strength of the core is swimming. The
core in swimming causes the effective transfer of power from this area to the lower and upper
limbs and progress in the water, as a result, it improves it. It is recommended that coaches of
various sports teams and general sports use this type of training method to increase the strength of
the central muscles of the body.
Keywords: Swimming, The core, core stability, plank