EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

The aim of this research was to explore the benefits and possible effects of the beginners synchronised swimming programme on the kinanthropometric features of toddlers and pre-schoolers. Seven different kinanthropometric tests were used in order to prove the positive effects of the synchronised swimming programme, and of practicing sports in general, on these features.The participants of this research were twenty females between the ages of 5 and 6, attending the standard preschool programme, split into two equal-sized groups. The experimental group consisted of ten swimmers of the Synchronised Swimming Club Primorje Acqua Maris, while the control group consisted of ten girls who did not practise a sport. During the trial the experimental group was additionally exposed to the beginners synchronised swimming programme. The measurements of kinanthropometric features of both groups were done at the beginning and at the end of the trial period.In the conducted research, the final measurements of the experimental group showed exceptional improvement in comparison to their initial measurements.The research demonstrated the quality and significant benefits of the beginners synchronised swimming programme on the kinanthropometric features of toddlers and pre-schoolers.