Breath holding skill formation among young synchronized swimmers
Authors:
Yuliya A. Postolnik1*, Elizaveta S. Kumantsova2, Elena Yu. Ivlieva3, Natalya S. Kuptsova1
1Moscow City Pedagogical University
Moscow, Russia
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2Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Moscow, Russia
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3Russian State University of Justice
Moscow, Russia
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Abstract:
The article presents a brief history of synchronized swimming. In this aesthetic and
spectacular sport Russian athletes are among the leaders, confirm their priority at the largest
international competitions. Maintaining high positions in this sport requires high-quality of
sports reserve training. However, the analysis of personal data of coaches, who train synchronized
swimmers-beginners, showed that the training lessons held according to long-term tradition,
were conservative enough and include only general swimming readiness, thorough learning of
special elements. Since the representatives of synchronized swimming perform a significant part
of the exercises holding breath, the development of general, special and strength endurance
among girls is especially importance. The students, who trained according to the experimental
technology, which was directed toward the skill of breath holding formation, had significant
advantage over the representatives of the control group according to all indices of functional,
technical and swimming fitness in the end of the experiment. Materials. This article presents
the data of effective work on the use of the exercises and complexes aimed at the skill of breath
holding formation among young female synchronized swimmers. They positively influenced
functional, technical and swimming fitness. Research methods: analysis of information
sources corresponding with the research topic; pedagogical observation; pedagogical experiment;
methods of mathematical statistics. Scientific novelty. 1. the exercises determination for the
physical quality of endurance development and methods of its assessment in the group of initial
training in synchronized swimming for 9-10 year-old girls; 2. the content of classes in the gym
and on water is created and experimentally substantiated. The content is directed toward the
skill of inspiratory breath holding formation among young female synchronized swimmers; 3.
we showed the effectiveness of the offered methodological project – the content of classes. It
is directed toward the skill of inspiratory breath holding formation. The practical significance
of the work is in the content of classes creation, directed toward the skill of breath holding
formation among young 9-10 year-old synchronized swimmers with the emphasis on general
and special endurance development, teaching specific for this kind of sport skill of the exercises
fulfillment in the regimen of arrhythmic breathing and held breath. The results of the study
were introduced into the educational and training process of the sports school of the Olympic
reserve of female athletes of junior and sports categories. Results. The analogy of the obtained
results of functional, technical and swimming fitness in the control and experimental groups
is confirmed by all indices increase among the respondents of the experimental group over the
control group. The introduction of exercises and methods directed toward general and special
endurance development into a long-term training process of young 9-10-year-old synchronized
swimmers allowed to improve the quality of functional, technical, and swimming fitness of
athletes. Conclusion. An innovative approach to the skill of breath-holding formation among
young 9-10-year-old female synchronized swimmers, was in the need for general physical and
special fitness improvement, the introduction of hypoxic training into the training process, both
on land – in the gym and in the water. It resulted in functional, technical and swimming fitness
indices increase among young female synchronized swimmers.
Keywords:
young female athletes, synchronized swimming, functional fitness, breath holding,
endurance
DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2023-18-1-177-181.