Impact of Swimming on The Cardiovascular Endurance of School Students

Swimming for Cardiovascular Endurance 

Abstract

            The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of swimming on cardiorespiratory endurance for secondary school students. The authors speculated that swimming would result in high cardiorespiratory endurance. Twenty young male swimmers (15-18 years old) were included in the study. Participants were recruited on a random basis from Mayur Swimming Pool, Mahendergarh (Haryana). The sample included male high school students. Cardiorespiratory endurance was measured by the Harvard Step Test at preintervention and postintervention after 6 weeks of swimming training. Subjects were divided into groups: those who underwent swimming training (Experimental group, n = 10)) and subjects that did not undergo any training (control group, n = 10). Data were analysed using a paired t-test. Results that indicated a significant increase in the cardiovascular endurance of the experimental group, and as such revealed an overall positive impact of the swimming training program on participants.