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Danae Varveri1, Christina Karatzaferi1, Elizana Polatou1

  • 1Department of PE and Sports Science, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.

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Aquaticity skills can be improved through specific training programs. An aquaticity intervention program showed greater improvements in water competence compared to traditional swimming training.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Human Performance
  • Aquatic Safety

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  • Aquaticity, a measure of human aquatic performance, is crucial for water safety.
  • Low aquaticity scores indicate a higher risk of water-related incidents.
  • Objective assessment of aquaticity is possible through standardized tests.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if systematic exercise can enhance human aquaticity.
  • To compare the effectiveness of a novel aquaticity intervention versus classical swimming training in improving aquaticity scores.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty healthy high school students were assessed using the Aquaticity Assessment Test (AAT).
  • Participants were randomly assigned to either a classical swimming training group or an aquaticity intervention group.
Keywords:
aquaphobiadrowning [prevention and control]healthswimming abilitywater safety

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  • Both groups underwent two months of training (3 sessions/week, 60 min/session), with assessments before and after.

    • Main Results:

    • Aquaticity scores improved by 13.23% in the swimming group and 26.6% in the aquaticity intervention group (p=0.004).
    • The aquaticity group demonstrated significant improvements in all 10 tested tasks, while the swimming group improved in 7 out of 10.
    • Statistically significant differences in improvement magnitude were observed in 5 tasks between the two groups, favoring the aquaticity intervention.

    Conclusions:

    • Aquaticity is a developable skill through targeted training programs.
    • Specific aquaticity training, utilizing games, can enhance water confidence and potentially reduce drowning incidents.
    • Aquaticity intervention programs may offer superior improvements in water competence compared to traditional swimming training.