Sports career for swimmers: what, where and how long will swim?

• Autor(a) principal: Jorge, Graziele Maciel
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Werneck, Francisco Zacaron, Soares, Everton Rocha, Sousa, Mauro Dinis, Oliveira, Géssyca Tolomeu, Lisboa, Ana Luiza Rocha, Ferreira, Renato Melo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/23123
• topic: Natação; Estudos Longitudinais; Atletas; Swimming; Longitudinal Studies; Athletes

Background: A sports career has several developmental stages and specific characteristics. A longitudinal assessment needs knowledge about the athletes’ career and results in competitions. Objective: To analyze the career outcomes of swimmers from the State of Minas Gerais, from 2002 to 2016, and to identify competitive preferences (types of events), transfers to other clubs and the timing of their abandonment. Method: The results of the main state sports competitions of 4756 swimmers were analyzed. Data were collected from the state federation’s website and transcribed in a table. Descriptive and inferential analysis was performed. Results: From the analysis of the results, from child to senior categories, it was possible to establish that athletes choose to compete in shorter distances and freestyle, that the time to transfer from a club is two years and that abandonment occurs close to 14 years old. Conclusion: It is concluded that athletes prefer short distance events, that the career of most athletes is short, and that the best results precede abandonment at 14 years.