摘要：Different training methods are used to improvechildren's swimming degrees and motor performance. There are a limited numberof studies examining the effects of therabands, which are portable andavailable everywhere, on swimmers. The aim of this study was to investigate theeffect of 8 weeks of theraband exercises on motor performance and 50 mfreestyle swimming degree. 45voluntary children (male = 27, female = 18) participated in the study. Thechildren were divided into three groups; control group (CG), swimming group(SG) and theraband group (TG), each consisting of 15 people. SG did swimmingtraining only three times a week for eight weeks. In addition to swimmingexercises, TG did theraband exercises consisting of 8 movements to the lowerand upper extremities. The motor performances of the swimmers were determinedby the Dordel Koch Test (DKT), which consists of 7 subtests, and swimmingdegrees were determined by the stopwatch. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was usedto determine the difference between pre-tests and post-tests following 8-weeksof exercise. According to the results, it was determined that in SG, 50 mswimming degree and DKTsideward jump performances increased in theposttest, while in TG, 50 m swimming degree, DKTsideward jump, DKTflexibility,DKT standing longjump, DKTsit-up,DKTbalance and DKTpush-up performances improvedsignificantly in the post-test (p <0.05). As a result, in addition toin-water training to improve swimming performance, it can be stated that landtraining has positive effects on swimming degrees and theraband exercisesincrease motor performance. It can be recommended that swimming coachesincorporate theraband exercises into the content of training programs toimprove both swimming and motor performance of children.
