摘要：The present study aims to make an analysis of the evaluation methods for the children’s somatic and physical development and of the possibilities of making a choice for a certain sportive branch, according to this development. Two analysis methods are used: the one of comparing the measured dimensions to the average values given by the specialty literature in their absolute value and the other of calculating the proportionality indexes which are further compared to the average indexes in the reference population. It is also used a prognosis method that selects the children with a certain type of somatic and physic development suited to be oriented towards a sport. This study presents the orientation towards swimming
