Impact of a 14-week basic swimming program on liver enzymes and plasma lipids in adult women

This study aimed to investigate some liver enzymes and blood lipids in adult women after 14 weeks of swimming training. The study was voluntarily participated by 28 women students between the ages of 18-24 studying at the faculty of sports sciences. Participants were divided into two groups experimental and control groups. The experimental group received basic swimming training 2 days a week for 14 weeks. Each study session was planned for 90 minutes. The control group did not participate in any study. Blood samples were taken from the experimental and control groups before and after the start of the training program. Shapiro-Wilk test was applied to determine whether the obtained data showed normal distribution and it was determined that the data showed normal distribution. Therefore, Paired Samples T Test and Independent Samples T Tests were used. Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Urea, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Triglyceride (TG), and Cholesterol values of the experimental and control groups were compared according to the values obtained from the blood samples. There were significant differences between the post-test measurements of Triglyceride and Cholesterol values in the comparison between the groups. The intra-group comparison showed significant differences in HDL and triglyceride values in the experimental group. As a result, it was observed that 14 weeks of basic swimming training in adult women had positive effects on some plasma lipid levels but did not show any significant changes in liver enzymes.