THE RELATIONSHIP OF SHOULDER FLEXIBILITY AND MORPHOLOGICALCHARACTERISTICS TO SHORT DISTANCE SWIMMING SPEED IN KINESIOLOGYSTUDENTS

The aim of this research was to examine whether there is a statistically significant relationship between shoulder flexibility, anthropometric characteristics and swimming speed short distance in kinesiology students. The study included 16 participants 22 years old, male and female with an average body weight 77.7±16,42 kg and 179±9 cm. All students included in the research attended swimming class in the third semester at the Faculty of Kinesiology University of Sarajevo. The study was applied to 5 measuring instruments: measuring instruments for the assessment of flexibility (2); Measuring instruments for the evaluation of morphological characteristics (2); Measuring instrument for the assessments of swimming speed (1). Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to determine the level of interconnection for assessing the relationship between two variables. Data collection for shoulder flexibility was measured using a shoulder elevation test, and stick rotation test, while swimming speed was measured with a digital stopwatch. The analysis of the results did not demonstrate a single significant feature that would allow the confirmation of the assumptions about the significant relations between flexibility and performance in swimming.