The relationship between swimmers' self-esteem with the level of their sporting achievements

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of self-esteem, the level of aspirations and the level of athletic achievements of swimmers. Materials and methods. The study involved 30 athletes-swimmers with different levels of athletic achievements. The participants were surveyed according to the Dembo-Rubinstein method. After analyzing the literature sources, the results were statistically analyzed according to various criteria. The results of the study and their discussion. Despite the fact that many research authors talk about the existence of a strong relationship between self-esteem and athletic achievements, the analysis of the data obtained did not reveal any dependencies between the indicators of various scales and the athletic success of the tested swimmers. Conclusions. It was found that the statistical dependencies between the selected indicators are small to be considered significant, but close to the threshold of significance. Although a direct link between self-esteem and achievements has not been confirmed, the identified trends require further study. It is recommended to expand the sample and include an assessment of self-assessment of psychological readiness before the competition. In longer studies, it is also recommended to study self-esteem in combination with other psychological parameters.