Perfil antropométrico y somatotipo de nadadores adolescentes del Club Deportivo Diana Quintana en el periodo de mayo - julio 2018.

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the anthropometric profile and somatotype in young sprint swimmers of the Guayas Province Team of Diana Quintana Sports Club using parameters of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry and Carter's anthropometric method to obtain the somatotype. A study was conducted with a sequential, nonexperimental quantitative approach, with a cross-sectional correlational design; a sample of 31 sprinters was taken. A comparison was made with a study that had a sample with similar characteristics in which it was weighed, size, percentage of fat, muscle percentage and somatotype, in addition to that a position was made according to the gender in the sample. With the results obtained, a difference is shown between the anthropometric profiles of the swimmers studied and the reference population, however, with the close meanings The somatotype that predominates in women is mesomorphicendomorphic, followed by balanced endomorph, balanced mesomorph and endomorph -ectomorph, the ideal somatotype in this population is endomorphmesomorph, which can be improved by diet and exercise; The somatotype that predominates in men is ectomorphome-mesomorph and balanced mesomorph, nevertheless, it is observed endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph-ectomorph and mesomorph-endomorph somatotype, showing that a part of the sample meets the ideal somatotype of ectomorphmesomorph and the sample can reach this by the continuous training and the realization of exercises for muscle definition. It was recommended to carry out anthropometric studies in sports centers trained to the personnel, so that they are carried out correctly and with full profile.