Valoración del estado de hidratación en deportistas que practican natación de 8 a 18 años, pertenecientes a los clubes de natación en la Federación Deportiva del Guayas (FEDEGUAYAS), período mayo - agosto 2017.

Abstract

In this work, an assessment of the state of hydration was carried out on a sample of 54 school swimmers and adolescents who practice swimming at the Garay Vallarino Sports Institution, belonging to the Federación Deportiva Del Guayas. Swimming for being a sport that uses movements within the water it is not possible to observe the loss of liquids by sweating as in sports that are practiced on a solid surface. Therefore, this study aims to know the loss of liquids and its subsequent analysis according to Armstrong criteria. It is a study with a quantitative, non -experimental, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive approach. According to the results obtained, it was concluded that 100% of the sample that admitted to having ingested a drink, was only hydrated with water before performing their sport, during the training the athletes drank 240ml approximately, therefore it is expressed as a state of minimum dehydration according to the Armstrong color scale, equivalent to 4. Finally it was found that there is a loss of up to 1.45 kg of body weight in approximately one hour of training, which causes a concern state of dehydrating.