Swimming under the spotlight: Exploring health benefits from a scientific perspective

Authors

  • Flavio Daniel Brito Mancheno Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito-Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0901-8218

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56200/mried.v4i12.8627

Keywords:

benefits, aquatic development, swimming

Abstract

Swimming and aquatic activities are highly effective in promoting physical, psychological and psychomotor development in people. The objective of this research was to know the wide benefits of swimming from a scientific perspective. A systematic review of bibliographic analysis was carried out by means of analytical tracking techniques and documentary quantification from various search engines: Google academic, Dialnet, Redalyc, Scielo, where a total of 243 documents were obtained, selecting the sample, and then continuing with the following coding: 1) Title of the article; 2) Name of the authors and year; 3) Objective; 4) Sample-Instruments; 5) Results. The results indicate that participation in swimming lessons can contribute to significant improvements in gross and fine motor skills. Swimming is positioned as a comprehensive physical activity with a positive impact on multiple dimensions of child development. The results indicate that participation in swimming lessons can contribute to significant improvements in gross and fine motor skills. Swimming is positioned as a comprehensive physical activity with a positive impact on multiple dimensions of physical and psychological development. Likewise, different research corroborates that swimming has a positive and multidimensional impact on the integral development of individuals by strengthening cognitive, motor, social and affective areas.

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Author Biography

Flavio Daniel Brito Mancheno, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito-Ecuador

Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito-Ecuador

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Published

2025-09-15

How to Cite

Brito Mancheno, F. D. (2025). Swimming under the spotlight: Exploring health benefits from a scientific perspective. MENTOR Revista De investigación Educativa Y Deportiva , 4(12), 963–977. https://doi.org/10.56200/mried.v4i12.8627

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