Browsing by Subject "Aquatic competence"

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    Percepciones parentales sobre la capacidad de los niños para nadar: un estudio con edades entre 6 y 10 años
    (Universidad de Murcia: servicio de publicaciones, 2025) Costa, Mário J.; Santos, Catarina C; Soares, Susana; Garrido, Nuno D.; Saraiva, Helena; Costa, Aldo M; Sin departamento asociado
    Parental perceptions of aquatic competence can serve as a potential indicator of how aware and involved adults are in supervising children in aquatic environments. This study aimed to compare parental perception with children's actual aquatic competence in a sample of 6-to 10-year-olds. Eighty-one children (8.52 ± 1.11 years old) enrolled in swimming lessons were evaluated on structured aquatic tasks, while their parents completed a questionnaire about their children's skills. Most children (61.7%) were able to stay afloat without foot support. Among those, 97.9% could maintain their head above water and breathe for 30 seconds, 93.6% swam 10 meters, and only 42.3% completed 25 meters using a formal swimming technique. No significant differences were found between parental perception and actual performance. The strongest effect size was observed in basic flotation ability (V = 0.800). These findings highlight the importance of regular participation in swimming lessons, accompanied by ongoing parental awareness of children’s aquatic skill development