Comparative analysis of physical development and morphofunctional training of high qualified sports students of water sports in the conditions of sexual dimorphism

Abstract

A comparative analysis of qualitative and quantitative anthropometric indices of water sports athletes showed that closely related sports specializations conditioned by a sports ecological niche under the strict requirements of competitive activity formed specific morphotypes of athletes. In particular, swimmers of both genders are characterized by the largest length of the body with the least weight and circumference of the thorax inclined to the ectomorphic somatotype, providing buoyancy and less sediment. Academics – rowers, kayaks and canoes rowers mesomorphically differ, i.e. athletic somatotype, the water polo players are characterized by a meso-endomorphic physique, which contributes to better development conditions and the transfer of specific labor forces.