Swimming ability of first year students at Faculty of Science at Charles Univesity

Abstract

This article analyzes swimming ability of first year students at Faculty of Science at Charles Univesity. The overall performance in swimming is decreasing, based on the average measured times of students swimming certain distance.

The text does not only describe this negative trend and it's cause, but also underlines the importance of regular swimming courses at universities. These courses have, based on the average measured time per certain distance, significant influence on the improvement of student's swimming ability and performance.