Principais contribuições da prática da natação no contexto escolar: Desafios e possibilidades

Abstract

Swimming is one of the most complete sports, providing physical, motor and cognitive benefits. In the school environment, this practice can contribute to the integral development of students, helping with motor coordination, physical conditioning and socialization. However, the implementation of swimming in schools still presents challenges, such as the lack of infrastructure and trained professionals. This study aims to conduct a literature review on the contributions of swimming in schools, analyzing its impacts and the challenges for its application in the educational context. The following keywords were used for the methodology of this work, such as swimming, school physical education, development and learning, and all articles that met the required criteria and were in the standard language Portuguese were selected, with 5 articles in total. The search obtained positive results for the area of swimming, and satisfactory conclusions were reached.