This study focuses on the current challenges faced by the National Swimming Federations （NFs） with respect to challenges and needs of their NFs in the promotion of health in their domestic population and elite athle...This study focuses on the current challenges faced by the National Swimming Federations （NFs） with respect to challenges and needs of their NFs in the promotion of health in their domestic population and elite athletes. A descriptive transversal survey was circulated among the FINA NFs requesting information regarding these challenges and needs. The response rate was 64.9% （135 of the 208 NFs）. A similarity study was conducted （pairing measures method of Rogers-Tanimoto） to obtain 8 groups of NFs organized according to the degree to which their responses were similar to those of the other NFs. The lack of financial resources （95%） was identified as the most significant barrier to health promotion among the NFs. The least common challenges faced by the NFs were the relative importance of swimming as a sport （52%） and the lack of evidence based and best practice guidelines （51%）. Conclusion： Although many NFs face some common barriers to promoting health, those barriers are more significant in some NFs. Therefore, the means to overcome them will vary from NF to NF.展开更多
文摘This study focuses on the current challenges faced by the National Swimming Federations （NFs） with respect to challenges and needs of their NFs in the promotion of health in their domestic population and elite athletes. A descriptive transversal survey was circulated among the FINA NFs requesting information regarding these challenges and needs. The response rate was 64.9% （135 of the 208 NFs）. A similarity study was conducted （pairing measures method of Rogers-Tanimoto） to obtain 8 groups of NFs organized according to the degree to which their responses were similar to those of the other NFs. The lack of financial resources （95%） was identified as the most significant barrier to health promotion among the NFs. The least common challenges faced by the NFs were the relative importance of swimming as a sport （52%） and the lack of evidence based and best practice guidelines （51%）. Conclusion： Although many NFs face some common barriers to promoting health, those barriers are more significant in some NFs. Therefore, the means to overcome them will vary from NF to NF.
