“A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LUNG FUNCTION TESTS IN SWIMMERS AND NORMAL INDIVIDUALS”

Abstract

Introduction: Our human body is an amazing machine, in which perfectly coordinated events will occur simultaneously. Swimming is a sport which is suitable for people of many different ages, and tness levels. Regular swimming produces many changes in the body. It benets the upper body, torso and legs together and it will improve general strength, lung capacity, stamina and cardiovascular tness. Swimming is an aerobic exercise and it has a signicant effect on respiratory functions that helps the lungs to use oxygen efciently. Aim and objectives:Aim of the present study is to compare the Pulmonary Function Tests of swimmers and non-swimmers and to know whether swimming brings any changes in the pulmonary function tests .Materials and Methods: The present study is a cross sectional study .The total sample size is 100. Swimmers (subjects) are 50 and non-swimmers (controls) are 50 in number. Swimmers are selected from N.T.R.Stadium Swimming Pool, Guntur and Guntur Club Swimming pool, Guntur. Hundred subjects were screened for the study and 50 were selected as subjects. The Pulmonary Function Tests was conducted in the Infectious Disease Hospital, Guntur. Summary and Conclusion: In our study, there is a signicant increase in pulmonary function tests in swimmers compared to non – swimmers.