A Nationwide Survey of Practical Long-distance Swims in High Schools in Japan

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"There have been few attempts made to conduct research into the practice of long-distance swims in schools in Japan. To clarify the investigation into the actual conditions of the long-distance swims in high schools, we carried out a questionnaire survey to national high schools (n=1,500) in Japan. The collection rate of this survey was 52.1% (n=781). The number of high schools which carried out the long-distance swims was only 1.5% (12 schools). In addition, thirty six prefectures did not carry out the swims in their schools. Interestingly, it became apparent that the areas of these schools were distributed on the coast of the Sea of Japan and the Inland Sea of Japan. The highest frequency of participating grade was the first grade. The main goals of this practice were physical and mental training, and group behavior training. The period of time and the distance for the long-distance swims were 103±30 min and 0.97±0.8 km. The number of students per coach was 3.7±1.2. The percentage of schools bringing medical doctor to the long-distance swims was only 1.7%. New evidence from this survey makes more clear the overall practice of the long-distance swims in national high schools in Japan."
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