Water Survival Skills and Swimming Performance of BSMT Students: A Sequential Explanatory Study
Poor swimming performance is dangerous. The aim of this study was to determine the significance of water survival skills as a factor of swimming performance, and to explore experiences on water survival among BSMT students. Using sequential explanatory design, I surveyed 267 randomly selected samples and interviewed 5 purposively selected students. Water survival skills were found to be a significant factor, accounting for a 56.1% degree of influence. Survival skills experiences under technique developed, independent in water, and building confidence, respectively, are swimming stroke adjustment, breathing control, and overall skill enhancement; reliance on personal skills, utilization of training adaptation, and internal lessons of growth; and overcoming fear, self-reliance, and future preparedness. Mixed-method studies and enhanced training with structured water survival drills are recommended.
