International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 11(5), pp. 1079 - 1083
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110516
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Do the Deaf Swimmers Need Assistant Tool When Doing a Swimming Start?

Ika Novitaria Marani ^*, Ari Subarkah
Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Not all humans are born in perfect condition and have a complete body, which means that there are still many physical imperfections possessed by certain people so that they became a form of deficiency or disability. One of the persons with disabilities is mentally retarded who has a sensory disability, so that he experiences obstacles or disturbances in his sense of hearing. Deaf children do not have differences in intelligence, but have differences on communication which tends to be visual rather than verbal. This becomes an obstacle for deaf swimmers when competing in swimming. Because during competitions, deaf swimmers often make mistakes by jumping before the whistle is sounded or jumping into the water too late when the whistle is sounded. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine whether deaf swimmers need a swimming start aid. The research method used is descriptive method with survey technique. The population and samples used are deaf athletes in DKI Jakarta, amounting to 20 people. The research instrument used is a questionnaire to analyze the need for a starting tool for deaf swimmers by having three indicators as a decision maker whether deaf swimmers need a swimming start aid. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis technique. The results show that deaf swimmers really need a tool when starting swimming. Therefore, this research is a basic research to be developed further in making swimming start aids for deaf swimmers who are in dire need when they start swimming.

KEYWORDS
Deaf Swimmer, Assistant Tool, Swimming, Start

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ika Novitaria Marani , Ari Subarkah , "Do the Deaf Swimmers Need Assistant Tool When Doing a Swimming Start?," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 1079 - 1083, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110516.

(b). APA Format:
Ika Novitaria Marani , Ari Subarkah (2023). Do the Deaf Swimmers Need Assistant Tool When Doing a Swimming Start?. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(5), 1079 - 1083. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110516.