Do The Deaf Swimmers Need Assistant Tool When Doing A Swimming Start?
Ika Novitaria Marani, Ari Subarkah

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Abstract

Not all humans were born in perfect conditions and have a complete body, which means that there were still many physical imperfections possessed by certain people so that they became a form of deficiency or disability. One of the persons with disabilities was the 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 the communication side 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 was sounded or jumping into the water too late when the whistle was sounded. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether deaf swimmers need a swimming start aid. The research method used was descriptive method with survey technique. The population and samples used were deaf athletes in DKI Jakarta, amounting to 20 people. The research instrument used was 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 was descriptive analysis technique. The results showed that deaf swimmers really needed a tool when starting swimming. Therefore, this research was 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

Topic: Physical activity, exercise, fitness, and wellbeing