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Purpose of research – to identify the swimming activity indicators of offenders, which determine the successful performance of a water polo team in competitions. Methods and organization of research. The paper reveals modern views of highly qualified coaches on the role, structure and content of swimming skills of water polo players at the stage of refinement of sport excellence. We have held a qualitative and quantitative content analysis of video recordings of 42 water polo events of Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro with the participation of 12 teams (national teams of Greece, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, France and the United States) of the world water polo elite. The obtained data went through mathematical processing with the method of average values, correlation (according to Spearman) and factor analysis (with rotation of reference axes upon Varimax criterion). Results. The article presents data on the methods of sport and game swimming and the modes of their implementation, which are used by elite defenders in water polo competitions. Processing the data obtained with the methods of average values, correlation and factor analysis has made it possible to identify the groups of technical and tactical actions utilized by defenders at water polo competitions, which have formed the basis of the model of swimming activity of elite water polo players. The model is implemented in competitive conditions. According to the results of the research, a complex of swimming tasks was designed which simulates the modes of competitive activities of highly qualified defenders. The data obtained in the framework of research can be considered as reference points for optimizing the process of swimming training for water polo players at the stages of refinement of sport excellence.
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