Modern world training trends in sports swimming (review of foreign literature)

Relevance. One of the key directions of strengthening the position of Russian sports in the international arena is the information and methodological support of athletes’ training, the introduction of modern psychological, pedagogical and biomedical innovations, operational and high-quality management of the training process and competitive activities.The purpose of the work is to identify topical issues, collect and analyze the results of foreign research on various aspects of training high-class athletes in sports swimming.Methods. Analysis of literary sources.Results. This review presents the latest data on: indicators of competitive activity of highly qualified swimmers; intra-cycle characteristics of movements; the propulsive role of individual phases; the relationship of space-time parameters of various segments of the swimmers ‘ body; modern methods for assessing the influence of external resistance on swimming speed; anthropometric, biomechanical and energy model indicators of swimmers;swimmer training programs; a comprehensive classification system for training highly qualified British swimmers, training methods for highly qualified Australian swimmers; strength training programs in swimming; individualized assessment of the anaerobic threshold of elite swimmers; changes in the blood system of highly qualified Chinese swimmers during high-altitude training.Conclusion. The presented material reflects the current trends in the training of swimmers abroad and is aimed at coaches and specialists of PSC, CSP, sports schools, as well as teachers, graduate students, undergraduates and students of universities of physical culture.