Joven con Síndrome de Down y natación recreativa: posibilidades hacia la inclusión / Young with Down Syndrome and Recreation Swimming Activity: Inclusion posibilities

El proposito del estudio fue analizar las percepciones de los agentes participantes y los factores que inciden en la inclusion de un nino con sindrome de Down (SD) en un programa de natacion recreativa. Los participantes fueron: un joven con SD, nueve jovenes sin discapacidad diagnosticada, la monitora de natacion, el coordinador de la actividad y la madre del nino con SD. El presente estudio, basado en una metodologia cualitativa, recogio la informacion a traves de entrevistas semi-estructuradas, observacion sistematica y diario de la investigadora. La utilizacion de un proceso inductivo permitio categorizar la informacion y obtener los siguientes resultados: es necesaria una mayor coordinacion entre los agentes implicados, adaptar el programa en funcion de las caracteristicas de todos los participantes, mejorar la formacion especifica de los tecnicos responsables y la fluidez de la comunicacion entre los agentes implicados para posibilitar la inclusion del nino con SD a traves de la natacion recreativa.PALABRAS CLAVES: inclusion, natacion recreativa, sindrome de Down. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyse the perceptions of the participant agents and factors affecting the inclusion of a child with Down syndrome (DS) in a recreational swimming activity program. Program participants included: a child with DS, nine children without diagnosed disabilities, the swimming instructor, the mother of a child with DS and the coordinator of the activity. This study was based on qualitative research approach and data were collected through semi-structured interviews, systematic observation and research diary. The following results were obtained after the inductive process: the need of greater coordination among those involved, designs appropriate programs based on the characteristics of all participants, improve specific training of technicians responsible as well as improve the communication of the agents participating in order to enable the inclusion of a child with DS in a recreational swimming activity.KEYWORDS: inclusion, recreational swimming, Down syndrome.