Multi-Criteria Assessment of Swimmers' Predispositions to Compete in Swimming Styles

Decision-making accompanies us on a daily basis, making it an integral part of life. Decisions are made on a wide range of subjects, some of which have a greater or lesser impact on other aspects of life. Decision-making also takes place in sport, where the aim is to strive for the best possible results from athletes. This paper uses the previously proposed model built based on the COMET method to evaluate swimmers' predispositions to compete in selected swimming styles. Additionally, we also examined the group of swimmers for versatility, and the evaluation was based on many criteria describing the physical parameters of the swimmers. The study showed that some athletes performed better when tested for versatility than for a specific swimming style, indicating that the athletes were misdirected. Therefore, the proposed model is a feasible approach to address proper styles assignment and maximising swimmers' performance.