(Department of Physical Education,Guangdong University of Finance,Guangzhou 510520,China) Abstract: By means of literature research and questionnaire survey, the author gave an overview of the current state and characteristics of the cultivation of backup talents for competitive swimming in the “City of Swimming” in Guangdong province, and then analyzed factors that restrict the cultivation of backup talents for competitive swim-ming in the “City of Swimming” in Guangdong province, in such 4 aspects as governmental support, learning and training relation handling, management system, as well as talent selection and competition, and drew the following conclusions: governmental support and leader’s concern are important assurance for the cultivation of backup tal-ents for competitive swimming in the “City of Swimming” in Guangdong province; perfecting the “paid training” system, innovating the “training and teaching combined” system, optimizing coach’s educational background and ti-tle structure, purifying competition environments, increasing fund input for scientific talent selection, are inevitable ways to the sustainable development of backup talents for competitive swimming in the “City of Swimming” in Guangdong province. Key words: competitive swimming;backup talent;City of Swimming;Dongguan city;Liwan district |