A study has been done about the somatotypes of 34 Venezuelan male and female swimmers belonging to the Francisco de Miranda Swimming Team. Somatotypes ratings were calculated for all perfomers based on the Heath-Carter Anthropometric Method. Means, standard errors and standard deviations on the variables Endomorphy, Mesomorphy and Ectomorphy were calculated for both groups. Finally, the individual somatotypes were plotte on somatocharts.Growth and Development; Physique Symp. Biol. Hung 20, (1977).