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Keywords

• Mental Toughness
• Competitive Behavior
• Swimmers

Abstract

This study aimed to recognize the contribution of mental toughness in competitive behavior among swimmers, the study was conducted on a sample of (12) male and (14) female from the Jordanian national swimmers team, to collect data was used mental toughness scale for (James Loehr, 1986) and competitive behavior scale for (Harris, 1984), The results showed that mental toughness has a relation with the competitive behavior and have a high percentage contribution (90%) in it among Jordanian swimmers, the researcher recommended to development the psychological aspects of swimmers as the physical, skills, tactical and knowledge in the training programs to enhance the level of mental toughness because of their impact on the positive behavior during the competitions.