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This study conducted a 12-week aquatic exercise program with old women of 65 and over to compare and analyze its effects on body composition, physical fitness, and blood lipid. Finally, the following results were obtained. First, after application of the aquatic exercise program, there was a significant decrease in body composition(weight(p<.001), % body fat(p<.001), BMI(p<.001), LBM(p<.001)) in old women, suggesting a increase result. Second, after application of the aquatic exercise program, there was a significant increase in physical fitness(strength(p<.01), endurance(p<.001), flexibility(p<.001), cardiorespiratory endurance(p<.001)) in old women, suggesting a increase result. Finally, after application of the aquatic exercise program, there was a significant difference in all blood lipid factors(TC(p<.05), TG(p<.001), LDL-C(p<.001)) but HDL-C in old women, suggesting a increase result. HDL-C showed no significant differenct. Taken together, it is found that an aquatic exercise program is very effective for a decrease in weight, % body fat, and BMI which can prevent metabolic syndrome in old women. It is also considered that it decreases blood lipid effectively, which is effective for a prevention against life style disease in old women. Further study should conduct both an aquatic exercise and a dietary cure to show more effective result.