diff --git a/javascript/selectionSort.js b/javascript/selectionSort.js
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+function selectionSort(array) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < array.length - 1; i++) {
+
+    let minIndex = i;
+    for (let j = i + 1; j < array.length; j++) {
+      if (array[j] < array[minIndex]) {
+        minIndex = j;
+      }     
+    }
+    [array[i], array[minIndex]] = [array[minIndex], array[i]];
+  }
+  return array;
+}
+
+const arr = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1];
+console.log(selectionSort(arr));