Mastering Swimming
Mastering Swimming

Author: Jim P. Montgomery

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2008-10-27

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1492583987

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Trim seconds off your time, train more efficiently, or simply maximize your fitness workouts with Mastering Swimming. Renowned coaches Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers have teamed up to create the ultimate swimming guide for masters athletes. Swimmers aged 18 to 120 will benefit from a targeted approach that covers these essentials: -Stroke instruction and refinement for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly -Workout plans for fitness and competition -Training for open-water swimming and triathlon -Second-saving starts and turns In addition, Mastering Swimming covers equipment, dryland training, motivational strategies, and guidance for selecting a masters coach or program. With such complete coverage, it's the one resource you'll turn to time and again for a lifetime of serious swimming.

The Swimmer's Mind: Mastering the Mental Side of Swimming
The Swimmer's Mind: Mastering the Mental Side of Swimming

Author: Will Jonathan

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-09

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781729087008

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You're in the pursuit of excellence and success as a swimmer. At the end of the day, it's not physical talent, physical skill, or physical ability that's going to make the difference. What makes the difference is mindset, mentality, and attitude. What separates good swimmers from great swimmers is the mental side of the sport. This book is designed to help swimmers such as yourself to develop the mental strength and emotional resilience necessary to think strong, feel confident, swim fast, and be your best. To do that, The Swimmer's Mind contains 320 pages of the same strategies and methodologies I use when working with my individual clients and NCAA D1 Nationally-Ranked Swim Programs which have produced proven results and success at the Age-Group, National, NCAA, and International level. Readers will learn how to master the core aspects of the mental side of swimming such as how to be confident, how to eliminate nerves, how to create a strong racing mindset, and much, much more. If you're only focused on the physical side of the sport and not currently working to improve your mind for swimming, then you're neglecting the most important tool you have as a swimmer.

Triathlon Swimming
Triathlon Swimming

Author: Gerry Rodrigues

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2020-07-21

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1948006189

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Triathlon Swimming reveals the rewarding and rigorous Tower 26 program for mastering open-water swimming by the world’s leading open-water swimming coach Gerry Rodrigues and former pro triathlete Emma-Kate Lidbury.Triathlon swimming is unique in its challenges and physical and mental limits. Over his lifetime of over 100 open-water swim race wins and over 30 years of coaching, Rodrigues has perfected the art and science of open-water swimming. His famed Tower 26 swimming program trains athletes in both the pool and in rough open water conditions, making triathletes and swimmers skilled, confident, capable, and fast in any condition. In Triathlon Swimming, Rodrigues and Lidbury break down open-water swimming technique and show how triathlon swimming requires different form. From kicking to sighting, Triathlon Swimming describes the best technique for swimming in open water. This guide shares the best gear for open-water swimming, shows how to create your own effective open-water swim workouts, and shares a plan for race prep and taper. Tower 26 offers the best open-water swimming technique. With Rodrigues’ coaching approach and Lidbury’s first-hand experience and insight, Triathlon Swimming can help you become a master open-water swimmer for faster, fearless racing.

Swim Speed Secrets for Swimmers and Triathletes
Swim Speed Secrets for Swimmers and Triathletes

Author: Sheila Taormina

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1937716171

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In Swim Speed Secrets, 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion Sheila Taormina reveals the swim technique used by the world’s fastest swimmers. Over the course of 4 Olympic Games and throughout her career as a world champion triathlete, Taormina refined her exceptional technique as a student of the sport, studying the world’s best swimmers using underwater photographs and video analysis. From Johnny Weissmuller to Michael Phelps, the world’s fastest swimmers share two common elements: high stroke rate and a high-elbow underwater pull. Many swimmers and triathletes neglect the underwater pull, distracted by stroke count or perfecting less critical details like body position, streamlining, and roll. Swim Speed Secrets focuses on producing power—the most crucial element of swimming—to help triathletes and swimmers overhaul their swim stroke and find the speed that’s been eluding them. With a commonsense approach that comes from decades of practice and years of hands-on coaching experience, Taormina shows swimmers how to transition to faster swimming. Swim Speed Secrets includes: The best drills to cultivate a more sensitive feel for the water Dryland and strength building exercises to develop arm position and upper body musculature Crisp photos of Olympic swimmers and variations in their high-elbow underwater pull Clear descriptions of the key moments of the underwater pull Tips that helped her perform at a world-class level for two decades Sheila Taormina’s Swim Speed Secrets brings the focus back where it belongs—to a powerful underwater stroke. With this approach, triathletes and swimmers can stop swimming for survival and break through to new levels of speed and confidence in the water.

Mastering Swimming
Mastering Swimming

Author: Jim Montgomery

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780736074537

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Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers present readers with everything they need to create their own training plans - plus numerous sample programs - whether they swim for fitness or competition.

Dive In - The Ultimate Guide to Swimming Mastery
Dive In - The Ultimate Guide to Swimming Mastery

Author: Kim Gomez

Publisher: Zee Publishing

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13:

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Are you ready to take your swimming to the next level and unlock your full potential in the water? Look no further than "Dive In: The Ultimate Guide to Swimming Mastery"! This comprehensive guide is the first of its kind, offering a wealth of expert techniques, training methods, and life lessons that will transform the way you approach swimming, no matter your age or skill level. Inside, you'll discover: - Proven techniques for mastering all four competitive strokes, from freestyle to butterfly - Cutting-edge training programs designed to maximize your speed, endurance, and efficiency in the water - In-depth analysis of the physics and biomechanics of swimming, giving you a deeper understanding of how your body moves through the water - Mental training strategies to help you overcome fear, build confidence, and develop a champion's mindset - Nutritional guidance and recovery techniques to fuel your body and optimize your performance both in and out of the pool Whether you're a competitive swimmer looking to shave seconds off your best times, a triathlete seeking to improve your swim split, a masters swimmer pursuing lifelong health and fitness, or a beginner learning to conquer the water for the first time, "Dive In" has something for you. With its unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge, engaging storytelling, and practical, real-world advice, this book is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to take their swimming to the next level and experience the life-changing benefits of this incredible sport. So what are you waiting for? Take the plunge and "Dive In" to the world of swimming mastery today! With this book as your guide, there's no limit to what you can achieve in the water and beyond.

Swimming
Swimming

Author: Scott Bay

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2016-02-09

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1492585459

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Be confident in the pool or open water with Swimming: Steps to Success. This proven program will help you master these techniques: • Freestyle • Backstroke • Breaststroke • Butterfly • Starts and Turns • Open Water • Survival Swimming Step-by-step instruction and full color photos show basic arm and leg movements along with proper body position for each skill. Drills reinforce the instruction and help you practice each stroke. There’s even a scoring system for gauging success and determining readiness to advance to new skills. Whether you’re instructing, learning to swim, or looking to improve your aquatic skills, Swimming: Steps to Success will let you develop at your own pace. Part of the highly successful Steps to Success Sport Series with more than 1.6 million copies sold, it’s your guide to in-water excellence.

The Swimming Strokes Book
The Swimming Strokes Book

Author: Mark Young

Publisher: Educate and Learn Publishing

Published: 2014-01-13

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0992742811

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Learning how to swim can be a frustrating experience sometimes, especially for an adult. Kick with your legs, pull with your arms, breathe in, and breathe out and do it all at the right time. Before you know it you’ve got a hundred and one things to think about and do all at the same time or in the right sequence. The Swimming Strokes Book is designed to break each stroke down into its component parts, those parts being body position, legs, arms, breathing and timing and coordination. An exercise or series of exercises are then assigned to that part along with relevant teaching points and technique tips, to help focus only on that stroke part. Although it is not the same as having a swimming teacher with you to correct you, this book perfectly compliments lessons or helps to enhance your practice time in the pool. The 82 exercises form reference sections for each swimming stroke, complete with technique tips, teaching points and common mistakes for each individual exercise. Clear, concise and easy-to-follow.