| Description |
186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-155) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Introduction -- 1. Swimming, health and fitness -- 2. Why train? -- 3. Preparing correctly -- II. Swimming for fitness -- 4. The strokes revisited -- 5. Training methods and drills -- 6. Land conditioning -- 7. Diet and lifestyle -- 8. Health and safety -- pt. III. Planning your swimming year -- 9. Planning principles -- 10. Targets and programmes [sic] -- 11. Constructing your training sessions -- 12. The schedules -- pt. IV. Training for competition -- 13. Master's swimming -- 14. Starts and turns -- Further information -- Swimming records. |
| Summary |
Presents an overview of developing a swimming fitness program. Covers the basic strokes, training methods and drills, land conditioning, diet and lifestyle, and health and safety. Provides guidelines for planning and constructing training sessions and presents an outline for training schedules. Features information on competitive swimming including the master's program and the techniques of starts and turns. Includes a list of swimming associations and other resources. |
| Subject |
Swimming -- Training.
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Physical fitness.
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Physical fitness. (OCoLC)fst01062569
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Swimming -- Training.
(OCoLC)fst01140366
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| ISBN |
1585745502 (pbk.) |
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9781585745500 (pbk.) |
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