Championship Swimming

Tracey McFarlane-Mirande, Kathlene Bissell (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2005
McGraw-Hill Contemporary (Verlag)
978-0-07-144730-0 (ISBN)

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Helps you to swim with speed, power, and grace. This book offers competition-level techniques and training to provide improvement in 30 days. It includes: workouts for both beginning and advanced swimmers; specialized drills for improved strokes; techniques for eliminating drag; and, step-by-step instructions for flip turns.

Swim at your best with this step-by-step 30-day program from an Olympic medalist. 'Tracey and I both swam under the direction of Coach Richard Quick, who is considered an expert by everyone in our sport. Not everybody can have an Olympic coach, but having lessons from a former Olympian is certainly the next best thing. Tracey's book includes what all swimmers need to know to become better--no matter what their level. Perhaps someone reading it will become a future Olympian' - Jenny Thompson, holder of 12 Olympic medals and the most decorated woman swimmer in U.S. history. 'This is the quintessential book for those interested in improving their swimming skills at a rapid rate. It has all the basics for the beginner yet still is able to focus on the bigger picture - swimming faster and more efficiently with an improved stroke' - Rowdy Gaines, three-time Olympic gold medalist and commentator for NBC Sports. If you think the fastest way to better swimming is more boring, repetitive laps, you're (literally) wasting your breath!
In this handy guide, Olympic medalist and former World Champion Tracey McFarlane Mirande uses her experience, skills, and know-how to get you swimming with speed, power, and grace - just like the pros. Whether you're a skilled swimmer or a beginner, "Championship Swimming" delivers competition-level techniques and training to provide real improvement in just 30 days. Tracey's comprehensive guide includes: workouts for both beginning and advanced swimmers; specialized drills for improved strokes; techniques for eliminating drag and swimming more powerfully with less effort; and, step-by-step instructions for flip turns.

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INTRODUCTION
PART I
CHAPTER 1 POOLS AND TOOLS OF THE TRADE
CHAPTER 2 FREESTYLE BASICS
CHAPTER 3 FREESTYLE STREAMLINING AND LAPS
CHAPTER 4 WORKOUTS TO IMPROVE DISTANCE AND CONDITIONING
CHAPTER 5 INTERVAL TRAINING: THE NEED FOR SPEED
PART II
CHAPTER 6 BACKSTROKE BASICS
CHAPTER 7 BREASTSTROKE BASICS
CHAPTER 8 BUTTERFLY BASICS
PART III
CHAPTER 9 TERMINOLOGY, TEAMS, AND SOURCES
CHAPTER 10 EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN SWIMMING-SPECIFIC MUSCLES AND PREVENT INJURIES
CHAPTER 11 ADDITIONAL WORKOUTS
INDEX

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.8.2005
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	226 x 234 mm
Gewicht	345 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10	0-07-144730-X / 007144730X
ISBN-13	978-0-07-144730-0 / 9780071447300
Zustand	Neuware