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Author : Gerald Forsberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Modern Long Distance Swimming written by Gerald Forsberg and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Conrad A. Wennerberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781558216150
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Wind, Waves, and Sunburn written by Conrad A. Wennerberg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring history of marathon swimming, of interest to all endurance athletes.
Author : Steven Munatones
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780736092845
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Open Water Swimming written by Steven Munatones and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the art of efficient pack swimming to the best dryland & pool workouts for improving endurance, strength & power, Open Water Swimming covers it all.
Author : Lisa Congdon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452146748
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)
Download or read book The Joy of Swimming written by Lisa Congdon and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed artist and author invites readers to dip into the many joys of swimming in this beautifully illustrate and “loving homage to aquatic bliss” (Brain Pickings). Best known as an artist, illustrator, and author, Lisa Congdon is also a record-breaking long-distance swimmer. Now she shares her personal passion for swimming in this beautiful and thoughtful celebration of getting in the water. Hand-lettered inspirational quotes and watercolor portraits are paired with real people's personal stories. Illustrated collections of vintage objects—such as colorful swim caps, traditional pool signs, and bathing suits through the ages—evoke the beauty and inspiration of the subject. An emphasis on swimming as a way of life—from taking a leap to going with the flow—makes this delightful volume a must-have for serious swimmers, vacation paddlers, and anyone pondering their next high dive.
Author : Sheila Taormina
Publisher : VeloPress
ISBN 13 : 1937716171
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (377 download)
Download or read book Swim Speed Secrets for Swimmers and Triathletes written by Sheila Taormina and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Lynne Cox
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156034678
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Grayson written by Lynne Cox and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes how, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encountered a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and relates her efforts to find the baby's mother.
Author : Lynne Cox
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307547876
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Swimming to Antarctica written by Lynne Cox and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this extraordinary book, the world’s most extraordinary distance swimmer writes about her emotional and spiritual need to swim and about the almost mystical act of swimming itself. Lynne Cox trained hard from age nine, working with an Olympic coach, swimming five to twelve miles each day in the Pacific. At age eleven, she swam even when hail made the water “like cold tapioca pudding” and was told she would one day swim the English Channel. Four years later—not yet out of high school—she broke the men’s and women’s world records for the Channel swim. In 1987, she swam the Bering Strait from America to the Soviet Union—a feat that, according to Gorbachev, helped diminish tensions between Russia and the United States. Lynne Cox’s relationship with the water is almost mystical: she describes swimming as flying, and remembers swimming at night through flocks of flying fish the size of mockingbirds, remembers being escorted by a pod of dolphins that came to her off New Zealand. She has a photographic memory of her swims. She tells us how she conceived of, planned, and trained for each, and re-creates for us the experience of swimming (almost) unswimmable bodies of water, including her most recent astonishing one-mile swim to Antarctica in thirty-two-degree water without a wet suit. She tells us how, through training and by taking advantage of her naturally plump physique, she is able to create more heat in the water than she loses. Lynne Cox has swum the Mediterranean, the three-mile Strait of Messina, under the ancient bridges of Kunning Lake, below the old summer palace of the emperor of China in Beijing. Breaking records no longer interests her. She writes about the ways in which these swims instead became vehicles for personal goals, how she sees herself as the lone swimmer among the waves, pitting her courage against the odds, drawn to dangerous places and treacherous waters that, since ancient times, have challenged sailors in ships.
Author : Kate Rew
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473599512
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook written by Kate Rew and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An important, inspiring book by someone that has encouraged million of people to experience the wonders and friendships of Britain's rivers, lakes and seas' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'A treasured guide for anyone who wants to venture into rivers, estuaries, lakes and seas for a dip, a moonlit swim or a great adventure. I loved this book!' LYNNE COX Capturing the freewheeling spirit, community and wisdom that defines The Outdoor Swimming Society movement, founder Kate Rew reveals everything you need to know to explore rivers, lakes, seas and estuaries. Sharing tales of her own inspiring swims, Kate explores the rich and varied life of outdoor swimmers, from the physiology of cold to planning lazy hazy downstream swims. An exquisite guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike, The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook will lead you to the shore and become your trusted companion for the adventures ahead.
Author : Diana Nyad
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804172919
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Find a Way written by Diana Nyad and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW THE NETFLIX FILM NYAD, STARRING ANNETTE BENING AND JODIE FOSTER Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election: “When you’re facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison.” When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record—becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four. Now, in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. For no matter what life may throw at you, or how many times you may have experienced defeat, it is always possible—as long as you commit to living life to the nth degree, no regrets—to “find a way."
Author : Marcia Cleveland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967209111
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dover Solo written by Marcia Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rachel Jones
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839811897
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Toes In The Water written by Rachel Jones and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do so many of us step into the water? Compiled and edited by Rachel Jones, Toes in the Water explores the life-affirming and healing power of wild swimming. With insights from a wide range of swimmers, the book explores the community around wild swimming, interwoven with the mental and physical health benefits which swimmers gain from it. The featured swimmers share the connection they feel with the natural world, and how this can lead to a positive impact on the environment around them. Packed full of inspiring stories, Toes in the Water is a book that could change your life. The featured swimmers include open-water coach and year-round outdoor swimmer Ella Foote, who describes how the swimming community has supported her and given her skills and confidence in the outdoors; meanwhile, Beth Pearson, co-director of the Outdoor Swimming Society, explains the motivation behind and evolution of creating a wild swimming community. Also, Yorkshire-based wild swimming guide Les Peebles reflects on how healing he finds being in the water and how much joy he finds in helping others to discover wild swimming; and Lindsey Cole, mermaid, adventurer and environmental campaigner, explains how she raises awareness of river pollution through storytelling and activism.
Author : Cecil Colwin
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780736037778
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (377 download)
Download or read book Breakthrough Swimming written by Cecil Colwin and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before has one book taken such a comprehensive look at the evolution, science, and coaching application of competitive swimming. In Breakthrough Swimming, legendary swimming coach and researcher Cecil Colwin provides a rich perspective on the development of the sport and explains major advances in stroke mechanics, training methods, and racing techniques. Accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, this engaging text is one of the most insightful written works on the sport. It makes clear sense out of the scientific principles and puts into context the historical changes in the sport. Not only will you gain a greater understanding of competitive swimming through its origins and evolution, but you'll also gain these valuable skills: - Improve your stroke technique, starts, and turns. - Improve your feel of the water by learning to anticipate and effectively manipulate the reacting flow of the water. - Understand the hydrodynamics of swimming and learn how water reacts to the forces you apply with each swimming stroke. - Improve your conditioning and develop a better training program by understanding the principles of training. - Learn how to design different types of workouts to produce specific physiological effects. - Learn how to plan a seasonal program and how to relate your training to the pace of the race you intend to swim. The book includes a chapter contributed by Dr. David Pyne, sport physiologist to the 2000 Australian Olympic swimming team. Pyne covers the physiology of modern swimming training and the preparation of swimming teams for top-flight international competition. Breakthrough Swimming covers every aspect of competitive swimming from its spawning ground in early 19th-century England to the present day, including the profound changes that occurred in the last decade of the 20th century. The book also explains the societal changes of recent years, such as the advent of professional swimming and the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. Combining history with the latest innovations, Breakthrough Swimming is the definitive work on the past, present, and future of competitive swimming.
Author : George Milbry Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
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Author : Thomas Edward Finegan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
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Author : Richard Francis Nelligan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Art of Swimming written by Richard Francis Nelligan and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bouve collection.
Author : Cecil M. Colwin
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492585009
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Breakthrough Swimming written by Cecil M. Colwin and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2002-02-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before has one book taken such a comprehensive look at the evolution, science, and coaching application of competitive swimming. In Breakthrough Swimming, legendary swimming coach and researcher Cecil Colwin provides a rich perspective on the development of the sport and explains major advances in stroke mechanics, training methods, and racing techniques. Accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, this engaging text is one of the most insightful written works on the sport. It makes clear sense out of the scientific principles and puts into context the historical changes in the sport. Not only will you gain a greater understanding of competitive swimming through its origins and evolution, but you’ll also gain these valuable skills: • Improve your stroke technique, starts, and turns. • Improve your feel of the water by learning to anticipate and effectively manipulate the reacting flow of the water. • Understand the hydrodynamics of swimming and learn how water reacts to the forces you apply with each swimming stroke. • Improve your conditioning and develop a better training program by understanding the principles of training. • Learn how to design different types of workouts to produce specific physiological effects. • Learn how to plan a seasonal program and how to relate your training to the pace of the race you intend to swim. The book includes a chapter contributed by Dr. David Pyne, sport physiologist to the 2000 Australian Olympic swimming team. Pyne covers the physiology of modern swimming training and the preparation of swimming teams for top-flight international competition. Breakthrough Swimming covers every aspect of competitive swimming from its spawning ground in early 19th-century England to the present day, including the profound changes that occurred in the last decade of the 20th century. The book also explains the societal changes of recent years, such as the advent of professional swimming and the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. Combining history with the latest innovations, Breakthrough Swimming is the definitive work on the past, present, and future of competitive swimming.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
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