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Author
Series
Publisher
Alpha
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Whether your goal is to take advantage of the low-impact workout swimming provides, reintroduce yourself to strokes and techniques you've forgotten, or teach your children (or yourself) to swim, this guide gives you everything you need to know to make your way through the water.
Author
Publisher
VeloPress
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this new edition of the best-selling Swim Speed Secrets, the 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion reveals the swim technique used by the world's fastest swimmers. Taormina's guidance is clear and easily understood so any swimmer or triathlete can learn and master the fastest way to swim. Over the course of four Olympic Games and throughout her career as a world champion triathlete, Taormina refined her winning technique...
Author
Publisher
VeloPress
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Taormina shows swimmers and triathletes how they can swim with elite technique in all four swimming strokes--butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Using crystal-clear photographs and her engaging, straightforward style, Coach Taormina explains the science behind power and speed in the water, explores the elements common to every stroke, and examines stroke technique in detail in individual stroke chapters.
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Featuring 128 swimming drills, this book aims to improve buoyancy, body position, breathing, kicking, and sculling. Each drill explains purpose, description, focus points and modifications, accompanied by illustrations that show proper technique and position.
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