Full Description
This work is a reference on competitive swimming, including information on stroke technique and training methods for swimming. This updated edition includes new photographs of world-class swimmers that make it easy to visualize proper techniques. It provides technique analysis of the four primary strokes: front crawl; backstroke; breaststroke; and butterfly. It also provides the physiology behind the most effective training methods, detailed sample workouts and training programmes for each event.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
part I TECHNIQUE 1 (316)
Increasing Propulsion 5 (38)
Reducing Resistance 43 (22)
Guidelines for Increasing Propulsion and 65 (30)
Reducing Resistance
Front Crawl Stroke 95 (50)
Butterfly 145(36)
Back Crawl Stroke 181(38)
Breaststroke 219(46)
Starts, Turns, and Finishes 265(52)
part II TRAINING 317(376)
Physiological Responses to Exercise 319(30)
Energy Metabolism and Swimming Performance 349(24)
Performance Benefits of Training 373(22)
Principles of Training 395(22)
Endurance Training 417(34)
Sprint, Race-Pace, and Recovery Training 451(34)
Training for Different Events 485(56)
Monitoring Training 541(52)
Season Planning 593(60)
Tapering 653(16)
Overtraining 669(24)
part III RACING 693(60)
Stroke Rates and Stroke Lengths 695(20)
Pacing and Strategy 715(32)
Warming Up and Swimming Down 747(6)
References 753(26)
Index 779(12)
About the Author 791
