Reviews (6)

pros and cons
The book is written simply and effectively in helping you understand how to do the exercise and the illustrations are good but I was surprised when I got it to see how many required equipment (like little hand paddles).I was hoping for just straight exercises with little to no pool aids needed.Otherwise it was good.

review of book
It was OK. A lot of good exercises. Except you have to have
Excellent reference
I purchased this book when I realized I would be doing aqua therapy for the first time.It has been a wonderful reference tool! ... Read more

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Surprisingly good
This is one of the best sports autobiographies I've read in a long time.
inspiring to swimmers everywhere
As a swimmer, I truely enjoyed watching Michael Phelps compete and succeed at the Athens games. So I was pretty excited when I heard he had a book out. I LOVED it!! It only took me one day. It is a really inspirational account about dedication and always giving your all. It sheds a whole new light on the sport in general, FINALLY giving it the attention it deserves. I absolutle love how Michael promotes the sport. The really great thing is that it is honest- he shares his veiws and feelings. It also wasnt a big book of times and races he was involved in.
Big Star...not Big Read
I agree this Michael seems a bit young to have already written an autobiography.The book was not exactly a "page-turner" ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Championship Swim Training
As a rookie coach I have found this publication invaluable. Although aimed at the 'top end' swimmer, with a little adjustment the lesson plans can be adapted to swimmers of any level. The drills are well laid out in a logical progression that benefits development of both the coach and the swimmer.
A great book!
This is definitely one of the best books I have ever seen for the swimming training!

Lots of training info but not much technique
Lots and lots of information if you're planning your season's training or you're coaching a team. There are drills for all the strokes, explanations of training zones, example workouts, and information on all aspects of swimming competitively (starts, turns, tactics, tapering,...).Read more

Subjects:  1. Coaching    2. General    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Swimming    6. Swimming And Diving    7. Training    8. Sports training & coaching    9. Swimming & diving   

Reviews (14)

Very helpful
I use this book in order to build my training schedule and I enjoy any minute. The book explains the different components of the periodic training method and presents a practical way to develope a yearly log for different types of endurance events (road races up to the marathon distance, triathlons and duathlons up to ironman/ powerman distances, cross-country race, cross-country skiing). I use this books for over a year now, and I find it very helpul.
Good book
This is a good book for people who have never done a sport at a high level, because it will show you how to do a good training and give you ideas for exercises, it is also for people who plan to do some sport for a special event (for example, training for a 1 week or more mountain hiking)
Excellent primer for a successful training program
I bought this book on the recommendations of Amazon customers and I must admit that I wasn't disapointed. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to get when everyone gives a book 5 stars. Sometimes it's hard to get an unbiased review.Read more

Subjects:  1. Athletic Training And Conditioning    2. Endurance sports    3. Exercise    4. General    5. Physiological aspects    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Sports Medicine    9. Training    10. Fitness training    11. Track & field sports, athletics    12. Triathalon    13. Sports & Recreation - Cycling    14. Bicycle racing    15. All terrain cycling    16. Mountain Biking    17. Running    18. Swimming    19. Cross Country Skiing    20. Rowing   

Reviews (3)

what a book !!
Well, I bought two books. The other one is about a guy who is trying to be a cross country skier. I am glad that I read the other one first otherwise if I read John's book first the other one will be super boring. This book is not just about how he becomes a swimmer but rather how people should deal with the inevitable - aging. I enjoy his writing so much that i bought 3 more of his books.

What it is all about!
I was a swimmer throughout my younger years.It seems that only swimmers can understand why and how swimmers do what they do....John Jerome, in his own style and grace, creates a book that really hits home.Super for:teenage swimmers, coaches and parents of swimmers.

Inspirational, especially for the budding, mid-life athlete.
I read this book after a suggestion in Phil Whitten's book on swimming.It was hard to find, but very inspirational to me as I was getting heavily into serious swimming and athletics at 48, the same age as the author waswhen he got back into swimming.His adventures are thoughtfully describedand his experience easy to identify with.The book got me interested inJerome's other works, which are also very involving. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Training    2. Science    3. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    4. Biography & Autobiography / General    5. Sports    6. Kinesiology And Human Biomechanics    7. Swimming And Diving    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Swimming   

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Reviews (4)

Triathlete Review
Although I thought the book to be well written and interesting, it offers minimal techniques and workouts for the triathlete.Not being a long distance swimmer, I can not judge the book from that point of view.

An excellent book
This is an excellent book. I am considering training for the Englishchannel swim and found this book excellent as asource of vitalinformation with regards open water swimming.Not only is the book from aworld expert but there is great passion in the writing as well as superbtechnical aspects of swimming in open water.I especially liked the factthat it dealt with very long swims unlike many of the commerciallyavailable open water books out there that are catering for triatholonswimming distances as obviously that is where the money is with regards topublishing and selling.It is what most long distace swimmers train for. There are very few books on long distance open water swimming longer than atriatholon swim so this book for me is a must.As for the reviewer thatfelt she wrote the book like a drill coach, if you want to swim somethinglike the english channel any approach unlike the one in this book willequal failure.

Just right for a SERIOUS swimmer
Penny Lee Dean writes like a coach, which she is. You can almost see her writing chapter titles and outlines with a magic marker on a board, with a group of swimmers taking notes. The book is as clear as water, and about asinteresting. If you really want to swim long open-water swims, like theEnglish Channel or across some big lake, this is clearly the book for you.She has excellent training tips, instructions for dealing with obstaclesand injuries, and motivational ideas. But if you aren't quite so seriousabout long, excruciating, time-consuming swims, if swimming is only animportant and not pivotal part of your life, you will find the book slowgoing, which, by the way, is how I swim. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Long distance swimming    3. Marathon swimming    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Swimming    7. Swimming And Diving    8. Fitness training    9. Swimming & diving   

Reviews (6)

One of a kind!!!
The United States Lifesaving Association has done it again.This book is the premier reference on open water lifesaving.Whether, an upstart department or an established older agency, this book provides specific information about lifeguarding methods that every lifeguard must know. If a lifeguard reads this book and practices what is in it, they will be able to provide excellent service to the public. Buy the United States Lifesaving Association, Open Water Lifesaving today.Make sure your next training class uses this Manual. The United States Lifesaving Association Manual of Open Wate
The United States Manual of Open Water Lifesaving is a required text for training all of our seasonal ocean lifeguards. As an Operations Lieutenant for the City of Newport Beach the book has been an invaluable referencewith general information, concepts and specific procedural techniques. There are photographs that depict various aspects of modern lifesaving andexample report forms. A lifeguard agency or public safety agency thatengages in open water rescue is remiss in not having this book for theirstudents and as a reference. Renowned lifeguard experts from around theUnited States contributed to this excellent book. The book could also havesignificant impact internationally if a beach had to start a lifguardagency where one does not exist today. If one wants to become a lifeguard,this is a must have text.I am glad that this book exists and am hopingfor a new edition that will be even better. Buy it today, you can't gowrong.

The manual ocean lIfeguards have been waiting for.
Open Water Lifeguards now have a manual written by veteran lifeguards who have put a lifetime of experience into easily read text. Used in combination with local training plans and protocols the USLA manualprovides the supplementary material necessary for the complete training andretraining of open water lifeguards..Chapters on professionalism, theaquatic environment, meteorological considerations, preventativelifeguarding and surveillance, emergency planning and management, lifeguardhealth and safety and many other related topics provide a depth of trainingkeyed to the open water environment unavailable from any other resource.Appendices providing useful beach management forms, an extensive glossary,surf boat rowing techniques and a thorough index complete usefulness ofthis valuable reference.Read more

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Yes, The Best Book On Swimming For Triathletes I have Read
Like many people, I was skeptical about this book. How could I truly learn to swim better from reading a book. But after reading this and practising the techniques I am a believer. I am a triathlete, albeit a 50 year old slow triathlete. But I began as a swimmer, so I am very comfortable there. I am not fast, but love the water. But this book has made me a better swimmer. It's in the economy of stroke. This book will teach you a way of swimming that's more like yoga or TM than those swimmers you see flailing their arms and being out of breath. This won't happen overnight, but as the author says, if you practise at this long enough you will get better.

The definitive book on triathlon swimming
This is the best book you can buy on swimming. Period. In fact, most triathlon training books refer the reader to Terry Laughlins Total Immersion (TI) program, which is explained most clearly in this book. (Don't buy the out-dated book entitled "Total Immersion." I've read it; it's good; but it doesn't fully reflect the author's most recent ideas on swimming drills.)Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Long distance swimming    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Track & Field    6. Training    7. Triathlon   

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Reviews (2)

A-
This book is straightforward, unlike Complete Conditioning for Volleyball. I know exactly when and how to work out.
New Edition is Way Better
I'm a multi sport athlete who trains all year round regardless of what sport I play. I bought a few of these Ultimate Guide to Weight Training books, and they definitely helped me train specifically for the different sports that I play. Then about a year later I received an email from amazon that there was a new edition out.These upgraded editions are even better than the originals, with more articles and a lot more sport-specific information. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who plays a lot of sports or wants to specifically focus on training for one sport in particular. ... Read more

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Reviews (4)

The ALMOST Definative Ligfeguard Training Text
As an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Instructor I have had the opertunity to teach many classes using the above text. Very detailed descriptions and photographs of skills. My only complaint about this text is that you still need a seperate book for the CPR portion of the course. The r2001 release of te program has the CPR in the same book. Even while teaching to the new program, Lifeguarding Today remains one of my most used books for information and examples.

A well written, complete lifeguarding training book.
"Lifeguarding Today" is very complete, organized and wellwritten.A good choice for any lifeguard-in-training!

A definite lifeguard training text!
As a lifeguard training instructor with the American Red Cross, I would recommend this book!A key chapter is chapter 2 which mentions the American with Disabilities Act or ADA and how a lifeguard should interactwith the public. Rescue skills are no good if you don't have good peopleskills! I like the idea of additional modules with chapters 13 and 14lifeguarding at waterpark and waterfront facilities. SO if you take theadditional modules you already have the book!! ... Read more

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Good Book
Book is well written and to the point.It will help you swim better.

For a newer, updated version with more technique information
Try Colwin's new book, Breakthrough Swimming. Swimming Into the 21st Century is going out of print, but Colwin's new book is even better.

Swimming Into The 21st Century a Dynamic Compendium
Cecil Colwin has produced an encyclopedia of information about competitive swimming, and he has presented it in such a readable format that anyone interested in the sport will find challenging ideas, well-documented and engagingly illustrated, on almost every page.The book is a treasure! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Physiological aspects    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Swimming    5. Training   

Subjects:  1. Physiological aspects    2. Psychological aspects    3. Swimming    4. Swimming And Diving    5. Training   

Subjects:  1. Aquatic Sports    2. Lifeguards    3. Lifesaving    4. Reference    5. Safety measures    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Swimming    9. Training of    10. Water Sports    11. Occupational / industrial health & safety    12. USA    13. Water sports & recreations   

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Probably the most complete book about swimming
I've readed a lot of books about swimming and I must declare that this one is probably the best. THE BEST SWIMMING BOOK AVAILABLE
This is the best swimming book I have ever read.Everything a swimmer or coach needs: training principles, swimming technique, and mental aspects of the sport. It covers everything even how you should split your race. Lots of drills for every stroke.

the bible of swimming
it covers every aspect of swimming in great depth, such as hydrodynamics, stroke techniques, nutrition, weight training, starts and turns and much more.Read more

Subjects:  1. Coaching    2. Physical Education    3. Physiological aspects    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Swimming    7. Swimming And Diving    8. Training    9. Swimming & diving   

Subjects:  1. Olympic Games    2. Schubert, Mark    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Swimming    6. Swimming And Diving    7. Swimming coaches    8. Training    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Sports    2. Sports & Recreation    3. Swimming    4. Training    5. Sports & Recreation / Swimming    6. Swimming & diving