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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good efficient program,improved my speed and stamina.
Good pictures, good directions, good systems of instructions. It corrected my bad habits. IT IS WORTH IT.
Published on November 30, 1998

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly illustrated. Not very helpful.
I bought this book to improve my crawl stroke and to learn butterfly. This book does not help me.

The book, 8.5x11, 159 pages, has 18 chapters ("steps"). Just to give an example, the butterfly stroke occupies 4 chapters (the dolphin kick, the arm pull, the coordination, and the turn). In all these chapters there isn't a single series of complete...

Published on April 1, 2000 by Ned Ryerson


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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly illustrated. Not very helpful., April 1, 2000
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This review is from: Advanced Swimming: Steps to Success (Paperback)
I bought this book to improve my crawl stroke and to learn butterfly. This book does not help me.

The book, 8.5x11, 159 pages, has 18 chapters ("steps"). Just to give an example, the butterfly stroke occupies 4 chapters (the dolphin kick, the arm pull, the coordination, and the turn). In all these chapters there isn't a single series of complete illustration. All the figures only show this or that segment of the whole process.

What's more, the drawings in the butterfly section don't even match the cover photo. The same poor quality illustration is all over the book.

If you need a book to tell you how to swim like a professional, I would recommend one with actual photos (instead of drawings) of both frontal and side view. "Competitive Swimming" (from Sports Illustrated) is a better book in this sense. If you are already a pro, the final chaptor "whatermanship" may interest you. It shows how do do a few fun water games, like, forming a multiperson centipede...

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good diagramatic approach book, August 14, 1999
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This review is from: Advanced Swimming: Steps to Success (Paperback)
A good book if this is you are looking for a simple to understand basic book. Frankly like many other sports, you cannot just swim by looking at the pictures. I wish the book has more step-by-step pictures.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good efficient program,improved my speed and stamina., November 30, 1998
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This review is from: Advanced Swimming: Steps to Success (Paperback)
Good pictures, good directions, good systems of instructions. It corrected my bad habits. IT IS WORTH IT.
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed on how you go about swimming!, March 14, 1999
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This review is from: Advanced Swimming: Steps to Success (Paperback)
It showed you the understanting of swimming.It motivated me to be an excellent swimmer.
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