The Swimming Drill Book [Paperback]

Ruben Guzman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 27, 2006

Improve your times by improving your technique! Whether you are a competitive swimmer, coach, triathlete, or dedicated fitness enthusiast, The Swimming Drill Book will propel you to better results by maximizing efficiency in the water.

With 128 highly effective drills, expert instruction, and more than 375 detailed illustrations, you can use this comprehensive resource to improve every facet of your swimming. Establish a greater sense of balance and position in the water; maintain perfect form for the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly; and master the techniques for starts, turns, and finishes. Use the drills individually or create a personalized program based on your goals and fitness level. Either way, the tools you need are within your grasp.

Dive into The Swimming Drill Book and see fast results!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"""The Swimming Drill Book "comes closest to being the most complete package I have seen on expedients and methods for teaching and correcting stroke techniques. This practical and dedicated body of work can be adapted to the specific needs of both experienced and beginner coaches and swimmers, and it will prove to be a valuable contribution to the sport."
Cecil Colwin
Member of International Swimming Coach Hall of Fame, author, and swimming historian

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"The Swimming Drill Book comes closest to being the most complete package I have seen on expedients and methods for teaching and correcting stroke techniques. This practical and dedicated body of work can be adapted to the specific needs of both experienced and beginner coaches and swimmers, and it will prove to be a valuable contribution to the sport.

Cecil Colwin
Member of International Swimming Coach Hall of Fame, author, and swimming historian

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1st edition (November 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736062513
• ISBN-13: 978-0736062510
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Swimming
  • #51 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Water Sports > Swimming

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swimming Drills for technique improvement that worksfor you, November 8, 2007

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K. J. Taylor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swimming Drill Book (Paperback)

The Swimming Drill Book
This book is well written and illustrated. There are easy to practise drills wich state 1) the purpose of the drill, 2) the procedure to follow and 3) the focus points to concentrate on to achieve body position. The author has covered the four swimming strokes, the starts, turns and finishes in an easy to cognitively assimulate style of writing. Overall if you wish to improve your swimming strokes the practise drills in this book will aid your endevours, all you need is to practise, practise and then practise.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, Not great but ok, October 15, 2008

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B. Waddell "Brad" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swimming Drill Book (Paperback)

Shows good drills, but nothing spectacular, Most Coaches with experiance will know all of them in the book. It is written more to the swimmer than the coach, which gets annoying after a while. The drills tend to be more geared to people just learning to swim competitivly than the more nit picking fixs for strokes that I was looking for. However for my JR. Team, I have been using the book and my assistant that tends to coach them and has just started coaching has used it So For beginners, its fine, but if you are looking for more advansed drills, look else where

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Swimming Drill Book, July 20, 2007

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P. Plunkett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swimming Drill Book (Paperback)

This book is quite good for a review of the majority of strokes - great help to coaches and swimmers. It cover's about 90% of all the drills I have ever seen in my swimming lifetime.