Swimming Even Faster [Hardcover]

Ernest W. Maglischo (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 755 pages
• Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company; Updated and Expanded edition (March 26, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559340363
• ISBN-13: 978-1559340366
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Swimming
  • #49 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Water Sports > Swimming

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best swimming book in the world since 1993., September 17, 1999

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Nik "cavanaugh84" (Athens Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swimming Even Faster (Hardcover)

There are approximately 10 "swimming nations'. US along with Japan, Hungary, Australia, UK and Sweden is one of these nations that have a rich swimming tradition and continuous participation in Olympic swimming events since the 1896 Olympics. Professor Maglischo comes out of this rich US tradition. This book is without any doubt the best ever written on the sport. For all of us that read and collect swimming books it is not strange that Prof. Maglischo wrote this magnificent book. The first edition of Swimming Even Faster (Swimming Faster 1982) was a best seller for almost 11 years and it was the best swimming book ever written before this edition appeared. I hope that prof. Maglischo will prepare for us the next edition of this one.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book....very thorough, September 6, 1999

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S. Siegel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swimming Even Faster (Hardcover)

I am a multi-sport athlete trying to get into swimming. I borrowed this book from a friend to help me with my swimming (and once I had it, I had to buy a copy for myself!!!), as I am truly a beginner. This book nails down, in great detail, technique for efficient swimming. It gets technical at times, but I believe this book is a must have for swimmers (or swimming coaches) of all levels. Great book!!! Very thorough!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must book for every swimming coach in the world, August 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (Shizuoka-Ken, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swimming Even Faster (Hardcover)

This is a scientific academic book for competitive swimming coachs. It covers various aspects of swimming: physiology, training, blood testing, tapering, stroke mechanics, guidelines for competition, diets, etc. The author E.W.Maglischo is a world-famous swimming coach at Arizona State University read many references, It made this book very persuasive. His first edition of this book was well received throughout the world, and made swimming coaching more scientific. This book is the second edition. If you are a swimming coach and want to be a better coach, you must read this because this is a world-standard book about swimming.