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See how to achieve stronger starts, more explosive turns, and faster times! Swimming Anatomy will show you how to improve your performance by increasing muscle strength and optimizing the efficiency of every stroke. Swimming Anatomy includes 74 of the most effective swimming exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles in action. Swimming Anatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the starting block, in the water, and into the throes of competition. Illustrations of the active muscles for starts, turns, and the four competitive strokes (freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke) show you how each exercise is fundamentally linked to swimming performance. You'll also learn how exercises can be modified to target specific areas, improve your form in the water, and minimize common swimming injuries. Best of all, you'll learn how to put it all together to develop a training program based on your individual needs and goals. Whether you are training for a 50-meter freestyle race or the open-water stage of a triathlon, Swimming Anatomy will ensure you enter the water prepared to achieve every performance goal.

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With full-color exercises and drills, Swimming Anatomy takes an inside look at the muscles you need to strengthen in order to swim your best. This is a must-have guide for every swimmer. Jason Lezak 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist in 100-meter freestyle 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 freestyle relay 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 medley relay Ian McLeod, one of the most intelligent minds in swimming, demonstrates how to care for swimmers both in and out of the water, making Swimming Anatomy an essential resource for anyone involved in competitive swimming. Keenan Robinson Athletic Trainer for University of Michigan Swimming and Diving Buy Swimming Anatomy and treat it as the authoritative liftoff into the world of aquatic strength and conditioning. Swimming World magazine

With full-color exercises and drills, Swimming Anatomy takes an inside look at the muscles you need to strengthen in order to swim your best. This is a must-have guide for every swimmer. Jason Lezak 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist in 100-meter freestyle 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 freestyle relay 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 medley relay Ian McLeod, one of the most intelligent minds in swimming, demonstrates how to care for swimmers both in and out of the water, making Swimming Anatomy an essential resource for anyone involved in competitive swimming. Keenan Robinson Athletic Trainer for University of Michigan Swimming and Diving Buy Swimming Anatomy and treat it as the authoritative liftoff into the world of aquatic strength and conditioning. Swimming World magazine

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Ian McLeod is a licensed athletic trainer and certified massage therapist. At Arizona State University in Mesa, he provided athletic training and massage services to their swimming and diving teams. He also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Arizona School of Health Sciences, teaching a course on sports injury rehabilitation. He is deeply involved with USA Swimming's High Performance Network, a group of health professional volunteers who support US swimmers at national and international meets.

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