Overview
Become more fluid in the water with Swimming: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide provides progressive instruction to help you master several swimming strokes and skills: backstroke, front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, back crawl, trudgen, floating, diving, sculling, and underwater swimming. Step-by-step instruction and 195 illustrations break down each stroke to the basic arm and leg movements and their timing. The multiple drills in each step include a scoring system to gauge success and determine readiness to advance to the next skill. Part of the highly successful Steps to Success Series series, with more than 1.5 million copies sold, Swimming: Steps to Success is the best tool for learning to swim at your own pace and an excellent resource for mastering skills through the advanced level.
Full Product Details
Author: David G. Thomas
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint: Human Kinetics Publishers
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780736054362
ISBN 10: 0736054367
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 03 February 2005
Recommended Age: From 18 To 99
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9781492508441
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
This edition of Swimming: Steps to Success is even more thorough than the second, covering a wider range of skill levels. Its complete, step-by-step progression is an excellent way to learn to swim, improve technique, or master the strokes and skills. The author's unique system of checking and scoring success for every aspect of every skill provides motivation to help readers reach their goals. <br>Dick Hannula<br>Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame<br>Former multiple-term president of the American Swimming Coaches Association <br>
This edition of Swimming: Steps to Success is even more thorough than the second, covering a wider range of skill levels. Its complete, step-by-step progression is an excellent way to learn to swim, improve technique, or master the strokes and skills. The author's unique system of checking and scoring success for every aspect of every skill provides motivation to help readers reach their goals. Dick HannulaMember of the International Swimming Hall of FameFormer multiple-term president of the American Swimming Coaches Association
Author Information
David Thomas has had 25 years of experience as a college swimming coach and 40 years in swimming instruction. He has written numerous articles and books on aquatics and swimming pool design.
