I am looking for a good on stroke technique. Already have breakthrough swimming which was good several years ago. Can anyone recommend something more updated. Thanks
Swimming Fastest by Ernie Maglischo. 800 pages about everything you ever wanted to know about competitive swimming. His work is derivative of Counsilman's pioneering technical analysis.
Sheila Taormina's Swim Speed Secrets (freestyle only) or Swim Speed Strokes (all four strokes). Sheila's books are more "readable" than Maglischo, but are based on the same technical concepts (Maglischo has mentored Sheila), plus they have beautiful sequential color photographs.
I also still have my old copy of Counsilman's book on the shelf - it blew me away when I first read it in the early 70's. A lot of it is dated now, but still entertaining to read.
I would also mention that IMHO, Terry Laughlin's Total Immersion is a great resource for adult onset swimmers, particularly triathletes, but not so much for competitive pool swimmers.
Swimming Fastest by Ernie Maglischo. 800 pages about everything you ever wanted to know about competitive swimming. His work is derivative of Counsilman's pioneering technical analysis.
Sheila Taormina's Swim Speed Secrets (freestyle only) or Swim Speed Strokes (all four strokes). Sheila's books are more "readable" than Maglischo, but are based on the same technical concepts (Maglischo has mentored Sheila), plus they have beautiful sequential color photographs.
I also still have my old copy of Counsilman's book on the shelf - it blew me away when I first read it in the early 70's. A lot of it is dated now, but still entertaining to read.
I would also mention that IMHO, Terry Laughlin's Total Immersion is a great resource for adult onset swimmers, particularly triathletes, but not so much for competitive pool swimmers.
