Howdy.
I'm returning to the pool after many years away.
Since I don't have a coach, I'm attempting to get back into it on my own.
Anyone care to recommend must-have books?
Of course, I'm not going to try to collect a library or anything. So the question is, if you had to do it on your own, which books would you consider essential?
Right now I'm looking at 3 quite seriously:
Mastering Swimming
Complete Conditioning for Swimming
Breakthrough Swimming
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If you want live examples, why don't you ask one of the USAS coaches if you can watch a practice and ask some questions about things you see that are different now? Watching a practice won't take any of their time, and they can probably answer all your questions in a few minutes. Even if there isn't a team nearby, it would be worth a one time trip.
Thanks for the tip.
I think for now I'll start with the vids and books, see how I do. I'll probably get a better perspective that way than watching a practice from the deck. And I'm extremely shy about barging in one someone else's time -- it makes me feel very awkward and uncomfortable.
There's actually a team here, and I intended to start out with them, but for various reasons I've opted to do it on my own at the gym. I've got a 25 yard indoor pool I can use. The big downside is, no blocks and no diving. So I might get a guest pass from time to time at the aquatic center in the town where I work to practice that.
I might decide to join up with the team later. As it is, I can pick my times and my workouts, adjust my schedule around my work, and not have to pay any more than I'm already paying for gym membership, plus I have my own lane which is nice at this point when I'm still slow.
That sounds like a good way to begin.
If you want live examples, why don't you ask one of the USAS coaches if you can watch a practice and ask some questions about things you see that are different now? Watching a practice won't take any of their time, and they can probably answer all your questions in a few minutes. Even if there isn't a team nearby, it would be worth a one time trip.
Thanks for the tip.
I think for now I'll start with the vids and books, see how I do. I'll probably get a better perspective that way than watching a practice from the deck. And I'm extremely shy about barging in one someone else's time -- it makes me feel very awkward and uncomfortable.
There's actually a team here, and I intended to start out with them, but for various reasons I've opted to do it on my own at the gym. I've got a 25 yard indoor pool I can use. The big downside is, no blocks and no diving. So I might get a guest pass from time to time at the aquatic center in the town where I work to practice that.
I might decide to join up with the team later. As it is, I can pick my times and my workouts, adjust my schedule around my work, and not have to pay any more than I'm already paying for gym membership, plus I have my own lane which is nice at this point when I'm still slow.
That sounds like a good way to begin.
