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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My advice would be to see if you can get these books from your local library first before investing in them. I currently have Complete Conditioning for Swimming checked out and based on what I've read I will probably buy it when the book comes due.
I prefer to own books so that I can mark them up and refer to them whenever I like and carry them wherever I please without worrying about keeping them too long or damaging them.
Besides, where I live, the libraries are horrible.
So I got 4 of the books, and I only wish I had more time in the week to read and apply what I'm learning.
My advice would be to see if you can get these books from your local library first before investing in them. I currently have Complete Conditioning for Swimming checked out and based on what I've read I will probably buy it when the book comes due.
I prefer to own books so that I can mark them up and refer to them whenever I like and carry them wherever I please without worrying about keeping them too long or damaging them.
Besides, where I live, the libraries are horrible.
So I got 4 of the books, and I only wish I had more time in the week to read and apply what I'm learning.
