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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Just an update... I'm still digging the books.
When I cleaned off the kitchen table a while back, I moved them, then realized I'd stopped reading, so I started again.
ETA: I carry them in my briefcase now.
Just picked up another tip from "Mastering Swimming" -- listen to the arm entry on the freestyle.
I thought my entry was fine, but I listened, and sure enough heard a "plop".
So I changed my hand angle to match some of the photos, and used my own water sense and my ears to adjust.
Immediately took a stroke off my pool length.
Awesomeness!
Very cool.
Just an update... I'm still digging the books.
When I cleaned off the kitchen table a while back, I moved them, then realized I'd stopped reading, so I started again.
ETA: I carry them in my briefcase now.
Just picked up another tip from "Mastering Swimming" -- listen to the arm entry on the freestyle.
I thought my entry was fine, but I listened, and sure enough heard a "plop".
So I changed my hand angle to match some of the photos, and used my own water sense and my ears to adjust.
Immediately took a stroke off my pool length.
Awesomeness!
Very cool.
