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
I always recommend Swim Faster Faster
It's simple direct helpful and the tips really work.
Hope to have an actual book for folks in 2010.
in a different thread I mentioned these.
here were some suggestions for books about swimming:
Jon Urbanchek recommended the Talent Code but it's not about swimming
Here's several that caught my eye as I browsed
Swimming Fastest
~ Ernest W. Maglischo
Age Is Just a Number:
Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
~ Dara Torres
Complete Conditioning for Swimming
~ Dave Salo
Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming (Paperback)
Extraordinary Swimming For Every Body - a Total Immersion instructional book ~ Terry Laughlin
Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now ~ Jayne Williams
No Limits: The Will to Succeed
~ Michael Phelps
Beneath the Surface
~ Michael Phelps
Mastering Swimming (Masters Athlete)
~ Mo Chambers
Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World ~ Glenn Stout
The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle
~ Lou Schuler
The Ultimate Guide To Weight Training For Swimming (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) ~ Robert G. Price
Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory ~ P. H. Mullen
Fitness Swimming, Second Edition
~ Emmett W. Hines
Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion
~ Michael Silver
Masters Swimming: A Manual
~ Blythe Lucero
The Swim Coaching Bible
~ *** Hannula
The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River ~ Matthew Mohlke
I always recommend Swim Faster Faster
It's simple direct helpful and the tips really work.
Hope to have an actual book for folks in 2010.
in a different thread I mentioned these.
here were some suggestions for books about swimming:
Jon Urbanchek recommended the Talent Code but it's not about swimming
Here's several that caught my eye as I browsed
Swimming Fastest
~ Ernest W. Maglischo
Age Is Just a Number:
Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
~ Dara Torres
Complete Conditioning for Swimming
~ Dave Salo
Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming (Paperback)
Extraordinary Swimming For Every Body - a Total Immersion instructional book ~ Terry Laughlin
Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now ~ Jayne Williams
No Limits: The Will to Succeed
~ Michael Phelps
Beneath the Surface
~ Michael Phelps
Mastering Swimming (Masters Athlete)
~ Mo Chambers
Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World ~ Glenn Stout
The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle
~ Lou Schuler
The Ultimate Guide To Weight Training For Swimming (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Swimming) ~ Robert G. Price
Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory ~ P. H. Mullen
Fitness Swimming, Second Edition
~ Emmett W. Hines
Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion
~ Michael Silver
Masters Swimming: A Manual
~ Blythe Lucero
The Swim Coaching Bible
~ *** Hannula
The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River ~ Matthew Mohlke
