Books for returning swimmer (sans coach)

Former Member
Former Member
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