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Haunts of the Black Masseur - The Swimmer as Hero (Paperback): Charles Sprawson Haunts of the Black Masseur - The Swimmer as Hero (Paperback)
Charles Sprawson; Introduction by Amy Liptrot 1
R308 R252 Discovery Miles 2 520 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A new re-issue of the cult swimming classic, a beautiful read filled with detailed description and powerful prose. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY AMY LIPTROT 'A luminously romantic history of swimming' Guardian Haunts of the Black Masseur is a dazzling introduction to the great swimming heroes, from Byron leaping into the surf at Shelley's funeral to Hart Crane diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico. Bursting with anecdotes, Charles Sprawson leads us into a watery world populated by lithe demi-gods - a world that has obsessed humans from the ancient Greeks and Romans, to Yeats, Woolf, Fitzgerald and Hockney. Original, enticing and dripping with references to literature, film, art and Olympic history, this cult swimming classic pays sparkling tribute to water and the cultural meanings we attach to it. 'This splendid and wholly original book is as zestful as a plunge in champagne' Iris Murdoch

Progressive Mental Toughness Training for Swimming - Using Visualization to Reach Your True Potential (Paperback): Correa... Progressive Mental Toughness Training for Swimming - Using Visualization to Reach Your True Potential (Paperback)
Correa (Certified Meditation Instructor)
R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pre and Post Competition Muscle Building Recipes for Swimming - Improve Your Performance and Recover Faster by Feeding Your... Pre and Post Competition Muscle Building Recipes for Swimming - Improve Your Performance and Recover Faster by Feeding Your Body Powerful Muscle Building and Fat Shredding Meals (Paperback)
Correa (Certified Sports Nutritionist)
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swimming Holes of California (Second Edition - Color) (Paperback): Timothy H Joyce Swimming Holes of California (Second Edition - Color) (Paperback)
Timothy H Joyce
R1,069 R871 Discovery Miles 8 710 Save R198 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
That Still Small Voice (Paperback): Clay Walker, Thomas Lee Howell That Still Small Voice (Paperback)
Clay Walker, Thomas Lee Howell
R169 Discovery Miles 1 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Adults Guide To Better Swimming (Paperback): Katie Smith Adults Guide To Better Swimming (Paperback)
Katie Smith
R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swimming Essentials (Paperback): Eldin Onsgard Swimming Essentials (Paperback)
Eldin Onsgard
R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swim Better - A Guide to Greater Efficiency for Swimmers and Instructors (Paperback): Robert Colyer Swim Better - A Guide to Greater Efficiency for Swimmers and Instructors (Paperback)
Robert Colyer; Illustrated by Laura Bushinski
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Splash - The Careful Parent's Guide to Teaching Swimming (Paperback): Andrew M. Jackson, Andrea Siegel Splash - The Careful Parent's Guide to Teaching Swimming (Paperback)
Andrew M. Jackson, Andrea Siegel
R911 R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Save R159 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Learning To Swim When You're Scared - How To Overcome A Fear Of Water (Paperback): Katie Smith Learning To Swim When You're Scared - How To Overcome A Fear Of Water (Paperback)
Katie Smith
R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fast Swimming with Technique and Mental Awareness (Paperback): Mary Damm, Gene Damm Fast Swimming with Technique and Mental Awareness (Paperback)
Mary Damm, Gene Damm
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Section 1 of "Fast Swimming with Technique and Mental Awareness " is aimed at describing competitive swimming strokes and other facets of swimming in simple language for swimmers, parents, and new coaches. Section 2 of this book illustrates situations where mental awareness, both consciously and sub-consciously made average swimmers into better, and sometimes great swimmers. This section is a must reading for, swimmers, parents and coaches, including advanced coaches.

Mind Training for Swimming Fast (Paperback): Julie Robinson Mind Training for Swimming Fast (Paperback)
Julie Robinson
R415 Discovery Miles 4 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Play Butterfly Swimming (Hardcover): Jitendra Kumar Thakur How to Play Butterfly Swimming (Hardcover)
Jitendra Kumar Thakur
R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
How To Swim Front Crawl - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Front Crawl Technique (Paperback): Mark Young How To Swim Front Crawl - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Front Crawl Technique (Paperback)
Mark Young
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AN EXPANDED REVISION OF MARK'S "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SWIMMING FRONT CRAWL" Always wanted to learn how to swim Front Crawl? Do you find basic front crawl technique difficult? How To Swim Front Crawl is your perfect guidebook, with over 20 simple exercises containing top tips and key coaching points. Fully illustrated and concise, you will discover: How to learn basic Front Crawl in easy steps How to swim with smooth relaxed technique How to isolate and correct your bad habits The perfect aid for any complete beginner to learn, understand and practice and for any swimmer to adjust, correct and improve.

How To Swim Breaststroke - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Breaststroke Technique (Paperback): Mark Young How To Swim Breaststroke - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Breaststroke Technique (Paperback)
Mark Young
R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AN EXPANDED REVISION OF MARK'S "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE" Always wanted to learn how to swim Breaststroke? Do you find basic breaststroke technique difficult? How To Swim Breaststroke is your perfect guidebook, with over 20 simple exercises containing top tips and key coaching points. Fully illustrated and concise, you will discover: How to learn basic Breaststroke in easy steps How to swim with smooth relaxed technique How to isolate and correct your bad habits The perfect aid for any complete beginner to learn, understand and practice and for any swimmer to adjust, correct and improve.

Swimming Workouts - for Master Swimmers (Paperback): Sarah Patricia Condor-Fisher Swimming Workouts - for Master Swimmers (Paperback)
Sarah Patricia Condor-Fisher
R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains a selection of workouts from an experienced master swimmer. It is intended for those who want to keep in shape and possibly compete in USMS Nationals like its author. If you are over 40, fit and disciplined, yet have no more than two hours a day to spare, often less, sometimes every other day, and if you believe yourself to be sufficiently fit and disciplined to improve and compete, the book is for you. This book contains basic advice on workout planning, cycling, as well as basics of nutrition, stretching and dry exercise routines. Its main purpose, however, was to collecti swimming workouts and sort them out into macrocycle periods, in order to make your pool time more productive and enjoyable. These routines are intentionally printed in larger letters, one per page, so that you can copy them and take them with you to the pool. Sarah P. Condor-Fisher is a former Olympic swimmer, coach, personal trainer and nutritional analyst.

Spandex Simplified - Custom Swimwear (Paperback): Marie Porter Spandex Simplified - Custom Swimwear (Paperback)
Marie Porter; Photographs by Michael Porter
R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Custom Swimwear" is the sixth title in Marie Porter's "Spandex Simplified" series, and is all about designing and creating flattering, comfortable, and durable swimwear. This sewing manual is written from the experience of not only a spandex designer, but a former "performance" athlete. Written in layman terms, "Custom Swimwear" features carefully explained, step-by-step instructions and more than 250 full colour photos and diagrams. Requiring only basic sewing knowledge to get started, beginner and advanced seamstresses alike can enjoy using this book... and produce spectacular results from it. Learn how to design swimsuits that flatter any body type and how to alter patterns for shape, size, and style. Learn the tips, tricks, and techniques to make many of the design elements that can be used to design and create almost any style of swimsuit imaginable

The Swimming Strokes Book - 82 Easy Exercises for Learning How to Swim the Four Basic Swimming Strokes (Paperback): Mark Young The Swimming Strokes Book - 82 Easy Exercises for Learning How to Swim the Four Basic Swimming Strokes (Paperback)
Mark Young
R575 Discovery Miles 5 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS A COMPILATION OF MARK'S FOUR BOOKS "HOW TO SWIM FRONT CRAWL, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE AND BUTTERFLY" Learning how to swim can be a frustrating experience sometimes, especially for an adult. Kick with your legs, pull with your arms, breathe in, and breathe out and do it all at the right time. Before you know it you've got a hundred and one things to think about and do all at the same time or in the right sequence. The Swimming Strokes Book is designed to break each stroke down into its component parts, those parts being body position, legs, arms, breathing and timing and coordination. An exercise or series of exercises are then assigned to that part along with relevant teaching points and technique tips, to help focus only on that stroke part. Although it is not the same as having a swimming teacher with you to correct you, this book perfectly compliments lessons or helps to enhance your practice time in the pool. The 82 exercises form reference sections for each swimming stroke, complete with technique tips, teaching points and common mistakes for each individual exercise. Clear, concise and easy-to-follow.

How To Swim Backstroke - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Backstroke Technique (Paperback): Mark Young How To Swim Backstroke - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Backstroke Technique (Paperback)
Mark Young
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AN EXPANDED REVISION OF MARK'S "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SWIMMING BACKSTROKE" Always wanted to learn how to swim Backstroke? Do you find basic backstroke technique difficult? How To Swim Backstroke is your perfect guidebook, with over 20 simple exercises containing top tips and key coaching points. Fully illustrated and concise, you will discover: How to learn basic Backstroke in easy steps How to swim with smooth relaxed technique How to isolate and correct your bad habits The perfect aid for any complete beginner to learn, understand and practice and for any swimmer to adjust, correct and improve.

How To Swim Butterfly - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Butterfly Technique (Paperback): Mark Young How To Swim Butterfly - A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners Learning Butterfly Technique (Paperback)
Mark Young
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AN EXPANDED REVISION OF MARK'S "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SWIMMING BUTTERFLY" Always wanted to learn how to swim Butterfly? Do you find basic butterfly technique difficult? How To Swim Butterfly is your perfect guidebook, with over 20 simple exercises containing top tips and key coaching points. Fully illustrated and concise, you will discover: How to learn basic Butterfly in easy steps How to swim with smooth relaxed technique How to isolate and correct your bad habits The perfect aid for any complete beginner to learn, understand and practice and for any swimmer to adjust, correct and improve.

Spandex Simplified - Sewing for Superheroes (Paperback): Marie Porter Spandex Simplified - Sewing for Superheroes (Paperback)
Marie Porter; Photographs by Michael Porter
R860 Discovery Miles 8 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Sewing for Superheroes" is the fifth title in Marie Porter's "Spandex Simplified" series, and is all about designing and creating flattering, comfortable, and show-stopping spandex cosplay. (BAM POW ) This sewing manual is written from the experience of not only a spandex designer, but a former "performance" athlete. Written in layman terms, "Sewing for Superheroes" features carefully explained, step-by-step instructions and more than 250 full colour photos and diagrams. Requiring only basic sewing knowledge to get started, beginner and advanced seamstresses alike can enjoy using this book... and produce spectacular results from it. Learn how to design costumes, and how to alter patterns for shape, size, and style. Learn the tips, tricks, and techniques to make many of the design elements that can be used to design and create almost any style of spandex costume imaginable

Teach the Beach (Paperback): Don Walsh Teach the Beach (Paperback)
Don Walsh; Illustrated by Lorraine Dey
R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I spent my summers growing up at the Jersey Shore and many of those summers as an ocean lifeguard. As you can imagine, I am very comfortable in the ocean. During those summers, 13 children drowned after hours when the beaches were not guarded. I wanted to do something to help prevent this from happening again and that's when I came up with the idea to write a children's book with the hopes that parents would read the book to their children. My book would then educate the parents and children at the same time about water safety in the ocean. If this book saves one life, it's worth everything to me. Follow the Sands family on their vacation to the shore town of Seaside Delight. Little Sean and his sister, Summer, along with their parents will learn some important safety tips about swimming in the ocean while making some very special friends. Find out who their new friends are and what valuable lessons they learn on this vacation.

Swimming for Masters, Triathletes, Open Water, Fitness Swimmers, Coaches, Including Workout Development, Workout Modification... Swimming for Masters, Triathletes, Open Water, Fitness Swimmers, Coaches, Including Workout Development, Workout Modification and Workout Sets (Paperback)
Chuck Slaght
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Swimmer's Odyssey - From the Plains to the Pacific (Paperback): Uyless N. Black A Swimmer's Odyssey - From the Plains to the Pacific (Paperback)
Uyless N. Black
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A memoir of a boy's love of swimming and his quest to become an Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) frogman. Black describes the mentors of his youth who became his models for swimming. He provides a history of the UDT and SEALs. He tells of an injury while in UDT training that denied him his life-long dream, but led to a life-long profession. The story also tells of how high achievers---such as Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods, and Julia Child---dedicated themselves to a work ethic which led to the fulfillment of their dreams and goals. The book recounts the author's experience in the Vietnam War, including the Tonkin Gulf incident, Marine raids, and the historic Danang beach landings. Black describes how and why we must "put in the time" if we are going to have any chance of success. With himself as the model, he explains how average people can be successful if they are dedicated to their efforts. He analyzes Malcolm Gladwell's outlier concept and David Brooks' comments on Gladwell's views on social determinism.

South with the Sun - Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery (Paperback): Lynne Cox South with the Sun - Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery (Paperback)
Lynne Cox
R523 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R65 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"This book is as autobiographical as it is biographical . . . a book that juxtaposes two adventurers, one with her own challenges still unfolding and the other with his position fixed in history . . . a book worthy of the centenary celebration of Amundsen's trek to the South Pole."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
Today the North and South Poles are home to research stations and film crews, but just a century ago they were forbidding lands seldom seen by human eyes. Those who journeyed there were the last true explorers, and one of the most successful ever was Roald Amundsen. Known as "the last of the Vikings," the Norwegian-born Amundsen began his career of adventure at age fifteen and by forty had become the first man to successfully navigate the Northwest Passage, and to reach both the North and South Poles.
As a girl, Lynne Cox read of Amundsen's exploits, which inspired her to follow her own adventurous dreams of open-water swimming. Here, she gives an account of Amundsen's life and expeditions while detailing her own experiences swimming (without a wetsuit) in the same polar regions he first explored. At once a biography, history, and memoir, "South with the Sun "holds something for any lover of adventure.
"Not to miss . . . It's fascinating to read about the Norwegian hardman through the eyes of Cox."--"Outside"

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