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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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
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.
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.
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.
"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
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.
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.
"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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