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Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now In 1958, while flying from one island to
another, Audrey Sutherland sees the remote and roadless northeast
side of Molokai, with its spectacular sea cliffs and waterfalls.
Always an adventurer, she decides that she must find a way to
explore this then inaccessible area. After much study, she
determines that the best way for her to navigate these treacherous
sea walls is to swim while towing an inflatable kayak. This is the
story of fulfilling her dream, of planning then implementing, of
launching and advancing, of retreating and reconnoitering, of
challenge and success. This is the story of the trip that convinced
her that personal growth comes when one goes simple, goes solo,
goes now.
This book puts an end to the drudgery of merely counting laps by showing you how to create your own individual fitness program--and have fun doing it!
Learn how to:
- Determine your own fitness level
- Choose an appropriate training program and build upon that program with a variety of innovative workouts
- Use a timing clock and interval training to increase your speed and endurance
- Use various training equipment, such as kick boards, hand paddles, and swimming fins to strengthen stroke technique
- Improve your cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone, and flexibility
Included for quick reference are tips for streamlining strokes, checklists for proper stroke execution, and a helpful glossary of training terms as well as a section on the joys and challenges of open water swimming.
Documenting his legendary performances at the 1972
Olympics--winning seven gold medals while breaking seven world
records--this is the first biography to chronicle the amazing life
story of renowned athlete Mark Spitz. Every aspect of his
roller-coaster career is recorded, from an age-group prodigy and
four-medal "flop" at the 1968 Olympics to an outstanding collegiate
career at Indiana University and a gold-medal haul in 1972 followed
by lucrative endorsements and an unsuccessful stint in
entertainment. Personal stories are also included such as the role
Spitz's father played in his career, stormy relationships with
coaches and teammates, experiences as a Jewish athlete amidst
anti-Semitism and the Munich massacre, and his impact on the
commercialization of swimming. Career insights and
behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Spitz and his competitors shed
light on his complicated personality and round out the details of
this swimming icon's story for old and new fans alike.
Live a more creative, content and fulfilled life by reconnecting
with nature. Brothers Jack, Calum and Robbie have been swimming
together their whole lives, and have never lost the sense of
wonder, excitement and relief that getting in open water brings. In
this book, we learn about their swimming feats, from tackling the
145km River Eden to setting the world record for swimming in the
Arctic. They take us through their preparation for these
expeditions, including sourcing wild spots in the heart of
sprawling cities in which to train. They document the challenges
they encounter and the successes often achieved in the most
unexpected ways. And with everything they've learned, they give
tips for those wanting to take on their own aquatic foray, whether
a beginner or a seasoned swimmer. This book will show people of all
ages how they too can take part in open water swimming and
reconnect with the natural world around them. Their experience will
embolden readers to escape their status quo and build confidence
and contentment by challenging themselves to try something new and
reconsider their relationship with nature and the wild. At its
core, this book will provide advice, reassurance and inspiration
for anyone in search of something more joyful, peaceful and,
ultimately, meaningful.
Nothing beats a natural swimming hole for cooling off on a
scorching summer day in Texas. Cold, clear spring water, big old
shade trees, and a quiet stretch of beach or lawn offer the perfect
excuse to pack a cooler and head out with family and friends to the
nearest natural oasis. Whether you’re looking for a quick getaway
or an unforgettable summer vacation, let The Swimming Holes of
Texas be your guide. Julie Wernersbach and Carolyn Tracy highlight
one hundred natural swimming spots across the entire state. The
book is organized by geographic regions, so you can quickly find
local places to swim—or plan a trip to a more distant spot
you’d like to explore. Each swimming hole is illustrated with an
inviting color photo and a description of what it’s like to swim
there, as well as the site’s history, ecology, and conservation.
The authors include all the pertinent info about admission fees and
hours, parking, and on-site amenities such as showers and
restrooms. They also offer tips for planning your trips and lists
of the swimming holes that are most welcoming to families and pets.
So when the temperature tops 100 and there’s nothing but traffic
in sight, take a detour down the backroads and swim, sunbathe,
revel, and relax in the swimming holes of Texas.
Springboard and Platform Diving is the authoritative guide to the
sport. Thoroughly researched and painstaking compiled, it covers it
all, including coaching, competition, and conditioning.
Internationally renowned coach Jeff Huber has worked with divers at
all levels-from novice to Olympian-for more than four decades. Now
that lifetime of knowledge, analysis, and expertise is distilled
into Springboard and Platform Diving. Inside you will find
comprehensive coverage of every phase of the dive: * Forward
approach * Backward press * Takeoff and connections * Positions,
spotting, and come-out * Line-up and entry Along with detailed
instruction, developmental drills, and coaching tips, you'll
discover in-depth coverage on teaching, using skill progressions,
and creating annual training plans for each diver. The definitive
guide for coaches and divers, Springboard and Platform Diving has
garnered the endorsement of USA Diving. Make it your go-to resource
for diving excellence.
Water fitness classes are more popular than ever-and with good
reason, since they are fun, accessible, and effective. But how do
you, as an instructor or trainer, keep them fresh? How do you
continue to challenge your participants, who have varied interests
and goals? Water Fitness Progressions has the answers. Water
Fitness Progressions is designed to help you create programs that
gradually, and systematically, progress your participants. Inside
you will discover the following: * Over 150 ready-to-use lesson
plans * Variations of the shallow-water and deep-water exercises
offer over 590 possibilities * Specific programming for shallow and
deep water * Suggestions for introducing equipment to a workout *
High-intensity and low-intensity training plans * Tips for using
water resistance to improve strength With step-by-step
instructions, detailed photos, and expert advice, Water Fitness
Progressions is the comprehensive, yet practical, resource that
you've been waiting for. With an entire year of plans, you will
spend more time teaching and less time preparing.
'This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim...is
perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the
lockdown.' Guardian From the first recorded dip into what's now the
driest spot on earth to the recreational swimmers in your local
pool, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most
of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us
all. Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and
Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at
least in Europe), and then re-emerges in the wake of the
Renaissance before taking its final lap at the modern Olympic
Games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just
about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, revealing how its
history spans religion, fashion, architecture, public health,
colonialism, segregation, sexism, sexiness, guts, glory and much,
much more. As refreshing as jumping into a pool on a hot summer's
day, Splash! sweeps across the whole of humankind's swimming
history with an irrepressible enthusiasm that will make you crave
your next dip.
The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Northwest
Florida"Reef Smart's waterproof cards and guidebook have become an
essential part of all of our dive charters. They make the site
briefing much more readily understood by our divers, letting them
accurately see the dive before getting in the water. Highly
recommended by this Captain and Instructor!" Pat Green (owner) -
Panama City Diving, Panama City Beach #1 New Release in Scuba
Travel Guides From the authors of the Reef Smart Guide series comes
Reef Smart Guides Northwest Florida, a unique and essential scuba,
snorkel, and surf travel guide for Northwest Florida diving. A
great travel gift. The ultimate guide for visitors and locals
looking to spend time in Northwest Florida's Gulf of Mexico. This
guidebook provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of
beaches, shipwrecks, shore-accessible dive and snorkel reefs, and
the top surfing sites in the area. Detailed descriptions and map
art. With the help of Reef Smart's unique 3D-mapping technology,
learn all you need to know about the region's top dive and snorkel
sites, including the world famous Oriskany and historical wrecks of
the Tarpon and Empire Mica. Snorkelers enjoy the maps of 27
shore-accessible sites along the coast, and all the information
necessary for a great day in the water. Don't go diving without it.
This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives
without a hitch. Make sure to pack this unique guidebook with the
rest of your scuba gear! This guidebook provides: Descriptions of
137 dive and snorkel sites in the region, including 2 freshwater
springs Detailed 3D maps of 48 of the most popular sites, with
details for an additional 9 sites A 33-page species guide to help
you identify and understand the marine creatures you'll encounter
And so much more! A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book.
Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach; Reef Smart
Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale; and the best-selling Reef Smart
Guides: Bonaire.
'Remarkable' Observer 'A joy to read' Daily Telegraph 'Soaringly
beautiful' Sunday Times Magazine 'Genuine and persuasive' Guardian
Alexandra Heminsley thought she could swim. She really did. It may
have been because she could run. It may have been because she
wanted to swim; or perhaps because she only ever did ten minutes of
breaststroke at a time. But, as she learned one day while flailing
around in the sea, she really couldn't. Believing that a life lived
fully isn't one with the most money earned, the most stuff bought
or the most races won, but one with the most experiences,
experienced the most fully, she decided to conquer her fear of the
water. From the ignominy of getting into a wetsuit to the triumph
of swimming from Kefalonia to Ithaca, in becoming a swimmer,
Alexandra learns to appreciate her body and still her mind. As it
turns out, the water is never as frightening once you're in, and
really, everything is better when you remember to exhale. What
Hemmo's readers are saying: 'This book is funny, engaging,
entertaining, informative, suspenseful, motivating, and
inspiring... I've never read anything quite like it' - Nina on
Goodreads, 5 stars 'Just like Running Like a Girl, this was an
absolute joy to read. A beautifully written story of swimming,
family and being a woman' - Violet on Amazon, 5 stars 'Fantastic
book... Entertaining - often laugh-out-loud funny - and full of
really useful advice' - J. Edwards on Amazon, 5 stars 'A fabulous
book that's beautifully written' - Nik on Goodreads, 5 stars 'I
can't recommend this book enough! I absolutely love Alexandra
Heminsley's writing, her attitude towards exercise and her passion
for swimming' - Sarah on Goodreads, 5 stars 'an inspirational and
encouraging read' - Stephanie on Goodreads, 5 stars 'the author's
enthusiasm is contagious... one cannot help but yearn to join in.
... A thoroughly inspiring book with a likeable narrator unafraid
to share her personal life' - Eleanor on Goodreads, 5 stars 'This
is a delightful book, a pleasure to read... Unbelievably well
written, it flows like the water she loves' - Bobby on Amazon, 5
stars
From Lisa Congdon, bestselling author of Whatever You Are, Be a
Good One , this lovely new book invites readers to dip into the
many joys of swimming. Congdon brings her personal passion as a
lifelong swimmer to this beautiful and thoughtful celebration of
getting in the water. Hand-lettered inspirational quotes,
watercolour portraits paired with real people's personal stories,
illustrated collections of vintage objects-colorful swim caps,
bathing suits through the ages, traditional pool signs-and much
more evoke the beauty and inspiration of the subject. An emphasis
on swimming as a way of life-taking the leap, going with the
flow-makes this delightful volume one that will speak to serious
swimmers, paddlers, and anyone pondering their next high dive.
'What would it mean to name this place I'm in, to map it? To say:
this is the landscape. It looks like this, smells like this, at
night these are the sounds that carry on the wind.
Almost-motherhood . . .' When Miranda Ward and her husband decided
to have a baby, they were young and optimistic. But five years,
three miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy later, she is still
dealing with the ongoing aftermath of that decision, and the shadow
it's cast over her relationship to her partner, her body and her
future. In this searing, lyrical and radically honest memoir, Ward
charts her journey through the uncertain landscape of
almost-motherhood, asking questions of geography on the most
intimate scale. How can we learn to be at home in our own bodies,
even when we feel adrift from them? What language do we have for
the spaces in between, the periods of wanting and waiting? And how
do we maintain hope as we navigate towards an unknown future?
Undressed Toronto looks at the life of the swimming hole and
considers how Toronto turned boys skinny dipping into comforting
anti-modernist folk figures. By digging into the vibrant social
life of these spaces, Barbour challenges narratives that pollution
and industrialization in the nineteenth century destroyed the
relationship between Torontonians and their rivers and waterfront.
Instead, we find that these areas were co-opted and transformed
into recreation spaces: often with the acceptance of indulgent city
officials.While we take the beach for granted today, it was a novel
form of public space in the nineteenth century and Torontonians had
to decide how it would work in their city. To create a public
beach, bathing needed to be transformed from the predominantly nude
male privilege that it had been in the mid-nineteenth century into
an activity that women and men could participate in together. That
transformation required negotiating and establishing rules for how
people would dress and behave when they bathed and setting aside or
creating distinct environments for bathing. Undressed Toronto
challenges assumptions about class, the urban environment, and the
presentation of the naked body. It explores anxieties about
modernity and masculinity and the weight of nostalgia in public
perceptions and municipal regulation of public bathing in five
Toronto environments that showcase distinct moments in the
transition from vernacular bathing to the public beach: the city's
central waterfront, Toronto Island, the Don River, the Humber
River, and Sunnyside Beach on Toronto's western shoreline.
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