Teach Yourself (or your kids) To Swim In One Minute Steps is the new science of swimming instruction based on physics and psychology of learning principles. You start to learn how to swim at home without a pool with 30 easy steps using a wash basin, dressing mirror, mattress, and bath tub. 1046 pictures in skill sequences and easy to read instructions teach you how in easy-to-master steps you can learn and practice at your own pace. You can reference and share this resource book with family, relatives, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to help save more lives. Learn correctly from a master swim instructor's instructor. The curriculum includes advanced floating skills, freestyle with breathing, backstroke, water safety resting skills, water safety concerns, elementary backstroke, and breastroke. Several advanced competitive skills are included after you master the basic fundamentals.

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.

Created by a Divemaster this Dive Log is simple to use with graphical locations for all the important information that divers want to keep track of. Included is a graphical weighting chart designed to help divers get their weighting perfect for every dive configuration. Additionally there are custom designed pages used to track multiple day repetitive dives.

Anyone Can Learn to Swim Swimming is a healthful and rewarding sport. It provides as much fun and exercise for young people as it does for grownups. And anyone can learn In fact, some babies have been taught how to swim before they were one year old If you don't know how to swim, then now is the time to start learning. And even if you already swim, you can always learn to be a better, more proficient swimmer with added practice.The best way to learn is through personal instruction. Many communities have learn-to-swim programs where instruction is given by experts. You can easily obtain information about these classes, where and when they are held, and how you can join them. If you do join such a class, you can use this book as a study aid at home.However, if a learn-to-swim program is not available in your community, or if you don't want to wait until one is held, then you can learn to swim by carefully following the instructions in this unique guide. But there is one rule in learning to swim that you must never break: Always have someone with you when you take a lesson. This person must know how to swim so that he can help you practice and correct anything you are doing wrong. This manual is divided into three main parts. The first tells you about the fundamentals of swimming, such things as water safety, breath control, kicking, and floating. The second will tell about the different strokes, that is, the ways of moving yourself through the water. The third discusses swimming in organized racing. If you want to learn how to swim, then this book is for yo

This book will help parents understand the unique risks of their own pool environment and how to build a robust system of protection.

When the Roisum family moved to Florida in 2005 they decided to install a new pool in their back yard. Everyone was excited about the aquatic fun they would enjoy for years to come. It was just another day in March when Jenna, kissed her 2 year old son Mason goodbye as she left for work. Not long after, Mason found his way to the pool and drowned. Every year, hundreds of children and infants fall victim to accidental drowning- accidents that are preventable with proper precautions.

In "The Pool Safety Resource," author and pool safety consultant Geoff Dawson guides parents and pool owners through the dangers and risks and helps them identify and make educated choices regarding swimming pools and other bodies of water. He offers realworld advice and solutions to help increase safety. He discusses - understanding, evaluating, and mitigating risks;- building layers of protection;- constructing a safe, new pool;- providing aquatic survival skills and swimming lessons;- establishing and communicating pool rules;- enjoying the pool safely;- preparing for emergencies;- being a pool safety advocate.

Owning a pool is a huge responsibility, but the benefits to health, happiness, and family life are immeasurable. "The Pool Safety Resource" provides a wealth of information to help families enjoy their swimming pools safely.

Reprint of the original 1940 edition. "The story you are about to read is a recital of my work for thirty-five years as a diver, on many types of assignments and in many kinds of circumstances and conditions. You will learn what I did; why, how, and for whom I did it. You will lean about others, associated with me in this fascinating profession, and some of their experiences. In giving you this account, in this way, I sincerely hope that I shall have painted a picture which will not only prove entertaining and instructive in itself, but will serve to offset the all too many inaccuracies and false impressions created by some whose experience is insufficient, or whose imaginations exceed their knowledge of the subject."- Preface to 1940 edition.

If you're a beginning snorkeler, The Ultimate Snorkeling Book will allay your fears, insure your safety, and help you snorkel like an expert. If you're already an expert, you'll learn practical new tips and gear upgrades that you will use as soon as you push off into the water. The Ultimate Snorkeling Book explains each piece of snorkeling gear and what to buy at every price range. You'll learn how to upgrade and maintain your equipment so it performs like expensive professional gear. The Ultimate Snorkeling Book focuses on safety. It explains how to protect against storms, lightening, currents, burning sun, fatigue, exposure, leaky masks, tiny jellyfish, and big scary fish. You'll learn how to care for children in the water so that everybody has a fun trip. The Ultimate Snorkeling Book is like a personal mentorship with an experienced snorkeler and zoologist who will help you identify reef creatures, understand their appearance and behavior, and learn to protect our fragile shoreline ecosystem. Pre-trip checklists make sure you arrive with everything you need. This book will help insure that your snorkeling trip will be a success. YOU can have a great time snorkeling Let's start right now

This book is not exactly a textbook or a manual giving divers D-I-Y advice on the specifics of technical diving, but it is essential reading for anyone wanting to venture beyond weekend-warrior status. While the six skills include some hard and fast physical guidelines, this book's focus is on the things other diving texts leave out. Perfect reading material for any level of scuba diver: even those "not interested" in going tech.

This is a complete guide to learning all of the basic strokes and perfecting techniques, for children and teens. Includes swimming terms and drills, how to perform each of the strokes, and learning how to lessen drag and improve your time.

Many of the short stories in Swimming Lessons have appeared in slightly different versions in literary journals; some, including the title story, have won awards in contests sponsored by these journals and other organizations. The two stories in the last section, KADDISH and THE BOX, are inspired by true happenings. The others are fiction.

A MUST-READ, LOADED RESOURCE GUIDE
More Than Swim Lessons is true to its name. This is a comprehensive guide
for swimmers, parents, and coaches, designed to help explain what works and
why in the sport of competitive swimming. It contains the nuts and bolts of
sound, effective practices that work! You'll also fi nd insight into this sport,
including training programs designed to alleviate the learning curve, and how
to help swimming organizations grow into smoothly functioning and successful
programs.
A wealth of experience, knowledge, and sound organizational concepts is
contained in this easy-to-follow guide, guaranteed to help everyone--not just
athletes--develop successful life skills, embrace a higher standard of moral
behavior, and become well-rounded individuals.

2009 Reprint of the original 1940 edition. Hardbound. 287pp."The story you are about to read is a recital of my work for thirty-five years as a diver, on many types of assign--ments and in many kinds of circumstances and conditions. You will learn what I did; why, how, and for whom I did it. You will lean about others, associated with me in this fascinating profession, and some of their experiences. In giving you this account, in this way, I sincerely hope that I shall have painted a picture which will not only prove entertaining and instructive in itself, but will serve to offset the all too many inaccuracies and false impressions created by some whose experience is insufficient, or whose imaginations exceed their knowledge of the subject."- Preface to 1940 edition.

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. WOBBLES spans the physical, psychological and spiritual growth of an athlete from childhood into her stature as a fierce, Olympic competitor. When Nadine Neumann decides that she wants to be an Olympic swimmer at age eight, she trades a normal life of school friends and parties for the rigors of elite sports training. With acute honesty, wisdom and humour, Nadine spins readers through the heartaches and loneliness of a different kind of adolescence. Enduring and overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a life-threatening accident and imposed breaks from her passion, Nadine pursues her dream as only an Olympian can--with the rarest of intensity and focus. Sweeping from Perth to Germany, India to Sydney, Brisbane to Hong Kong, the reader is invited along this journey of a remarkable young woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals.

As he was carried off on a stretcher at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Welsh swimmer David Davies was celebrating his success. His exhausting performance in the first ever 10 km open water race earned him a silver medal and, more importantly, a place in British swimming history. But what was running though his head as he collapsed from the physical exhaustion of completing the Olympics' most gruelling swimming race? This is David's own story. The tale of how an ordinary schoolboy from Barry made the swimming world sit up and take notice. He talks about his determination and drive and his life both in and out of the water.

Considered the Mt. Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the Andrea Doria, pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her -- and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream.

Deep Descent is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills -- or the courage -- to go.

In The Fragile Edge, the documentary filmmaker and deep-sea diver Julia Whitty paints a mesmerizing, scientifically rich portrait of teeming coral reefs and sea life in the South Pacific. She takes us literally beneath the surface of the usual travel narrative, in an underwater equivalent of an African big-game safari. Hammerhead sharks rule a cascading chain of extraordinary creatures, from eagle rays to reef sharks, as the sound of courting humpback whales reverberates through the deep.
Inspiring for both armchair and expert divers, The Fragile Edge reveals how science can extend our understanding of unfathomable waters, opening our eyes to the threats facing coral reefs and explaining why these fragile oases are vital to human survival. In this passionate, spiritual narrative of her adventures in the big blue, Julia Whitty emerges as one of our finest writers on the mystery, beauty, and fragility of the undersea world.

Aquatastic: Swimming Made Simple is for all individuals interested in the teaching of swimming. This book is easy to read, follow and understand for individuals of all abilities and backgrounds. This book will help everyone who is learning how to teach individuals to swim in a friendly and fun environment.
The goal of my book is to help people teach themselves and others to swim in a fun and positive environment. Learning to swim will be fun while increasing one's comfort level in the water. The goal here is to learn while you are having fun and you will not realize that you are swimming as it comes to you naturally. Safety will be stressed in all areas of the aquatic environment. The drowning rates in the United States are rising at an unbearable rate and something needs to be done. By teaching people Aquatastic, I will attempt to lower the drowning rates as people learn how to be safe in and around the aquatic environment.