Whether you're a coach looking to build or supplement your
program or a swimmer seeking to improve your technique and time,
you'll benefit from swim coaching legend Bill Sweetenham's proven
methods for improving performance in the backstroke, butterfly,
breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley.
Sweetenham has spent his career developing world-class
swimmers--first for Australia, then for Hong Kong, and now for
Great Britain. He engineered Australia's success at four Olympic
Games and five Commonwealth Games and has coached 63 top swimmers
in international competitions to 27 Olympic and World Championship
medals. Now, through "Championship Swim Training," he and coauthor
John Atkinson, a former national team coach in Australia and
current national youth coach with British Swimming, provide the
detailed plans and strategies to help all swimmers maximize their
swimming potential.
Beginning with Sweetenham's five golden rules for swimming that
apply to all swimmers--regardless of their
background--"Championship Swim Training" is divided into two
parts.
Part I, Technique Drills and Sets, deals with training zones and
benchmark sets so critical to effective training and goal setting.
Also included is a series of drill progressions and checklists that
can be applied to each stroke and the individual medley. These
progressions will help pinpoint stroke deficiencies and improve
stroke technique as well as sculling, starts, turns, finishes, and
kick and pull training. The checklists give swimmers and coaches
tips for training and competition.
Part II, Workouts and Programs, is full of information for
coaches to plan the long-term development of juniors through
masters swimmers. Sample training sets are provided and can be
customized to suit the level of that swimmer or squad. Part II also
covers the critical tapering phase to get swimmers ready for
competition and provides detailed racing strategies. Dryland
conditioning suggestions help swimmers train all year round,
whether in or out of the water. And no world-class coaching book
would be complete without a chapter on how to completely and
objectively evaluate your training program.
"Championship Swim Training" provides a complete roadmap for
coaches and swimmers who want to follow a systematic and proven way
to record-breaking times
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