In a sport where victory is often determined by a fraction of a second, it's obvious why one of the most sought-after secrets is how to swim faster. However, as the world's most renowned coaches, athletes, trainers, and researchers know, there is no secret-just science. Science of Swimming Faster is a remarkable achievement-one that embraces, explains, and applies the latest science and research that has and continues to set new performance benchmarks in the sport. It is a one-of-a-kind resource: * An easily understood repository of swimming research * Insights distilled from great sport and exercise scientists, coaches, and swimmers * A do-it-right reference for a host of techniques and tactics * The most credible and widely used training principles and programs * An analysis identifying key factors contributing to elite and world-record swimming performance * An insider's access to the strategies for training, tapering, fueling, recovery, and mental preparation being used with some of the world's most successful swimmers. With editors Scott Riewald and Scott Rodeo and a who's-who list of international experts on the sport, Science of Swimming Faster offers you an unprecedented wealth of advanced yet accessible information on excelling in the sport.

Scott Rodeo, a clinician-scientist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY, as well as a team physician for the 2004 and 2008 US Olympic teams, explores the future trends of sports medicine, with the help of more than two dozen other experts in the field. These experts weigh in on the leading topics of Tissue Engineering Approaches to Ligament Graft Fixation, Meniscus Replacement Using Synthetic Materials, New Techniques in Allograft Processing and Preservation, Platelet-Rich Plasma for Percutaneous Treatment of Tendon and Muscle Injury, Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis and Management of Concussion, New Techniques in Articular Cartilage Imaging, New Trends in Diagnosis and Management of Athletic Pubalgia and Sports Hernia, Advances in Rehab/Performance Training, Current Status and Potential for Primary ACL Repair, Surgical Navigation in Knee Ligament Reconstruction, Emerging Options for Treatment of Articular Cartilage Injury in the Athlete, Growth Factors for Rotator Cuff Repair, and Stem Cells for Treatment of Muscle Injury.