Download or read book Mastering Swimming written by Jim P. Montgomery and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trim seconds off your time, train more efficiently, or simply maximize your fitness workouts with Mastering Swimming. Renowned coaches Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers have teamed up to create the ultimate swimming guide for masters athletes. Swimmers aged 18 to 120 will benefit from a targeted approach that covers these essentials: -Stroke instruction and refinement for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly -Workout plans for fitness and competition -Training for open-water swimming and triathlon -Second-saving starts and turns In addition, Mastering Swimming covers equipment, dryland training, motivational strategies, and guidance for selecting a masters coach or program. With such complete coverage, it's the one resource you'll turn to time and again for a lifetime of serious swimming.