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Swimming Books

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greates...
by Chris Santella
Amazon Price: $16.47
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Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier
by Terry Laughlin
Amazon Price: $10.88
Customer Reviews:
» This book is a good reference for both beginners and advanced swimmers. Explains the science behind swimming in a technical yet simple manner that is easy to understand. I will recommend this to peopl...

» This book is way too long and way too wordy. It could easily be about 1/4 the size. I think the content is fine, but quite tedious to read all the babble to get to the point. Also, the book is far ...

» I'm not a big swimmer, but I heard so much about this book that I had to check it out- and I'm glad I did. This book will save a lot of people who are trying to learn to swim better a lot of time. Her...

» Commited date of delivery: 22nd Aug 2008. Today is 30th Aug 2008. Product not yet recd.

» I am by far much more of a runner than a swimmer and swimming has always been perplexing and a little frustrating for me. I could knock out a half marathon, but swimming 50 yds left me winded and blu...

No Limits: The Will to Succeed
by Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson
Amazon Price: $16.68
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Beneath the Surface
by Michael Phelps
Amazon Price: $12.89
Customer Reviews:
» Brandon

Beneath the Surface, a Biography about and by Michael Phelps. Reading this book really made me start to think about my life. About how much I want to accomplish and h...

» This was a very interesting book. I did sometimes find myself day dreaming when reading his pr & wr times. I'm sure the times would be more interesting to a swimmer as I am not. But overall I thought ...

» This is a great read. My swimming granddaughter used this book as a report and she really enjoyed reading about Michael's life from his prospective.

» This is a good read. There is a little bit of swimming jargon that the non-swimming fan may get caught up in- but the story so surpasses that - so you don't notice much.


» Started swimming a bit and taking notice of athletes... this one is a bore. Boy starts swimming. Boy is great from the start. Boy gets gold.

Whoopty doo..

Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
by Gary Mack, David Casstevens
Amazon Price: $11.53
Customer Reviews:
» Quick and easy to read. Full of short stories that help athletes gain perspective into building a stronger mental game.

» Don't be fooled, this book isn't just for athletes. The author includes dozens of quotations and bits of wisdom from various top performers. The book is divided into quick, readable chapters (each abo...

» If you want to read an inspiring book on the power of the mind in sports, then this book is for you. It is not too packed with information, but it underlines many of the important points in mental coa...

» a solid read, but i was expecting a book that got more into the intricacies of sports psychology, but this book seems to focus more on your thinking off the court then on it.

» I have read several books on the mental game in sports and this is by far the best. I work with collegiate and professional athletes and recommend this so often that Gary Mack should send me a commis...

Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
by Jim Johnson
Amazon Price: $26.95
Customer Reviews:
» So easy to understand! I know have a good knowledge of how the shoulder works. The exercises are very helpful. Got me closer of achieving zero pain. Hardly have pain anymore, mostly tight or a little ...

» Johnson's book is an excellent resource for anyone with rotator cuff issues. It is well written and easy to understand.

» This book, written by a Physical Therapist, explains and shows the muscles involved in the rotator cuff more clearly than any other anatomy book I've picked up on the subject. He explains what muscle...

» I hurt my rotator cuffs doing some bag work. I waited a long time (I'm a guy) to go into an ortho. He gave me the advice to work on my posture, lose weight and a photocopy of some exercises to do. ...

» I was afraid I would never be able to lift weights again. Both of my shoulders were in pain, even causing me to have to lie on my back to sleep. I read this book carefully, and have followed the ex...

Complete Conditioning for Swimming
by Dave, Ph.D. Salo, Scott, Ph.D. Riewald
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» I coach high school swimming and we've been building our dryland program for a few years. This book has really focused our work and I'm looking forward for some big results this winter.

» I'm a masters swimmer inspired by Dara Torres. This book provides a smart and thorough approach to swim conditioning. It helps you to identify weak areas and includes great exercises (for in and out o...

» Good reference for serious swimmers that are looking for comprehensive information on every aspect of the sport. Easy to read and well orgainzed. Highly recommended. Inclusions of more examples of how...

» I am really enjoying this book. Very clear explanations and the included DVD shows many exercises performed so nothing is ambiguous. I like that they included exercises in different categories includi...

» Not everyone of us has a chance in life to be coached under world-classes coaches that these authors are (watching the Olympics, I wondered what my swimming times would have been like have I been coac...

Workouts in a Binder: Swim Workouts for Triathletes
by Gale Bernhardt, Nick Hansen
Amazon Price: $19.77
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» These workouts are very much like what you would see a swim team doing day in and day out. The book is for swimmers looking to push themselves to a higher level in terms of endurance and speed and do...

» I like this book for the sheer reason that when I swim longer workouts, I tend to forget how many yards/meters I have done after I get out of the pool. By having this poolside, I can do the various w...

» This book is a great addition to my training library. Not only does it have great workouts, the waterproof pages are awesome. You can take it to the pool and not worry about it being ruined by water. ...

» This book has saved me from the monotony of swimming laps. Having "something to do" while at the pool has given me extra motivation and feelings of success. The workouts are just the right length (I...

» The workouts in this book are very helpful (especially if you have any other books by Gale, these workouts fit right into her training plans). I especially love how waterproof the book is and that it...

Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises For Power & Strength
by Donald A. Chu
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» As an outdoor fitness instructor, I have been able to use several of the exercises. Great suggestion from my Chiropractor!

» This book is not written that well. It could be organized better. It reminds me of a term paper thrown together from bits and pieces of other reports.

I find the exercise drawings hard to...

» This book explains, with easy to understand illustrations, various exercises for power, speed and agility (to enhance athletic performance). All exercises have little pictures of all sports which espe...

» this book is a top recommended reading from all leading authors in strength and conditioning. However, you should also buy the companion dvd in order to help facilitate the exercises in the book.

» This book does an excellent job introducing the topic of plyometrics to the reader. It discusses the different types and categories of jumps as well as the varying intensities. It even gives sport s...

Fitness Swimming, Second Edition
by Emmett Hines
Amazon Price: $12.89
Customer Reviews:
» I love this book. It's like having a personal swimming coach in my gear bag. I'm a novice lap swimmer who wants to improve my skills in order to use swimming as my primary means of exercise, so I have...

» I am a semi novice swimmer, I found very important information on this book, and for the contents I think it has a lot of interesting info for advance swimmer. I would hightly recommend it.

» Swimming is such a technique oriented sport and it is almost impossible to hone your technique without a coach. I have been fortunate to have been coached by Emmett for the past seven years and I find...

» I grew up swimming competitively. I was introduced to Emmett in my early thirties and began attending his master classes a few years ago. Emmett is a fabulous communicator, and the concepts that he ...

» I really enjoyed reading this book and wanted to take the time to reivew it. I am an experienced swimmer, swimming for many years, coaching age group and master's teams over the years. I have also t...