Paul Newsome, Adam Young

Swim Smooth (eBook, ePUB)

The Complete Coaching System for Swimmers and Triathletes

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Transform your technique and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming. Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style.

The Swim Smooth approach, developed by consultants to the gold medal winning British Triathlon team, helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drill and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works for you.

Technique, fitness training, racing skills and open water swimming are all covered, with photographs and 3D graphics helping you to put theory into practice.

Swim efficiently. Swim fast. Swim Smooth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fernhurst Books Limited
• Seitenzahl: 253
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119968054
• Artikelnr.: 44623765

Autorenporträt

Paul's life in competitive swimming started at the age of 7. At 17 he was introduced to the sport of Triathlon and switched to elite triathlon competition. He joined the UK's World Class Potential program at Bath University whilst studying for his Sports Science Degree. During this period he became British Universities Triathlon Champion and came 11th at the World Student Games. At this time Paul discovered his real passion for teaching and coaching, finding that he loved sharing his knowledge with friends and training partners. After graduating Paul began full time swimming and triathlon coaching in Australia and in 2004 launched Swim Smooth. The knowledge and techniques that Paul spreads through Swim Smooth were developed through one to one coaching of over 5000 swimmers and many hundreds more in his triathlon and swimming squads. Swim Smooth are consultants to British Triathlon. Paul was swum the English Channel and continues to compete in open water swimming events, notably winning the Round Manhattan Swimming Race in 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Paul Moss and Giles O'Brien vii Preface: The 11-Year-Old Girl
ix Acknowledgements xiii GETTING STARTED 1 Chapter 1 How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 2 Introduction to Freestyle Swimming 9 Chapter 3 Swimming Equipment
15 Chapter 4 The Three Keys to Better Freestyle Swimming 21 KEY 1 TECHNIQUE
25 Chapter 5 What Makes an Effi cient Freestyle Stroke? 27 Chapter 6 Stroke
Flaws - Cause and Effect 29 Chapter 7 Breathing 31 Chapter 8 Body Position
41 Chapter 9 Leg Kick 45 Chapter 10 Posture and Alignment 53 Chapter 11
Rotation and Arm Recovery 61 Chapter 12 Hand Entry 69 Chapter 13 Catch and
Pull-Through 75 Chapter 14 Stroke Rate Development 95 Chapter 15 The
Science Behind an Effi cient Freestyle Stroke 101 Chapter 16 Performing
Your Own Video Analysis Session 109 Chapter 17 The Swim Types System 117
Chapter 18 The Arnie 127 Chapter 19 The Bambino 131 Chapter 20 The
Kicktastic 135 Chapter 21 The Overglider 139 Chapter 22 The Swinger 145
Chapter 23 The Smooth 151 KEY 2 TRAINING 157 Chapter 24 The Importance of
Fitness Training 159 Chapter 25 Balancing the Different Types of Fitness
Training 163 Chapter 26 A Simple Skeleton Structure for Your Swimming Month
169 Chapter 27 Finding Your Critical Swim Speed 173 Chapter 28 Pace
Awareness in the Pool and Open Water 183 Chapter 29 Dry-Land Conditioning
187 Chapter 30 Prevention and Management of Shoulder Injuries 199 Chapter
31 Pool Skills 213 Chapter 32 Nutrition for Longer Sessions and Races 219
KEY 3 OPEN WATER 223 Chapter 33 The Importance of Open Water Skills 225
Chapter 34 Managing Anxiety 227 Chapter 35 Swimming Straighter 229 Chapter
36 Drafting Effectively 233 Chapter 37 Turning Around Buoys 239 Chapter 38
Better Wetsuit Swimming 241 Chapter 39 Adapting Your Stroke to a Variety of
Conditions 247 APPENDICES 251 A Swim Smooth Drills 253 B Swim Type Stroke
Correction Processes 277 C Training Sessions 297 Index 311