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Authors: Ernest Maglischo
ISBN-13: 9780736031806, ISBN-10: 0736031804
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Ernest Maglischo

Ernest W. Maglischo coached swimming for 38 years, working at four universities and two swim clubs. He has won 13 NCAA national championships at the Division II level and 19 conference championships. In 1996 he was honored as the Pacific 10 Conference Swimming Coach of the Year, and he has been named NCAA s Division II coach of the year an unprecedented eight times. He has also received the highest coaching award, the National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy.

Maglischo holds a PhD in exercise physiology from the Ohio State University. He s a member of the College Swimming Coaches Association, the American Swimming Coaches Association, and U.S.A. Swimming, where he serves on the Sports Medicine Committee. Now retired, Maglischo lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Book Synopsis

Swim faster and stronger with Swimming Fastest, the ultimate swimming guide for stroke technique and training methods for competitive swimming. By offering a thorough analysis of each of the primary strokes, this book explains the how and why of training and execution, includes sample workouts, and is the best way to trim seconds off your time.

Table of Contents

Preface
1Increasing Propulsion5
2Reducing Resistance43
3Guidelines for Increasing Propulsion and Reducing Resistance65
4Front Crawl Stroke95
5Butterfly145
6Back Crawl Stroke181
7Breaststroke219
8Starts, Turns, and Finishes265
9Physiological Responses to Exercise319
10Energy Metabolism and Swimming Performance349
11Performance Benefits of Training373
12Principles of Training395
13Endurance Training417
14Sprint, Race-Pace, and Recovery Training451
15Training for Different Events485
16Monitoring Training541
17Season Planning593
18Tapering653
19Overtraining669
20Stroke Rates and Stroke Lengths695
21Pacing and Strategy715
22Warming Up and Swimming Down747
References753
Index779
About the Author791

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