Swimming
By: Clive Gifford
Series: Tell me about sport; Tell me about sport
Publisher: Evans
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780237536329
Subjects: Swimming; Juvenile literature
Description: This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and kit you'll need. There are tips on training and on practising techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world's greatest competitions. In this book you can find: out all about swimming and learn how to develop your skills; clear, friendly text; highly illustrated, with pictures of children demonstrating techniques and shots of famous swimmers in action; fascinating facts and statistics with historical flashbacks and record-breaking performances; glossary and index.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tell me about swimming; title: Finishing first; title: The pool; title: Swimming stars; title: Diving in; title: Freestyle; title: Breaststroke; title: Back crawl; title: Butterfly; title: Relays and medleys; title: The world of swimming; title: Where next?; title: Swimming words; title: Index.