Swim speed strokes for swimmers and triathletes
Subtitle: master Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle for your fastest swimming
By: Sheila Taormina ; [foreword by Rowdy Gaines]
Contributors: Gaines, Rowdy, writer of foreword
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781937715212
Subjects: Training; Triathletes; Training of; Swimming
Description: Taormina shows swimmers and triathletes how they can swim with elite technique in all four swimming strokes--butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Using crystal-clear photographs and her engaging, straightforward style, Coach Taormina explains the science behind power and speed in the water, explores the elements common to every stroke, and examines stroke technique in detail in individual stroke chapters.
Notes: "Distributed in the United States and Canada by Ingram Publisher Services"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the why; title: The look and feel of lift and drag; title: The kick, core movement, and connection; title: Stroke data; title: Butterfly; title: Backstroke; title: Breaststroke; title: Freestyle.