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Swim speed secrets for swimmers and triathletes : Master the Freestyle Technique Used by the World's Fastest Swimmers / Sheila Taormina.

by Taormina, Sheila.

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VeloPress, c2012.

Swimming -- Training.

9781934030882 (pbk.)

1934030880 (pbk.)

xvi, 177 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.

"Originally published in 2010 as Call the Suit by Sheila Taormina" -- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163) and index.

The Pareto Principle : applying the 80/20 rule in the pool -- The big picture : understanding the swimming equation -- The vital element : a case to prove it -- Fluid dynamics & theories of propulsion : the challenges & the beauty -- The underwater pull : vital elements of the vital element -- Developing the underwater pull : exercises to improve strength, flexibility & feel -- The swimming equation applied : stroke counts & rates of top swimmers -- Piecing it all together : conclusions & "Calling the suit" -- Epilogue : Taormina's top 20 : changes in swimming since 1924 -- Appendix A: For beginners : understanding swimming lingo & workout design -- Appendix B: Ask an Olympian : answers to common questions -- Appendix C: Drill videos.

"In Swim Speed Secrets, four-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion Sheila Taormina reveals the swim technique used by the world’s fastest swimmers. Too many swimmers and triathletes neglect the key to speed because they are distracted by stroke count, perfecting body position, or gliding. Taormina uses simple science and crystal-clear underwater photos of Olympic athletes to show how the high-elbow underwater pull is the most crucial technique for faster swimming." -- Back cover.

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