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Mastering Swimming (Masters Athlete) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jim Montgomery, Mo Chambers
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 84021
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 209
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0736074538
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.21
EAN: 9780736074537
ASIN: 0736074538
Publication Date: October 31, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Renowned coaches Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers have teamed up to create the ultimate swimming guide for masters athletes. Swimmers of all ages will benefit from a targeted approach. This book covers the essentials including, stroke instruction and refinement for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, workout plans for fitness and competition, training for open-water swimming and triathlon and second-saving starts and turns. In addition, the book covers equipment, dryland training, motivational strategies and guidance for selecting a masters coach or programme. With such complete coverage, it's the one resource readers will turn to time and again for a lifetime of serious swimming.
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A fabulous resource November 19, 2008
Several decades elapsed between my brief high school competitive swimming experience and my foray into masters swimming, and I find myself amazed all over again at the way having a good coach motivates me and improves my performance. Why does a phrase or two of technical advice or encouragement cause me to work harder and feel better about myself? Why is it that I'm willing to push myself to exhaustion just because somebody is watching?
There's something about the relationship between coach and athlete that transcends what the athlete can accomplish on his or her own. It's in that ineffable realm that the value of this book is found. I'm only halfway through it and already I've learned - and implemented - three things that have helped me improve my stroke. It's great to try something in the pool, then go back to the book and reread what the coach said and compare it to how it felt in the water.
Not only does Montgomery know how to swim - he's a triple Olympic gold medal winner, fer cryin' out loud! - but he's supremely able to TEACH people how to swim. I'd be willing to bet that if there were a waterproof edition of this book, a rank beginner could get in the pool with book in hand and learn how to swim from scratch.
I don't pretend to have much swimming expertise, but I'd also be willing to bet that these two coaches' explanation of the science of swimming represents the current state of the art worldwide. I recommend this book for anyone who's remotely interested in swimming. It's straightforward and well-written, and its techniques and teaching methods work.
No More Reasons To Put Off Getting Into Masters Swimming November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been a Masters Swimming competitor for 20 years, and have been aware of Coach Montgomery's method since the beginning. He and Mo make the four strokes simple and easy to comprehend, and does a great job of taking away the fears that many inexperienced swimmers may have when contemplating getting into the sport.
If you are at the beginning of the road with 99 curves, and want to walk the straightest path, this book and a good swim club will definitely help you find it.
Are you swimmer? Buy this book. November 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I heard that Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers were writing a book about swimming for masters, I couldn't wait to read it. I want to recommend this book highly to anyone who is a swimmer or is thinking about `taking the plunge.'
Mastering Swimming is the complete guide for newbies and experienced swimmers alike. You can read it start to finish or just go to a specific topic such as dry-land training, planning for success, or preparing for competition in the pool or open water. The layout of the book makes it an easy read and a go-to reference throughout a swimming career.
The book is loaded with practical advice and expert technical descriptions of the four strokes along with starts and turns. It also offers great motivation with insights from Olympians about swimming, training, and racing. If you want to kick up your fitness level with dry-land training, Mastering Swimming gives you the template. If you are thinking about adding open water swimming to your repertoire, Mastering Swimming gives you the blueprint for that endeavor.
The only thing missing from Mastering Swimming is Coach Montgomery's sprint effort scale, and I'd like to share that with you. As you descend your sprint 50s or 100s, start out with a fast swim. Then take it to a blast. After that take your effort to a blow chow. And finish up your set with a double blow swim. Good luck.
Swimming Past Your Limits November 8, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this book. If your aim is to be successful in masters swimming, this is the best book I've seen. It covers everything technical from a very practical point of view--strokes, turns, conditioning, prepping for competition. There are tips and fine points and tactics here you can only get from world-class coaches like Montgomery and Chambers.
The book starts out right, with inspiration and having you develop your personal vision, then a plan based on the vision. The whole spirit of the book is forward momentum, and reading it will inspire you right into that spirit. On a recent trip to Dallas, I went with a friend to watch Jim do some masters coaching at SMU. He observed about twenty swimmers warming up for about 30 seconds, and from what he saw in terms of their current physical energy and motivation, he walked over and gave each one a tailor-made goal for that practice, along with encouragement to push their personal envelopes. And by the end of the workout, it was pretty clear from their faces and body language that each swimmer had reached about 5% beyond what they thought they could do. Their faces looked exhausted but extremely happy. Solid gold coaching.
And that's what this book will do for you: help you find your limits and then swim past them. Mastering Swimming gets my very highest recommendation.
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