Looking for a good book about swiming or to help you swim better? I recommend one of these books to give you ideas and insight on technique and training for novice to advanced swimmers. This list also includes some good gift ideas for the swimmer on your gift list.
Young Woman and the Sea - How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel
Young Woman & the Sea, by Glen Stout, was hard to get started. I was not caught up by the first few pages of the book, but as I kept reading, it drew me in to the world of a young swimmer and how she went from a non-swimmer to the greatest swimmers of her time - Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim across the English Channel. I enjoyed reading this book, and most swimmers will, too.
The Swim Coaching Bible
Two Hall of Fame coaches, Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton, have assembled this anthology of swimming resources from some of the world's greatest swim experts.
Swimming Fastest
Swimming Fastest is a revised version of Swimming Faster, one of the best books ever written on competitive swimming. Swimming Fastest is like a text book for swimmers and coaches on swimming. This book is a must have for swim coaches, if only for a reference from time to time.
Coaching Swimming Successfully
Coaching Swimming Successfully covers a full range of topics that determine who excels in the pool.
Rookie Coaches Swimming Guide
If you are a novice coach, this book will get you "flowing" in the right direction. Includes help on technique, drills, and planning.
The Swimming Drill Book
128 highly effective drills, expert instruction, and more than 375 detailed illustrations, this comprehensive resource will help to improve every facet of your swimming.
Games - Gimmicks - Challenges for Swimming Coaches
Bob Steele
Open Water Swimming
If you want to do an open water swim, this book will get you ready for it - just about everything you need to know to get in across and back out of a lake or ocean swim successfully.Get Set! Swim
A story for families on swimming and the lessons it teaches - valuable lessons!First to the Wall
A review of 100 years of Olympic swimming, including photographs.