From the article: Books on Swimming
What is (or are) your favorite book related to swimming? A technique guide? A workout book? A book featuring swimming-related stories or swimming history? Share the titles and something about your favorite book or books with other swimmers. Share the name!
Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
- Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox, very inspiring book and lots of info about extreme Open Water swimming
- —Guest Shelley St. Aubin
the internet
- the internet is my favourite book (not a traditional book) living in South Africa it is challenging and expensive to purchase, so back to search engines and web site like yours, thank you keep it up !
- —Guest richard
Good swimming book
- Janet Evans has an excellent read about upping you strength and times in preparation for master's meets.
- —Guest Jacquie F
Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
- Memoir about long-distance swimming that I just loved. Think of it often especially the way she swam with her hair pulled up to resemble a penguin so she could swim in cold frigid water.
- —Guest Carol Fitzgerald
A book of swimming
- This is a childrens puffin book dated 1946, by Janet Bassett-Lowke & Lunt Roberts. It has many coloured illustrations showing pre swim stretches and the new butterfly stroke using breastroke legs! Also the high elbow in front crawl is also demonstrated... something I thought was fairly new? Faulty actions such as too much roll and feet kicking sideways are shown as well as the backstroke open turn. Other swimming activities such as life saving, American aquacades, & water ballet make this 64 year old junior book my favourite.
- —Guest The duck
Swimming Even Faster by Ernie Maglischo
- Ernie's work is a great piece of biomechanics and kinesiological explanation of swimming movements. He was a great coach to swim for and way ahead of his time.
- —Guest bjlback
The 50-meter Jungle by Sherman Chavoor
- I read it and re-read it when I was a teenager pressing for big swims. So uplifting. It was my coaches copy and I have been trying to find it since.
- —Guest Lynda Gough
a workout book
- To know the workouts. I want to improve my students. Iwant to improve myself
- —Guest ramesh
Gold in the Water by P. H. Mullen
- Interesting book about life and training for the Olympics. I felt I was one of those swimmers
- —Guest victor
"Swimming Anatomy"
- You can't go wrong with the illustrations in this book.
- —Guest Swimming fan
"Age is Just a Number" by Dara Torres
- I also enjoyed Offthe deep end. Both books held my attention. I love readind learinjg about Dara and her determination to stay true her sport and family and inspire people to reach thier goals at any age. I also liked a book called Off the deep end It was funny but also carried an imporant message that I could relate to.
- —Guest richie
"Choose to Win" by Susie O'Neil
- HEYY..SUSIE I NEIL"s BOOK is the best inspirational book ever.. i read it.. and it made me go back to swimming after a 3-year stop.. i am state level swimmer.now aiming to becoming the national champ thanks to this boook.many thanks to it
- —Guest Gurr
"Workouts in a Binder"
- My favorite swimming book is "Workouts in a Binder" by Nick and Eric Hansen. I always take it with me to the pool.
- —Guest rodyvera
"Swimming to Antarctica"
- This book is a great reminder to not put limits on our expectations of ourselves.
- —AmyDStewart
"Swimming" by Howard Firby
- "Swimming" by Howard Firby. Loaned my copy to someone a long, long time ago and it never made it back into my hands.
- —Guest Swimming Guide
