The all-purpose guide to swimming, for beginners and experts alike, that┬аwill help make you fitter, faster, more efficient, and more knowledgeable about this wonderful sport.┬а
The Complete Book of Swimming┬аis written for those folks who want to become physically fit and stay physically for the rest of their lives; for folks who are seeking to enhance their lives. There are chapters on the different strokes that provide the тАЬhow-toтАЭ information people need to get started. Equally important are the chapters that answer such questions as Why should I swim? Why swimming and not some other sport? How can swimming improve my health? How can it enhance my life? How will I become a better personтАФmore vital, more competent, vigorous, sexy . . .┬аalive┬аby swimming?┬а
Praise for The Complete Book of Swimming
тАЬPhil Witten not only explains the тАШhow toтАЩ of swimming in clear, easy-to-understand language, but he also explains the тАШwhyтАЩ of swimming: why swimming can make you healthier, happier, and sexier, and can make you feel younger. If┬аThe Complete Book of Swimming┬аdoesnтАЩt convince you that swimming is the best thing you could possibly do for your health, then┬аnothing┬аwill.тАЭтАФMark Spitz
тАЬFinally a book has been written that will put swimming on the map for the general public. Phil Witten combines a storytellerтАЩs gift for creating excitement with scientific knowledge and personal experience.┬аThe Complete Book of Swimming┬аis a must read for swimmers (and coaches) at every level, and for anyone interested in lifelong fitness and health.тАЭтАФSkip Kennedy, Olympic coaching staff, menтАЩs swimming; menтАЩs swimming coach, Stanford University (NCAA champions)
тАЬDr. Whitten has written the perfect all-purpose guide. ItтАЩs a useful tool for both experienced swimmers who want to improve, and for rookies who arenтАЩt sure where to begin.┬аThe Complete Book of Swimming┬аis an invaluable source for all aging baby boomers.тАЭтАФKaren Allen,┬аUSA Today
тАЬPassion arouses passion, and Dr. Whitten surely cannot fail to persuade aspiring swimmers of all ages and abilities that the sport of swimming is the way to a healthier, happier existence. This is a splendid invitation to beginners, while offering a clearer insight to those who have already donned their suits and goggles. The writing is instructive and entertaining, and the illustrations depict the very latest techniques used in the pool.тАЭтАФCraig Lord,┬аThe Times┬а(London)
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