The long awaited new edition of Swimming updates the highly successful first edition edited by Costill, Maglishco and Richardson which was published in the early 1990s. The Second Edition contains less material on how to swim and more on the physics of swimming. It contains information on the latest methods of analyzing swim performances. It presents current sports science knowledge specifically relevant to coaching swimmers at club, county or national level. Covering characteristics of swimming including important concepts in propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology. The Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science present basic clinical and scientific information in a clear style and format as related to specific sports events drawn from the Olympic Summer and Winter Games. Each Handbook is written by a small team of authorities co-ordinated by an editor who has international respect and visibility in the particular sport activity. Their charge is to present material for medical doctors who work with athletes, team coaches who have academic preparation in basic science, physical therapists and other allied health personnel, and knowledgeable athletes. Each volume represents up-to-date information on the basic biology of the sport, conditioning techniques, nutrition, and the medical aspects of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Editors Riewald and Rodeo assemble many of the world’s leading swimming experts to reveal the latest in research, technology, training, and performance across the sport. Authoritative and applicable, Science of Swimming Faster dives into the physiology, biomechanics, medicine, psychology, and training for swim performance while providing prescriptive advice along the way.

Just one hundredth of a second separates elite swimmers from the podium, but what are the physical forces at work behind these tiny margins, and how can an understanding of them be used to improve your own technique in the pool? Swimming Science investigates, with each chapter focussing on a different area. From swimming technology, physiology, and psychology to hydrodynamics, the key principles of swimming science are addressed, with the content organised around a series of questions. What creates the drag in the water? How have swim suits evolved? Which muscles generate propulsion? How much force do elite swimmers use? Each question is investigated using up-to-date science and explanatory info-graphics.

The Science of Sport - Swimming is a complete guide for swimming training through the application of physiological, biomechanical, psychological, strength and conditioning, nutritional and injury management methods that can be used to optimize performance. Practical examples are included on the components of swimming conditioning, technical and mental training, and how they relate to the various swimming speciality events. The text provides details on mental and strength conditioning training exercises and racing day preparation methods for various abilities, including speciality swimmers who seek performance improvement constantly. The book includes contributions from leading coaches and sport scientists, sport psychologists, sports medical practitioners and Olympic, world and national champion swimmers. Illustrated throughout with 110 colour photographs.

Chapter 1. Water Competency-Based Education: A Key to Promote Motor Development and Optimal Drowning Prevention / Aldo M. Costa, Nuno D. Garrido, Helena Rocha, Daniel A. Marinho and Antonio J. Silva. Chapter 2. Lessons from the Animal Realm Applicable to Human Swimming / Anabela Maia. Chapter 3. Relay Starts in Swimming: A Review of Related Issues / Armin Kibele and Sebastian Fischer. Chapter 4. Biochemical Monitoring of Swimming Training: Old and New Concepts / Athanasios Kabasakalis and Vassilis Mougios. Chapter 5. Towards an Understanding of How Torso Shape Influences Human Swimming Performance / Christopher Papic and Ross Sanders. Chapter 6. 48 Years of Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming: A Personal Perspective / Daniel J. Daly. Chapter 7. Estimating Oxygen Uptake Based on Postexercise Measurements in Swimming / Diego Chaverri, Xavier Iglesias, Thorsten Schuller, Uwe Hoffmann and Ferran A. Rodríguez. Chapter 8. The Swimming Start: A Review of the Main Factors Surrounding the Kick Start Technique / Elaine Tor, Sebastian Fischer and Armin Kibele. Chapter 9. Active Recuperation in Swimmers / Jaime Hinzpeter, Maximiliano Barahona, Diego Cuzmar and Alvaro Zamorano. Chapter 10. Commentary on the Efficacy of Aquatic Therapy Programs for Rotator Cuff Injury / Maria C. Graça, Mário Lopes, Renato Andrade, Johan Lambeck, Andrea Ribeiro, Ricardo J. Fernandes and João Paulo Vilas-Boas. Chapter 11. Simulated Metabolic Responses during High-Intensity Interval Training Based on a Mathematical Model in Elite Swimmers / Philippe Hellard, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Carl Dupont, David. B. Pyne, Alois Mader and Sebastian Weber. Chapter 12. A Useful Protocol for Low to Severe Swimming Intensities: Physiological and Biomechanical Characterization / Ricardo J. Fernandes, Karla de Jesus, Diogo Carvalho, Leandro Machado, João Paulo Vilas-Boas and Kelly de Jesus. Chapter 13. "Look Ma - No Hands!": An Essay on Confidence and Foundational Skills / Robert Keig Stallman and Nils Olaf Vikander. Chapter 14. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Lifesaving Sport /Stathis Avramidis. Chapter 15. Water Competence: Developmental-Dynamic Considerations / Stephen J. Langendorfer. Chapter 16. The Regulation of Immune Response by the Purinergic System in Swimming Exercise / Vanessa Valéria Miron, Leandro Henrique Manfredi, Naiara Stefanello, Charles Elias Assmann, Andrezza Bond Vieira Furtado and Andréia Machado Cardoso. Chapter 17. Human Activity Analysis on Swimming Based on Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Inertial Measurement Unit / Yuto Omae and Hirotaka Takahashi. Index.

Basic book and reference on the science of swimming by the "father" of modern competitive swimming.

NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science provides the most contemporary and comprehensive overview of the field of sport science and the role of the sport scientist. It is a primary preparation resource for the Certified Performance and Sport Scientist (CPSS) certification exam.

High Performance Youth Swimming provides an in-depth view of the physiological, biomechanical, and multifaceted underpinning of swimming success, with a focus on youth. Considerations of both growth and maturation processes and the intricacies of the swimming training environment are core throughout the book. Divided into sections on physiology of swimming, motor control, biomechanics, and long-term well-being, the book also includes chapters from international contributors on: Strength and conditioning Skill acquisition Overtraining Burnout Respiratory health This volume is for those interested in enhancing their art of coaching through a deeper understanding of the science of swimming, including swimming coaches, those who wish – and question how – to best support youth swimming performance, or anyone interested in swimming science more generally.

An illustrated guide to competitive swimming containing detailed overviews of the four primary strokes; racing strategies; and the most effective training methods and the science behind why they work.

Never before has one book taken such a comprehensive look at the evolution, science, and coaching application of competitive swimming. In Breakthrough Swimming, legendary swimming coach and researcher Cecil Colwin provides a rich perspective on the development of the sport and explains major advances in stroke mechanics, training methods, and racing techniques. Accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, this engaging text is one of the most insightful written works on the sport. It makes clear sense out of the scientific principles and puts into context the historical changes in the sport. Not only will you gain a greater understanding of competitive swimming through its origins and evolution, but you'll also gain these valuable skills: - Improve your stroke technique, starts, and turns. - Improve your feel of the water by learning to anticipate and effectively manipulate the reacting flow of the water. - Understand the hydrodynamics of swimming and learn how water reacts to the forces you apply with each swimming stroke. - Improve your conditioning and develop a better training program by understanding the principles of training. - Learn how to design different types of workouts to produce specific physiological effects. - Learn how to plan a seasonal program and how to relate your training to the pace of the race you intend to swim. The book includes a chapter contributed by Dr. David Pyne, sport physiologist to the 2000 Australian Olympic swimming team. Pyne covers the physiology of modern swimming training and the preparation of swimming teams for top-flight international competition. Breakthrough Swimming covers every aspect of competitive swimming from its spawning ground in early 19th-century England to the present day, including the profound changes that occurred in the last decade of the 20th century. The book also explains the societal changes of recent years, such as the advent of professional swimming and the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. Combining history with the latest innovations, Breakthrough Swimming is the definitive work on the past, present, and future of competitive swimming.