Swimming: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition: Steps to Success

by David G. Thomas

Book Overview

Become more fluid in the water with Swimming: Steps to Success . This comprehensive guide provides progressive instruction to help you master several swimming strokes and skills: backstroke, front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, back crawl, trudgen, floating, diving, sculling, and underwater swimming. Step-by-step instruction and 195 illustrations break down each stroke to the basic arm and leg movements and their timing. The multiple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736054367
• ISBN13: 9780736054362
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

excelent teaching tool

I have always had a fear of swimming but had learned elementary techniques to get used to the water and the feeling of submersion. However, I really did not know proper swimming techniques. This book has helped improve my swimming greatly-from freestyle to the breaststroke (there are other styles taught in the book, as well). My confidence level has increased dramatically.

Nice Book, but Total Immersion Wins

The book explains the basics behind every technique, which is a good thing to know to improve your style. I was able to improve mine following the first couple of chapters. However, starting from freestyle, things became difficult and I was not able to either follow the instructions or improve my freestyle (maybe it is my problem). I switched to total immersion book, till now the difference is clear and I am now able to go back and forth in the pool with minimum effort.

10 years of failed attempts, this book did the trick

After 10 years of failed attempts at learning to swim, this book did the trick.Excellent step by step approach builds confidence and avoids the "just do it" leap that is so hard to make.Each step begins with the why and the what. These are followed by drills that gradually put all the parts together. The drills are very well thought out, you are learning all the time, and you never get pushed out to the ragged edge where it all falls apart.Thank you David Thomas!

Very Good

I didn't know swimming 2 months before, but now, after reading the book, I know the 4 great styles of swimming. That's all I want to say!

A solid foundation for the adult non-swimmer.

At almost 40 years of age, I had a fear of the water. There are few books on the subject that are detailed and explicit. With "Swimming steps to success" at the pool-side I was able to learn that I can float, and with confidence, learn the basic effective strokes. I am indebted to Mr. David G. Thomas, he succeeded where my busy swimming instructor could not.