The Complete Idiot's Guide to Swimming: Jump Right in with This Illustrated, Stroke-By-Stroke Guide

by Mike Bottom, Nathan Jendrick

Overview

Dive in! The water's fine

Packed with clear, professional instructions, helpful tips and advice, and information on indoor and "open" (ocean) swimming, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Swimming, has everything a swimmer needs, no matter what skill level, to make the most of their time in the water.

• Detailed instructions for the four basic strokes-breast stroke, backstroke, butterfly, and freestyle-as well as the "fifth stroke" dolphin kick
• Features beautiful underwater and above-water photographs
• Information on programs and exercise drills for fitness and competition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101513699
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Series:	COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mike Bottom is the head coach of the swim and diving programs at the University of Michigan. He has also coached for more than 20 years at the international level, including swimmers for the past six US Olympic teams, and he served as Team USA's assistant coach for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. As a swimmer, Bottom was part of the 1980 US Olympic swim team and a four-time member of the USA National Team. 

Nathan Jendrick is a certified fitness trainer with clients ranging from competitive bodybuilders to Olympic gold medalists. He is married to two-time Olympic champion Megan Jendrick. He is the author of Gym-Free and Ripped and Dunks, Doubles, Doping, and he has been featured on dozens of radio shows, including The Drive with Chris Myers. He is also the coauthor of the fitness and nutrition book Get Wet, Get Fit (2008), with his wife, as well as the bodybuilding-centered Death, Drugs & Muscle (2010), with film star and personality Gregg Valentino. Nathan has had numerous articles published in sports and fitness magazines, including American Health & Fitness, Splash, and Swimming World. Nathan was the founder and host of the world's first swimming radio podcast, Deck Pass, which received more than 50,000 visitors monthly and had guests that included Lionsgate films director Sunu Gonera and fitness legend Jack LaLanne. He was also a coeditor of the Timed Finals swimming news portal and is currently the nutrition expert for the elite professional swimming group the Race Club. Nathan is a respected nutrition formulator, having brought to market the popular Thunderbolt supplement.