Open Water Swimming
A Complete Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes
Published on 31. January 2014
96 pages
978-1-84797-610-9 (ISBN)
Description
Open Water Swimming: A Complete Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes is aimed at all levels of open water swimmer, from beginners right through to competing professionals. It covers all aspects of the sport: its history and health benefits; a through introduction to getting started; a full discussion on training equipment and how it should be used; the safety and legal aspects of choosing a suitable location for swimming; acclimatization for both the beginner and the experienced swimmer. The author then goes on to explain in detail all technical aspects of open water swimming; sighting; drafting; turning around buoys; entraces, exits and transitions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Marlborough
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations; 75 Halftones, color
File size
12,74 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-610-9 (9781847976109)
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Book
12/2013
The Crowood Press Ltd
€14.00
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Person
Emma Davis is a professional athlete, Olympian and former Multi Sport World Champion. She was also the first Irish Triathlete to compete in the Olympic Games. She started swimming at the age of 2 and has barely been out of the water since. She competed nationally in swimming and running before moving on to triathlon professionally after obtaining a first-class honours degree in mathematics in 2007. Emma quickly saw success, reaching a world ranking of 11th and qualifying for the Beijing Olympic Games in only 8 months (the usual qualification period is 24 months). When not in training, Emma is employed as a sports physiotherapist (she has an MSc (distinction) in Sports Therapy), coach and trainer in Surrey and London.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Open Water Swimming
- 2 Equipment and Getting Started
- 3 Open Water Acclimatization
- 4 Situations to Avoid
- 5 Sighting
- 6 Competitive Open Water Swimming
- 7 Swim Drafting
- 8 Starts, Exits and Turning around Buoys
- 9 Nutrition
- 10 Basic Training Programmes
- 11 Possible Injuries and their Management
- 12 Frequently Asked Questions
- 13 The Final Word
- Glossary
- Further Information
- Index
