Swimming : Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) - Softcover

David Thomas

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9780873228466: Swimming : Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873228464 ISBN 13: 9780873228466

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005

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Swim as swiftly as a fish! Swimming: Steps to Success provides expert instruction and 132 drills to help you learn and master basic strokes, dives, and other aquatic skills.

By following the book’s sequential lessons and studying the 130 illustrations, you’ll learn how to perform, analyze, and correct errors in your technique. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember, and often include instructions for increasing or decreasing the level of difficulty.

Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will help you become a confident and capable swimmer.

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From the Publisher:

"This is an excellent book for the adult learner. Very complete with thorough explanations and details that explain the why as well as the how."

John Leonard Executive Director American Swimming Coaches Association

"Of undeniable value to self-taught swimmers, the book is also great for swim teachers. The positive approach and sequential steps are excellent."

Louise Priest Executive Director Council on National Cooperation in Aquatics

"Dave Thomas, the old master aquatic instructor and coach, improves on a good thing with his second edition of Swimming: Steps to Success. This is a must for every aquatic teacher’s and coach’s library."

Stephen J. Langendorfer, PhD American Red Cross WSIT Bowling Green State University

About the Author:

David G. Thomas has been a swimming teacher and coach since 1948, when he became a water-safety field representative for the American Red Cross. In 1955 he became swimming coach and director of aquatics at Berea High School, Berea, Ohio. Eight years later he moved to the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he was director of aquatics and swimming coach until retiring as professor emeritus in 1985.

Thomas gained nationwide prominence in 1972 by producing a textbook, teaching guide, exams, and visual aids for training swimming pool operators. The Swimming Pool Operators Handbook and the other materials were published by the National Swimming Pool Institute as the basis for its Certified Pool Operators program.

Since retirement, Thomas has focused much of his attention on writing. He has published numerous articles on aquatic subjects and is a contributing author to several books on swimming pool design and operation, including Professional Aquatic Management. He is the author of Teaching Swimming: Steps to Success, Advanced Swimming: Steps to Success, Competitive Swimming Management, and the Water Is Friendly: The First Step in Learning to Swim video.

A consultant in aquatics and pool design and operation, Thomas lives with his wife, Virginia, in Anderson, SC. He enjoys scuba diving and boating in his leisure time and swims a mile each day for fitness.

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