Get Set! Swim!

Get Set! Swim!
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781600603365

A young Puerto Rican-American girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother.

Get Set! Swim!

Get Set! Swim!
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Illustrated by Hector Viveros Lee A young Hispanic girl learns about the value of teamwork and family pride at her first big swim meet.

Ready, Set, Swim!

Ready, Set, Swim!
Author: Gail Donovan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2002
Genre: Fishes
ISBN: 9781590140970

Rainbow Fish and his friends decide to hold their own sports day.

The Night Swim

The Night Swim
Author: Megan Goldin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250219701

“A blistering plot and crisp writing make The Night Swim an unputdownable read.” –Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of The Wife Between Us In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the “gripping and unforgettable” (Harlan Coben) The Escape Room, a true crime podcast host covering a controversial trial finds herself drawn deep into a small town’s dark past and a brutal crime that took place there years before. Ever since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name—and the last hope for people seeking justice. But she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. The new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation—but the mysterious letters keep coming. Someone is following her, and she won’t stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister twenty-five years ago. Officially, Jenny Stills tragically drowned, but the letters insist she was murdered—and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases—and a revelation that will change the course of the trial and the lives of everyone involved. Electrifying and propulsive, The Night Swim asks: What is the price of a reputation? Can a small town ever right the wrongs of its past? And what really happened to Jenny?

Get Set Swim -Lib

Get Set Swim -Lib
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages:
Release: 2008-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781417815692

A young Hispanic girl learns about the value of teamwork and family pride at her first big swim meet.

Swim Speed Secrets for Swimmers and Triathletes

Swim Speed Secrets for Swimmers and Triathletes
Author: Sheila Taormina
Publisher: VeloPress
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1937716171

In Swim Speed Secrets, 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion Sheila Taormina reveals the swim technique used by the world’s fastest swimmers. Over the course of 4 Olympic Games and throughout her career as a world champion triathlete, Taormina refined her exceptional technique as a student of the sport, studying the world’s best swimmers using underwater photographs and video analysis. From Johnny Weissmuller to Michael Phelps, the world’s fastest swimmers share two common elements: high stroke rate and a high-elbow underwater pull. Many swimmers and triathletes neglect the underwater pull, distracted by stroke count or perfecting less critical details like body position, streamlining, and roll. Swim Speed Secrets focuses on producing power—the most crucial element of swimming—to help triathletes and swimmers overhaul their swim stroke and find the speed that’s been eluding them. With a commonsense approach that comes from decades of practice and years of hands-on coaching experience, Taormina shows swimmers how to transition to faster swimming. Swim Speed Secrets includes: The best drills to cultivate a more sensitive feel for the water Dryland and strength building exercises to develop arm position and upper body musculature Crisp photos of Olympic swimmers and variations in their high-elbow underwater pull Clear descriptions of the key moments of the underwater pull Tips that helped her perform at a world-class level for two decades Sheila Taormina’s Swim Speed Secrets brings the focus back where it belongs—to a powerful underwater stroke. With this approach, triathletes and swimmers can stop swimming for survival and break through to new levels of speed and confidence in the water.

Ready, Set, Swim!

Ready, Set, Swim!
Author: Gail Donovan
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages:
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515891402

Things start out fine when Rainbow Fish and his friends organize an impromptu sports day, but Spike is a sore loser, Puffer is a poor winner, and no one has any fun until Dyna finds a solution.

Swim

Swim
Author: Lynn Sherr
Publisher: Public Affairs
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1610390466

Explores the nature and appeal of swimming, from the history of the strokes to aspects of modern Olympic competition, as well as the author's personal experiences and milestones in the sport.

Total Immersion

Total Immersion
Author: Terry Laughlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2012-03-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1451688334

Swim better—and enjoy every lap—with Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Terry Laughlin, the world’s #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you’re an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it’s mindful fluid movement—not athletic ability—that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: -A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably -A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that’s always comfortable -Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form -A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.

Swim to Win

Swim to Win
Author: Ed Nessel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781402732560

Swimmers of all ages and abilities will find this illustrated guide a key reference to the art and technique of the sport. Acclaimed Masters Coach Ed Nessel, who holds advanced degrees in biochemistry and physiology, offers valuable insight into the science of swimming, including nutrition, the body’s adaptation to vigorous exercise, the proper balance of training (both in and out of the pool) with rest and recovery, and keys to staying healthy. Plus he covers the fine points of each stroke: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and individual medley each get a chapter, and race skills also receive close attention. Detailed line drawings, charts and tables, anecdotes, and a year’s training cycle for competitive swimmers make this a must for anyone headed into the pool.