A history of the sport including channel swimming and the start of competitive races. It discusses equipment and basic and advanced scientific principles in floating, drag, etc. There is a chapter on learning and each stroke is given comprehensive treatment. For competitive swimmers there are tips throughout as well as chapters on starts and turns, training for swimming, land conditioning, diet, etc. The book concludes with a detailed appendix of world, Olympic and Commonwealth records.
- ISBN10 0720719461
- ISBN13 9780720719468
- Publish Date 12 March 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 April 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Pelham Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English