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This is a collection of approximately 200 lively games for non-swimmers, beginners and more accomplished swimmers. By adopting a carefully graded approach, they provide suitable activities for building confidence and assisting balance and movement in the water. It also encourages good stroke technique and diving practice. In addition there is advice to parents and teachers on safety measures that should be observed around the pool, how to organize swimming galas and the benefits of using music in lessons. The authors are senior staff tutors of the Amateur Swimming Association.
This manual explains how the efficiency of the body's muscles, lungs and heart can be improved and general well-being achieved through a variety of water activities. This edition includes sections on swimming complaints and injuries, exercising during pregnancy and Masters swimming.