Swimming : Skills and Rules

Contents: 1. Brief history of swimming. 2. Basic mechanics of swimming. 3. Butterfly. 4. Backcrawl. 5. Breaststroke. 6. Frontcrawl. 7. Physiological training in swimming. 8. Psychological training in swimming. 9. Land conditioning in swimming. 10. Planning schedule for swimming competitions. 11. Race preparation in swimming. 12. The team ideal in swimming. 13. The coach. 14. The swimmer. 15. Age-group swimming. 16. Basic teaching and training skills of swimming. 17. Rules of swimming. Epilogue.

"Swimming is an internationally renowned game in which people of both sexes participates. In the competition, swimmers has to run in water a particular distance and the player who covers the distance in least time is declared the winner. Competitions of men and women are organised or held separately. Today the refined version of the game is being used in all the competitions. Before the competition, various preparations are done for which various officials are appointed.

It is believed that the first book on swimming was written by a German Professor named Wynman. Name of the book was The art of swimming.

Swimming Skills and Rules is a unique effort and invaluable contribution to the sports and games. This book tells the readers everything they need to know, clearly, quickly and simply. Expert technical guidance and instructions on all aspects of the game have been mentioned, alongwith the latest rules and important terminology is also given.

The present study is a complete manual of skills and rules series for mastering the essential skills and tactics of the game. It will prove very beneficial for the learners, students of physical education, teachers, coaches and aspiring swimmers." (jacket)