The Science of Swimming and Aquatic Activities


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Chapter 1. Water Competency-Based Education: A Key to Promote Motor Development and Optimal Drowning Prevention / Aldo M. Costa, Nuno D. Garrido, Helena Rocha, Daniel A. Marinho and Antonio J. Silva. Chapter 2. Lessons from the Animal Realm Applicable to Human Swimming / Anabela Maia. Chapter 3. Relay Starts in Swimming: A Review of Related Issues / Armin Kibele and Sebastian Fischer. Chapter 4. Biochemical Monitoring of Swimming Training: Old and New Concepts / Athanasios Kabasakalis and Vassilis Mougios. Chapter 5. Towards an Understanding of How Torso Shape Influences Human Swimming Performance / Christopher Papic and Ross Sanders. Chapter 6. 48 Years of Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming: A Personal Perspective / Daniel J. Daly. Chapter 7. Estimating Oxygen Uptake Based on Postexercise Measurements in Swimming / Diego Chaverri, Xavier Iglesias, Thorsten Schuller, Uwe Hoffmann and Ferran A. Rodríguez. Chapter 8. The Swimming Start: A Review of the Main Factors Surrounding the Kick Start Technique / Elaine Tor, Sebastian Fischer and Armin Kibele. Chapter 9. Active Recuperation in Swimmers / Jaime Hinzpeter, Maximiliano Barahona, Diego Cuzmar and Alvaro Zamorano. Chapter 10. Commentary on the Efficacy of Aquatic Therapy Programs for Rotator Cuff Injury / Maria C. Graça, Mário Lopes, Renato Andrade, Johan Lambeck, Andrea Ribeiro, Ricardo J. Fernandes and João Paulo Vilas-Boas. Chapter 11. Simulated Metabolic Responses during High-Intensity Interval Training Based on a Mathematical Model in Elite Swimmers / Philippe Hellard, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Carl Dupont, David. B. Pyne, Alois Mader and Sebastian Weber. Chapter 12. A Useful Protocol for Low to Severe Swimming Intensities: Physiological and Biomechanical Characterization / Ricardo J. Fernandes, Karla de Jesus, Diogo Carvalho, Leandro Machado, João Paulo Vilas-Boas and Kelly de Jesus. Chapter 13. "Look Ma - No Hands!": An Essay on Confidence and Foundational Skills / Robert Keig Stallman and Nils Olaf Vikander. Chapter 14. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Lifesaving Sport /Stathis Avramidis. Chapter 15. Water Competence: Developmental-Dynamic Considerations / Stephen J. Langendorfer. Chapter 16. The Regulation of Immune Response by the Purinergic System in Swimming Exercise / Vanessa Valéria Miron, Leandro Henrique Manfredi, Naiara Stefanello, Charles Elias Assmann, Andrezza Bond Vieira Furtado and Andréia Machado Cardoso. Chapter 17. Human Activity Analysis on Swimming Based on Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Inertial Measurement Unit / Yuto Omae and Hirotaka Takahashi. Index.







Science of Swimming Faster


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Editors Riewald and Rodeo assemble many of the world’s leading swimming experts to reveal the latest in research, technology, training, and performance across the sport. Authoritative and applicable, Science of Swimming Faster dives into the physiology, biomechanics, medicine, psychology, and training for swim performance while providing prescriptive advice along the way.




Assessments and Activities for Teaching Swimming


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Swimming is a widely popular sport and activity with great health-related fitness benefits. Yet, a significant percentage of children are unable to swim with any degree of skill—meaning not only are they missing out on health benefits, but they also are at risk when in water. Part of that risk comes from receiving either no instruction or no differentiated instruction. Children receiving swimming lessons are commonly grouped by age or grade, and many lack the basic skills required for their age levels. Assessments and Activities for Teaching Swimming solves this problem by offering differentiated instruction for every participant in your class or program, based on each participant’s aquatic developmental level. Through this illustrated book, you will be able to • use an assessment tool to evaluate the initial skill level of every participant, • place each participant in the appropriate level, and • teach skills through fun activities and monitor each participant’s skill acquisition along the way. Assessments and Activities for Teaching Swimming will help you accommodate nearly all of your participants’ abilities. With the six-level tool you will be able to assess initial aquatic performance levels for children with and without disabilities and provide appropriate activities to help participants develop their skills. The book is presented in two parts. Part I offers teaching strategies to help you maximize the aquatic experience for swimmers with and without disabilities. It also guides you in selecting the assessment and activity level so that you can provide a fun and successful experience for all swimmers. Part II lays out six distinct levels, from developing and building on initial skills to learning and refining specific strokes. Some skills are introduced early on and then repeated in a more difficult form at a later level. The final level focuses on longer-distance swimming, flip turns, competitive swimming, and prerequisite skills for lifeguard training. These six levels, along with the assessment instruments, accommodate most participants’ abilities. You’ll find the assessment instruments and activities very easy to use. Even those who have not been trained as instructors or teachers can implement the activities regardless of the swimmers’ levels. Assessments and Activities for Teaching Swimming can help all participants take part in safe, fun aquatic activities that will improve their health-related fitness and well-being.




The New Science of Swimming


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Basic book and reference on the science of swimming by the "father" of modern competitive swimming.




Swim


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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.




The Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science


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The long awaited new edition of Swimming updates the highly successful first edition edited by Costill, Maglishco and Richardson which was published in the early 1990s. The Second Edition contains less material on how to swim and more on the physics of swimming. It contains information on the latest methods of analyzing swim performances. It presents current sports science knowledge specifically relevant to coaching swimmers at club, county or national level. Covering characteristics of swimming including important concepts in propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology. The Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science present basic clinical and scientific information in a clear style and format as related to specific sports events drawn from the Olympic Summer and Winter Games. Each Handbook is written by a small team of authorities co-ordinated by an editor who has international respect and visibility in the particular sport activity. Their charge is to present material for medical doctors who work with athletes, team coaches who have academic preparation in basic science, physical therapists and other allied health personnel, and knowledgeable athletes. Each volume represents up-to-date information on the basic biology of the sport, conditioning techniques, nutrition, and the medical aspects of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.




Texas Aquatic Science


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This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.




Swimming Science


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Just one hundredth of a second separates elite swimmers from the podium, but what are the physical forces at work behind these tiny margins, and how can an understanding of them be used to improve your own technique in the pool? Swimming Science investigates, with each chapter focussing on a different area. From swimming technology, physiology, and psychology to hydrodynamics, the key principles of swimming science are addressed, with the content organised around a series of questions. What creates the drag in the water? How have swim suits evolved? Which muscles generate propulsion? How much force do elite swimmers use? Each question is investigated using up-to-date science and explanatory info-graphics.




Breakthrough Swimming


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Never before has one book taken such a comprehensive look at the evolution, science, and coaching application of competitive swimming. In Breakthrough Swimming, legendary swimming coach and researcher Cecil Colwin provides a rich perspective on the development of the sport and explains major advances in stroke mechanics, training methods, and racing techniques. Accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, this engaging text is one of the most insightful written works on the sport. It makes clear sense out of the scientific principles and puts into context the historical changes in the sport. Not only will you gain a greater understanding of competitive swimming through its origins and evolution, but you'll also gain these valuable skills: - Improve your stroke technique, starts, and turns. - Improve your feel of the water by learning to anticipate and effectively manipulate the reacting flow of the water. - Understand the hydrodynamics of swimming and learn how water reacts to the forces you apply with each swimming stroke. - Improve your conditioning and develop a better training program by understanding the principles of training. - Learn how to design different types of workouts to produce specific physiological effects. - Learn how to plan a seasonal program and how to relate your training to the pace of the race you intend to swim. The book includes a chapter contributed by Dr. David Pyne, sport physiologist to the 2000 Australian Olympic swimming team. Pyne covers the physiology of modern swimming training and the preparation of swimming teams for top-flight international competition. Breakthrough Swimming covers every aspect of competitive swimming from its spawning ground in early 19th-century England to the present day, including the profound changes that occurred in the last decade of the 20th century. The book also explains the societal changes of recent years, such as the advent of professional swimming and the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. Combining history with the latest innovations, Breakthrough Swimming is the definitive work on the past, present, and future of competitive swimming.