Swimming / edited by Joel M. Stager and David A. Tanner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stager, Joel McCormick.

Tanner, David A.

Series:

Handbook of sports medicine and science.

Handbook of sports medicine and science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swimming--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Swimming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 1990's. 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...

Contents:

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science Swimming; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword by the IOC; Foreword by FINA; Preface; 1 Energy systems; 2 Central adaptations: heart, blood, and lung; 3 Peripheral adaptations: the skeletal muscles; 4 The mechanics of swimming; 5 Resistance and propulsion; 6 Psychology; 7 Medical issues related to swimming; 8 Training and testing of competitive swimmer; Index

Notes:

"An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine" -- P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-34237-1

9786612342370

0-470-69876-4

0-470-69821-7

OCLC:

609849207