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Title: The Master, On Swimming...
Review: James E. "Doc" Counsilman, in his long tenure as swim coach at Indiana University, trained a small army of collegiate and Olympic-class swimmers. His coaching manual, "The Complete Book of Swimming", is still a very useful guide to swimming for fitness and for competition, at any level.Counsilman pioneered the use of underwater photography as a coaching aid. His photographs and drawings are very much evidence in this book, which systematically breaks down the mechanics of each of the basic strokes in "how to" fasion. The book includes sample routines and hints on how to prepare for competition. Some of the photographs feature past Olympic champions such as Mark Spitz.Sadly, "The Complete Book of Swimming" appears to be out of print. However, for the fitness swimming enthusiast and the swim coach, even a used copy is a worthwhile investment: this book is highly recommended to that audience.
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