Swimming

The long awaited new edition of Swimming updates the highlysuccessful first edition edited by Costill, Maglishco andRichardson which was published in the early 1990s. The SecondEdition contains less material on how to swim and more on thephysics of swimming. It contains information on the latest methodsof analyzing swim performances.

It presents current sports science knowledge specificallyrelevant to coaching swimmers at club, county or national level.Covering characteristics of swimming including important conceptsin propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry,biomechanics and psychology.

The Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science presentbasic clinical and scientific information in a clear style andformat as related to specific sports events drawn from the OlympicSummer and Winter Games. Each Handbook is written by a small teamof authorities co-ordinated by an editor who has internationalrespect and visibility in the particular sport activity. Theircharge is to present material for medical doctors who work withathletes, team coaches who have academic preparation in basicscience, physical therapists and other allied health personnel, andknowledgeable athletes. Each volume represents up-to-dateinformation on the basic biology of the sport, conditioningtechniques, nutrition, and the medical aspects of injuryprevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.