Open Water Swimming
- ISBN-10
- 1450449441
- ISBN-13
- 9781450449441
- Category
- Long distance swimming
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Steven Munatones
Description
Open Water Swimming is an essential guide to maneuvering the open-water environment and describes how to prepare logistically, physically, and mentally for open-water swims. The book includes stroke techniques, racing tactics, and training plans for triathlon, middle-distance, and marathon-distance swims.
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- 2013-11-30
- 96 pages
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