Swimming: Steps to Success

by David G. Thomas

Swim as swiftly as a fish! Steps to Success provides expert instruction and 132 drills to help you learn and master basic strokes, dives, and other aquatic skills. By following the book’s sequential lessons and studying the 130 illustrations, you’ll learn how to perform, analyze, and correct errors in your technique. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember, and often include instructions for increasing or decreasing the level of difficulty. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will help you become a confident and capable swimmer.

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

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David G. Thomas, MS, was a swimming teacher and coach. He served as director of aquatics and swimming coach at the State University of New York at Binghamton for 22 years, until his retirement as a professor emeritus in 1985.

Reviews

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful diagrams for step by step guide to swimming.

[Sheffy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't see how this book could be useful. The book very quickly describes the basics of some strokes for beginners, as if someone who is afraid to get into the deep end will read a book, and without taking a class will learn how to swim. Even if they did, the descriptions aren't very helpful.
There are no advanced techniques for those of us experienced swimmers who want to get better.
The drills seemed pointless and not even geared toward improving (if I were a kid taking a lesson with these drills, I'd think my instructor was stupid).
And this book is out of date--the latest thinking for swimming recommends some of the things in this book (S stroke for swimming).

[Jonas Stephan Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

God so good Corking

[Amy]

Read before 2006