Swimming category: 208 books

I have a little turtle. His name is Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim... Based on the classic children's rhyme, this is a cute book with simple but adorable illustrations. Youngsters giggle as Tiny Tim grows bigger and bigger, going from bathtub...

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on water sports is organized into 16 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest those who like the water, swimming, sailing or whatever. As an added...

You will learn how to teach your child to go from blowing bubbles to swimming across the pool unaided. This book will give parents a method for teaching their young ones to swim as well as give advice on maintaining safety around the water.I think all people have the capacity to love and enjoy...

Coaches are amongst the most visible figures in sport today but little is known about the history of their profession. This book examines the history of coaching from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. It uses a number of sports as case studies that includes: cricket, swimming,...

Swimming is proven to reduce risks of asthma symptoms, diabetes as well as the ability to live longer. We’ve put together tons of effective information to help your swims become more enjoyable as well as a lot faster with every stroke. In this book learn how to achieve stronger starts, more...

Written by an expert in the Swimming Pools field, The Pool Safety Bible is packed with essential information and practical advice on safety around pools and water in general. Pools can be great fun but they are also dangerous places. You should be aware that a pool is a potentially life-threatening...

If you're looking for a book that combines great fun with solid learning, then look no further! Water Learning contains fun-filled water activities that help children develop cognition, perceptual-motor abilities, physical fitness, social interaction skills, and self-esteem. Even though all of the...

In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the demons she battled along the way, and the newfound happiness that has proved to be her greatest victory. At the tender age of fourteen, Amanda Beard walked...

This is a new edition of Greg Louganis's 1995 #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography and Literary Guild Selection. It is the unflinchingly honest first-person account of a man breaking free of a lifetime of silence and isolation. Born to a young Samoan father and Northern European mother,...

Enter the enthralling world of Tom Daley in My Story - medallist in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Tom had the whole country behind him when he won bronze at the Olympics this year. A double Commonwealth gold medal winner, he is one of the sport's most exciting athletes. But there is also a...

Imagine living in a box at the bottom of the sea for a month at a time. Locked away in a saturation chamber, plumbed to depths of more than 500 feet, this has been David Beckett's love, life and work for all his adult life. Destined to become a pig farmer in the late 1960s, a twist of fate saw David...

America's Girl is an intimate look at the life and trials of Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926 not only became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, but broke the record set by men. The feat so thrilled America that it welcomed her home with a ticker tape parade that drew two million people....

Michael Phelps is an American sports hero, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete the world has ever known. His unprecedented eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics have made him a superstar. But his journey to Olympic immortality is every bit as compelling as his achievements in the pool. From...

«Si no se puede golpear, por lo menos se puede ser golpeado, y saber que todavía se está vivo.» Del boxeo es un ensayo sencillo, dramático y de una profundidad evocadora. Te golpea convirtiendo tus recuerdos en jumps, ganchos o rectos de derecha. Te coloca en una posición en donde la...