Sheila Taormina's new Book: Swim Speed Secrets for Triathletes.

Ditto everything Tom said.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I don't think much of swim books, but this one changed my life, and it has detailed online stuff as well (videos and such). It is as useful and applicable for newbies as well as highly competitive swimmers.

Sheila is arguably history's greatest athlete. She got that way not only by working harder than everybody else and being willing to sacrifice more, but also by breaking every sport she did (especially swimming, but all of them) down and analyzing them. She went to her first Olympics at age 28, which is relatively very late, and went on to three more!

She has put the same painstaking care into now giving the fruits of her hard work to others. How do they learn? What helps them the most? How can I put it most clearly? What's most motivational? The result is that she is that rare creature who not only is a top athlete, but now a top coach and above all ... a top human being. Not many are so kind and generous. She does extensive work with charities.

Honestly ... forget all the other swim books, videos, systems, coaches, etc. Buy this book FIRST ... read it ... twice ... do it ... and see what happens.

OK - I BIT!  I'm probably not the only one who wants to increase their swim speed.  Granted, I am improving, having recently swum successive sub 2:00 (1:54) 100s, but I would love to sustain that pace (or faster) over the 1500m swim.  This is from someone who could barely dog paddle two years ago!

I'm ready for any secrets that can help shave off time!

Have you read the book? Here in the States at Amazon at lease book isn't out yet?

You can explain melon presses to Tom!

Some women reference their breast size according to various round fruit. You can figure out the rest.

GaryRM - 2012-04-25 7:53 AM Okay, I will bite on this also.  But if I am not happy can I return for some melon presses?

You know what happens to people who lie about not being happy just in order to get melon presses, right?

The book's going to keep you busy for long enough that by the time you think about melon-press manipulation, you'll have become a truly good swimmer and can't lie about it.

I got the first-run printing from Sheila's own sticky little paws (she is TINY ... smallest Olympic swimming champion ever!) when it still had a different title and publisher.

I seriously spend so much time with this book that it lives on my bed.

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^^^^ You know it's not a real Tom thread without a picture of a cat ...

I just want to add two things:

Sheila is ALSO a world-champion triathlete, so she brings the very best of "train like a swimmer" with top instruction of how to swim for TRIATHLON.

She was the one who took the picture that's my avatar!

I would say because of the detail in the diagrams and photographs, it's not a e-format friendly book.

TriAya - 2012-04-25 2:51 AM

GaryRM - 2012-04-25 7:53 AM Okay, I will bite on this also.  But if I am not happy can I return for some melon presses?

You know what happens to people who lie about not being happy just in order to get melon presses, right?

The book's going to keep you busy for long enough that by the time you think about melon-press manipulation, you'll have become a truly good swimmer and can't lie about it.

I was with you until you said "a truly good swimmer".  I am not a lousy swimmer but to set the expectation that it will transform me into a "truly good swimmer" is setting the bar high.  Either way, book ordered, thanks for the tip, and we shall hope.  I will count on the melon press guarentee as a back up (I am assuming virtual due to distance issues).  

linkety link: http://swimspeedsecrets.com/

BLESS YOU ... never mind Tom and I; go see what other triathlon and swimming world champions and their coaches are saying about this book.

Again--my mom (NOT A SWIMMER OR TRIATHLETE ... actually she's 78 and has Alzheimer's) could understand this book. That's how clear it is.

And yet anyone, from completely new swim learner to Olympic athlete--could benefit from this book.

Maybe.  But with the new iPad and it's Retina Display, the photos would be amazing.  I really wish the book was available right now digitally.  I'd throw it on my iPad in a minute.

Bill