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A clear, practical guide to swimming freestyle better than you ever thought possible. Not only to swim well enough to breeze through a triathlon swimleg with ease and confidence; but to reach a Nirvana where the swim isyour favorite part. If you're not aiming to do a triathlon, but would simplylike to swim with ease, efficiency and confidence, TSME will turn youinto a beautiful freestyler with the freedom to swim in any body of water. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (22)

Worth getting
I purchased this book because I was about to do my first triathlon ever, and I had no idea how to swim properly.I also purchased a total immersion dvd, and although I think you can get by with just the dvd, I recommend getting the book as well.The book offers a lot of insight into why the author wants you to do specific exercises, and it's definitely worth reading.Between the book and dvd, I was able to get through an olympic and half-ironman distance triathlon.The only shortcomings of these products is that they offer almost no instruction on proper breathing and kicking your legs, two things that I ironed out in a swim lesson.

Worth the read
I bought this guys other book and DVD and invested a lot of time doing exactly what they said to do.I went from struggling to total comfort in open water swimming. I am not real fast yet but I can swim all day in rough open water.I went ahead and bought this triathlon swimming because the other was pretty basic and I was curious what this one had that the other didn't.If you are gonna swim in tri's then I would say this book is worth the time and money.

Total Immersion swimming
The book overall is well written. The drills are very hard to understand and perform. It seems that to get a better idea of how to perform them you need to buy the DVD.

Not an out of the box self help book. It will require the purchase of the DVD or hire a coach to help with the drills.

I would recommemd purchasing the book but do not pay new price; pick up a used copy.

From a Triathlon Coach and Race Director
This book is an essential for any coach wanting to assist individuals with open water swimming.Individuals will benefit greatly from the use of this book but will find greater value when complimented by an experienced coach.

Not so great without the DVD
I've been a triathlete for a few years now, and I was looking to improve my weakness--the swim. I had read the original TI book a few years ago, and garnered a few great tips from the general concepts he discusses that helped me improve my swim times dramatically. I purchased this book hoping to refine my technique a little more, and hoping to use the drills more extensively.

The concepts in this book are very clear and easy to grasp, so if you haven't read a TI book before and want to become a better freestyle swimmer, you'll definitely get something out of it.

The trouble I had was with the drill descriptions. I think the book could have used more or better illustrations. Basically, I couldn't really grasp the specifics of the drills without purchasing the TI freestyle swimming DVD. The videos on the DVD are, in my opinion, essential to really understanding the specifics of the drills.

So, I would recommend this book, but only WITH the DVD. Also, I should mention that the DVD is newer than the book, and some of the drills are drastically refined--and therefore, easier to utilize--than what is described in the book. However, the DVD doesn't spend much time at all on the conceptual stuff, so if you're interested in learning WHY you should do all these drills, the book is good at that.

Basically, if you've read any of the TI books in the past, save yourself the time/money and just buy the DVD instead. ... Read more

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Author Penny Lee Dean, a swimming legend and world-record holder in 13 events, shares her unique knowledge of racing and solo swims in Open Water Swimming. From innovative stroke techniques to navigation strategies, Dean’s insights are invaluable to long-distance swimmers, marathon swimmers, triathletes, and their coaches.

Open Water Swimming features

• 13 stretches for increased flexibility and smooth stroke technique,

• 16 practice drills for improved form, and

• 43 different workouts for greater endurance.

Whether you’re a beginner-level open water swimmer or you’re about to brave the English Channel—which Dean swam in world-record time—Open Water Swimming provides the conditioning plans, event profiles, and mental training techniques you need to succeed. ... Read more

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very good book
very good book, written by one of the most famous open water swimmers. she explains everything.
i would like a more detailed chapter about nutrition.
I am very satisfied.

An excellent book
An excellent book either for beginner or advanced open water swimmers. This book cover all itens since preparation, trainning up to the day of competition. The book presents trainning for short and long distance for your better preparation. Easy and funny to read, this book still describes real stories (some of them motivational) of long distance competitions, like English Channel.

Open-Water Swimming for Dummies
Good book for beginners and newbies.More of a technical manual, than a story.

Open water coach
I used the book to prepare for my first open water 2,000 metre race off the beach last year. Its well written, interesting, full of tips and easy to read - it certainly helped me become a better and more confident open water swimming and would recommend it to all us amateur open water enthusiasts!

Useful for the beginner open water swimmer
I started Open Water Swimming two years and quickly came across this book in my hunt for more information. At the time I found this to be helpful in some areas, given the almost complete lack of information on Open Water.
It may be more helpful to Tri-athletes but in retrospect with a few years long distance swimming behind me, but I think that it is somewhat shallow, no pun intended.
At the time of reading, I was starting swimming and training by myself (and still am mostly),and many of my questions were about how to move up from 1/2 mile to mile pool swims to longer sea distances. I did not find this particularly useful in this regard and I thought it's section on training was too brief, with too much emphasis on stroke.
For the specifics of Open Water swimming it meeds more emphasis on training plans & recovery, acclimatisation and habituation, goal-setting, and more specific information on some of the features of river and open sea, (jellies, flora & fauna, currents, surface topography, weather, course setting, etc). ... Read more

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The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master triathlon or Open-Water Swimming ... Read more

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Yes, The Best Book On Swimming For Triathletes I have Read
Like many people, I was skeptical about this book. How could I truly learn to swim better from reading a book. But after reading this and practising the techniques I am a believer. I am a triathlete, albeit a 50 year old slow triathlete. But I began as a swimmer, so I am very comfortable there. I am not fast, but love the water. But this book has made me a better swimmer. It's in the economy of stroke. This book will teach you a way of swimming that's more like yoga or TM than those swimmers you see flailing their arms and being out of breath. This won't happen overnight, but as the author says, if you practise at this long enough you will get better.

The definitive book on triathlon swimming
This is the best book you can buy on swimming. Period. In fact, most triathlon training books refer the reader to Terry Laughlins Total Immersion (TI) program, which is explained most clearly in this book. (Don't buy the out-dated book entitled "Total Immersion." I've read it; it's good; but it doesn't fully reflect the author's most recent ideas on swimming drills.)

When you buy the book, you should also order the video "Fishlike Freestyle," which shows all the drills beautifully executed by top-notch swimmers. (In fact, the "models" in the video make the drills look TOO easy.)

If you read the book, follow the program, and execute the drills according to the video, you'll become an excellent swimmer. It might take you several months or even a year or two, but eventually you'll do it. Personally, I'm still working at it--slowly--but a friend of mine went from being a terrible swimmer to being a beautiful, smooth, fast fishlike triathlete in the water by following the Total Immersion program. Several other of my triathlete friends have used the Total Immersion program with excellent success. You can spot these swimmers for the grace and fluidity as they glide effortlessly through the water.

If you're serious about swimming or triathlon, this book is a must buy. ... Read more

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The History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming by Captain Tim Johnson, a registered professional engineer and licensed boat captain, covers swimming from the perspective of an active participant in the organization of the Manhattan Island marathon swim.The emphasis initially was on New York swims but was broaden to include the whole development of open-water swimming events worldwide.Early English and Austrian swims prior to Capt. Webb and prior to Lord Bryon are included.The author includes the role the New York Athletic Club played in the development of the modern swimming stroke along with comments regarding swimming strokes forgotten during the Renaissance.Illustrations and photos abound.The reason Alfred Hajos won the first swimming races in the 1896 Olympics and strategies employed by other swimmers.The history includes the development of baths, their alternatives, and the role they played in the development of the swimming arts.The outcry over the dire need for swimming education of the public at large and the response of the City of New York, swimming clubs and associations, and non-governmental agencies to this need.The story of the first person to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge as well as the story of the first person to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge and live is included.The irrefutable evidence that Annie Taylor was not the first person to go over Niagara Falls and live is presented.Cage swims and cage construction is discussed.The inside scoop on the Florida Strait swims from someone who was there in Cuba and on the swims.How Suzy Maroney cheated in her swims is but one of the stories about charlatans, pretenders, and swims gone badly.Every swim is covered with dates, times, and reference sources (over 700 references).The author suggests ways to address "assisted" swims.The first great American swimmer, Captain Boyton, entire career is covered in brief from his days as a lifeguard in New Jersey to a demonstration of his lifesaving suit before Queen Victoria, "swims" and receptions throughout the European capitols, his Irish activity and torpedo work for foreign governments, and his retirement to Coney Island.Why his invention is still needed today is presented.Secrets of the Manhattan swim are revealed by the author from ten years of trials that yielded up the current Manhattan Island record and how this knowledge could be applied to the English Channel.The author reveals the date when the next Manhattan marathon record attempt will occur.The computer program that revealed the first secret of the Manhattan swim is discussed and a formula to calculate a swimmer’s expected finishing time is revealed as well as how this knowledge was applied.Discussed in detail is the complete history of the Manhattan marathon swim, swims to and from the Battery, plus a swim record still held by Gertrude Ederle.Swim injuries are discussed and statistical facts about these injuries are reported that are alarming.The role swimming played in the struggle for freedom contrasted against today’s geopolitical policies and a call for a National Freedom Swim as commemoration. Above all, the book is packed with swims and swimmers galore, swims you couldn’t imagine, swim you’ve heard about but didn’t believe, and swims that have been forgotten and why.The swims that won the Congressional Metal of Honor are covered. The first Chesapeake Bay swim, the first Boston Light swim, the first Manhattan marathon swim, the first Alcatraz swim, the first Long Island Sound swim, the first Potomac swim, the first swim by an American in the Thames and the first competition ever held in the Thames, the first swim across the Baltic Sea, the first swim from Montauk to Watch Hill across Block Island Sound, the first swim to Block Island, the first swim across the Messina Straits, the first swim across the Mersey, the first swim across Gibraltar Straits, the first swim down the length of the Bosporus, the first swim across the Gulf of Finland, and the first swim ever recorded in a newspaper as well as the first swim every cancelled due to pollution.Animal swims: the first recorded shark attack, the dog that set a swimming record down the Hudson River, and a record night swim by an elephant.Swims that you will want to do and who to contact to schedule your next swim include: Key West, Tampa Bay, Bonaire, St. Croix, Cook Strait, Boston Light, other New England swims, Chesapeake Bay, British swims, professional swims, Gibraltar Strait, Palk Strait, San Francisco and other West Coast swims, Hawaiian Island swims, Catalina Channel, Fremantle-Rottnest, and the Irish Sea.And finally, swims that will just tear your heart out, you wish they had never gone in the water. ... Read more

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History of Open Water Marathon Swimming
As a book covering the facts of Marathon Swimming history, it is quite okay. But tye layout is terrible. The book is printed on the worst recycled paper you can think of and the photos are extremely bad. I am disappointed tho have paid to much for such a lousy quality.

Work in progress
Several editions and revisions of this book are in print, which might not mean much to the general public. However, if you are an open water swimmer and the published rosters of successful swims mean anything to you, the various editions WILL make a difference.

A friend of mine has the 2004 edition, and I just received the 2005 edition. It would seem that, in more recent printings, the history of Catalina Channel swims has been reduced to one page...almost a mere footnote.

Over 100 pages of this 400-page book focus on the partly-current-assisted Manhattan Island swim, and reflect the author's bias, which further adds to my disappointment in this otherwise well-written history.

A more equitable history of open water swims and treatment of the sport, although sadly outdated, is given in Conrad Wennenberg's "Wind, Waves & Sunburn".

Interestingly, the list of customer reviews for this book is beginning to read like a "Who's Who" of long-distance swimmers.

Review of History of Open Water Mar Swimming
Has good background of open water swimming from antiquity to the present.Book is mostly about east coast and Europe with focus on New England and NY, since this is where author lived and swam.Amazing details in the stories, requiring much time for research by the author.No wonder it's taken over 20 years for author to write the book!By Carl Kawauchi.

Fantastic book on an ultra-extreme sport loaded with details
This is a fantastic book on an ultra-extreme sport loaded with details.Captain Johnson has obviously done much research on this excellent book.I highly recommend this book as it offers rare insights into the beginnings of this ultra-extreme sport.You do not have to be a swimmer to appreciate this fascinating book.

Awesome history for an awesome sport!!!
Captain Johnson has obviously put in a ton of time researching an awesome ultra-extreme sport.His ambition may be his undoing however, because I believe the more he researches, the more he'll find that he can add to this already hefty project. I can't wait to see how this book grows over the years as he adds yearly results and unearths other "lost" swims.I am also proud that he has decided to leave out the dubious efforts of "cage swimmers" and other kooks who claim to be swimming with other aids such as fins and wetsuits.I higly recommend this book to swimmers and non-swimmers who enjoy reading about lofty human endeavors! ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Open water swimming is an activity in which people swim in outdoor bodies of water such as oceans, bays, lakes and rivers. Triathletes competing in open water swimming The first recorded notable example of open water swimming took place on May 3rd 1810 when Lord Byron swam from Europe To Asia across the Hellespont Straight. This is often seen as the birth of the sport and past time and to commemorate it, the event is recreated every year as an open water swimming event. In the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the swimming competition was held in open water. The triathlon, which involves an open water swim segment of 1500 meters, made its Olympic debut at the Sydney Games in 2000, while the 10 kilometer marathon swim was held at the Olympic level for the first time at the Beijing Games in 2008. Open water races of five, ten and 25 kilometers are held in the annual General Fina World Championships. Open water races usually has freestyle as the rule, meaning that the crawl stroke is used by skilled swimmers. ... Read more

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Chapters: Open Water Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships, Water Polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's Tournament, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50 Metre Freestyle, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 Metre Freestyle, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 X 100 Metre Freestyle Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 Metre Butterfly, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 400 Metre Freestyle, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Butterfly, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 Metre Backstroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 X 100 Metre Medley Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 4 X 100 Metre Medley Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200 Metre Individual Medley, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Freestyle, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Backstroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Individual Medley, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 4 X 100 Metre Freestyle Relay, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 400 Metre Individual Medley, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100 Metre Backstroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke, Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships - ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16535109 ... Read more

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Chapters: Fiba Asia Champions Cup 2004, 2004 Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, United Arab Emirates at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2004 was the 15th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates between May 15, 2004 and May 22. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20878935 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Men's 10 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Men's 5 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Men's 25 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Women's 10 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Women's 25 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Women's 5 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Team's 5 Km, 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships - Team's 10 Km. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Men's 10 km Open Water event at the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships was held on November 2, 2000 in the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. David Meca from Spain continued his good fortune and the Italian team continued its misfortune at today's 10-kilometer race of the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii. Italian frustration continued at the World Long Distance Swimming Championships on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii today when Samuele Pampana was disqualified after finishing second behind Meca. Pampana's disqualification meant Petar Stoychev from Bulgaria was elevated to the silver medal and Tuesday's 5km champion, Yevgeny Bezruchenko from Russia, won the bronze medal. Pampana was disqualified by judges for swimming on the wrong side of a turn marker in the final few hundred meters of the men's race. Earlier in the World Championships, the Italians were unsuccessful in their protest over Meca's silver medal performance in the 5km. Meca was crowned the champion in today's 10K race. Most spectators agreed that Meca's swam the smartest race of the field and swam the straightest line in a 13-man sprint to the finish. At water's edge, Meca proclaimed the result "was perfect, ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24111392 ... Read more

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Chapters: Open Water Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Open Water Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Open Water Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, Open Water Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, Open Water Swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: These are the results of the open water swimming competition at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Montreal, Canada. The open water swimming course was held in the Olympic Rowing Basin on Île Notre-Dame, and not in a river. This was the first time that open water swimming was held in a pool. The Montreal Olympic Rowing Basin was built for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23884765 ... Read more

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Dominique Renda and Brooks Anderson join their exquisite artistry and human sensitivity in this unique collection of poetry and photography where individual expression becomes universal truth and our sense of order is tenderly rearranged. ... Read more

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Swimming in Open Water
This book is a beautiful and compelling as the photographs dance and the poems twill mixing the words and visuals in exciting and delightful ways.The poems are personal and weave a magic spell over the reader which has one turning the pages and wanting more when you reach the end of the book. Even my friends who swear they do not like poetry love this book!
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Diving - International Swimming Federation, Synchronisedswimming, Open water swimming, Springboard, MatthewMitcham,Alexandre Despatie, Diving at the Summer Olympics,NorthernVirginia Swim League, Scuba diving, Snorkeling,Free-diving ... Read more

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This is the official manual of the United States Lifesaving Association. This manual is a comprehensive training and reference text for open water lifesaving. It is required for all training programs conducted in accordance with USLA Lifeguard Agency Certification Program.

Learning aids are provided throughout including references, web sites, and discussion points. New material has been added in several areas, such as aquatic life hazards (shark bites and jellyfish stings), ice rescue, pathophysiology of drowning and sudden immersion syndrome, and junior lifeguard programs. Expanded and updated coverage of OSHA regulations, report forms, incident command, historical material and many other areas have been added to this extensive revision. ... Read more

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Book
This book is great if you need it for a lifeguarding class, way cheaper than bookstore prices.

One of a kind!!!
The United States Lifesaving Association has done it again.This book is the premier reference on open water lifesaving.Whether, an upstart department or an established older agency, this book provides specific information about lifeguarding methods that every lifeguard must know. If a lifeguard reads this book and practices what is in it, they will be able to provide excellent service to the public. Buy the United States Lifesaving Association, Open Water Lifesaving today.Make sure your next training class uses this Manual.

Eric Bauer

Lifeguard Captain, Newport Beach, CA.

The United States Lifesaving Association Manual of Open Wate
The United States Manual of Open Water Lifesaving is a required text for training all of our seasonal ocean lifeguards. As an Operations Lieutenant for the City of Newport Beach the book has been an invaluable referencewith general information, concepts and specific procedural techniques. There are photographs that depict various aspects of modern lifesaving andexample report forms. A lifeguard agency or public safety agency thatengages in open water rescue is remiss in not having this book for theirstudents and as a reference. Renowned lifeguard experts from around theUnited States contributed to this excellent book. The book could also havesignificant impact internationally if a beach had to start a lifguardagency where one does not exist today. If one wants to become a lifeguard,this is a must have text.I am glad that this book exists and am hopingfor a new edition that will be even better. Buy it today, you can't gowrong.

The manual ocean lIfeguards have been waiting for.
Open Water Lifeguards now have a manual written by veteran lifeguards who have put a lifetime of experience into easily read text. Used in combination with local training plans and protocols the USLA manualprovides the supplementary material necessary for the complete training andretraining of open water lifeguards..Chapters on professionalism, theaquatic environment, meteorological considerations, preventativelifeguarding and surveillance, emergency planning and management, lifeguardhealth and safety and many other related topics provide a depth of trainingkeyed to the open water environment unavailable from any other resource.Appendices providing useful beach management forms, an extensive glossary,surf boat rowing techniques and a thorough index complete usefulness ofthis valuable reference.

Open water lifeguarding in the 21st centuryrequires thorough preparatory training in techniques and procedures as wellas mental and physical conditioning. This manual provides an excellent toolfor establishing a training plan that will develop competent lifeguards inaccordance with contemporary standards of care emergency managementguidelines.

David M. Shotwell, Sr., Beachfront Supervisor, Ocean Grove NJ

USLA Manual Used in Hawaii
The USLA Manual of Open Water Lifesaving edited by Chris Brewster is the basic textbook used in the training programs for the following agencies in the State of Hawaii:Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, Cityand County of Honolulu, Aquatics Division, County of Maui, Water SafetySection, County of Kauai, and the Aquatics Division, County of Hawaii. These agencies are responsible for providing ocean lifeguard services fortheir respective counties (each Hawaiian Island is considered a county,with Maui County including Molokai and Lanai and Kauai County including theisland of Niihau.) All of the mentioned agencies are certified by the USLAunder the Agency Certification Program.The USLA Manual of Open WaterLifesaving is the only manual of its kind that addresses the ocean/openwater environment and the skills and knowledge essential to become an openwater lifeguard.The manual is the result of the collaboration oflifeguards from across the country and provides historical as well as up todate information on open water lifeguarding.Descriptions ofenvironmental conditions that the beach lifeguard will encounter andmethods of dealing with these conditions are included in the text, as wellas excellent chapters on drowning, prevention, rescues and equipment, andemergency medical treatment.An appendix which includes sample forms usedby lifeguard agencies is also a valuable resource for those who administerlifeguard services. The textbook is well written, clearly organized,and serves as the fundamental resource for our agencies in the HawaiianIslands. ... Read more

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PADI Open Water Diver Manual ... Read more

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This is the text book for the PADI diving course
This is the text book for the PADI diving course. Do not read or purchase this book unless you are taking or intend to take the PADI scuba diving course. ... Read more

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This full-color, extensively illustrated, and highlyrespected dive manual includes the information necessary to learn openwater diving. Timely discussions include ecology and scuba techniques,equipment and safety materials, women's diving issues and concerns,expanded CPR information, air sharing, and hand signals. ... Read more

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great open water text book; facts, not hype
this book saves the student from the hype and promo that the PADI books now have, and is actually a very good basic text for open water.Jeppesen, the original publisher, publishes all the texts that airplane pilots use and carry in those black bags, called 'jep kits'.

Not a bad book.
Lots of good general information but I found it required more depth in many areas. ... Read more

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Youngest boy swims open water mile swim. ... Read more

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In Liquid Assets journalist Janet Smith, author of a history of Tooting Bec Lido and herself a keen swimmer, traces the development of Britain's surprisingly rich stock of lidos, starting with their muddy beginnings in London's parks, through their fashionable heyday in the 1930s, to their battle for survival today. Lavishly illustrated with both archive and contemporary photographs, Liquid Assets highlights some of the nation's outstanding architectural examples. But if lidos were once to be found in virtually every town and city, since 1945 many have been closed, often despite the efforts of thousands of vociferous campaigners. Liquid Assets charts the best of these lost lidos, including one in Purley where the towering concrete and steel diving board now form the curious centrepiece of a garden centre. The book also provides a unique listing of all lidos still open in Britain, with detailed case studies of the most impressive. ... Read more