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• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part One: Establishing Priorities
• Ch 1: Developmental Stages of Competitive Swimmers
• Ch2: From Youth to Senior in Competitive Swimming
• Ch3: Putting the We in Team
• Ch4: Mastering Swimming Through the Years
• Ch5: Building a Team in a Disadvantaged Area
• Part Two: Leading Your Program to its Full Potential
• Ch6: Applying Science to Your Coaching
• Ch7: The X Factor Revisited
• Ch8: Planning for Success
• Ch9: Making Your Program Fun for Swimmers
• Part Three: Teaching Stroke Technique
• Ch10: Trends and Techniques in Freestyle
• Ch11: Trends and Techniques in Backstroke
• Ch12: Trends and Techniques in Butterfly
• Ch13: Trends and Techniques in Breaststroke
• Ch14: The Fifth Stroke: Underwater Kicking
• Ch15: Better Starts, Turns, and Finishes
• Part Four: Training for Optimal Performance
• Ch16: The Art of Training Sprinters
• Ch17: Middle-Distance Training for All Strokes
• Ch18: Freestyle Distance Training
• Ch19: Training for Open Water
• Ch20: Individual Medley Training
• Ch21: Training for Relays
• Ch22: Dryland Training
• Ch23: Power Training in the Pool
• Part Five: Final Touches for Peak Performance
• Ch24: Positive Communication, Positive Results
• Ch25: Mind Over Body in Competition
• References
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Back cover