Author Description

The book is based on the personal coaching experience and results of studies of a well-known swimming coach and sports science specialist A. R. Vorontsov. In this book are considered the technologies of training swimmers of the highest international level for the biggest international competitions — the World and European Championships, and the Olympic Games. The modern directions and content of the training process of swimmers of various distance and stroke specializations are highlighted (both for training in the water and on land). Author also presents and discusses the modern periodisation of the training process and gives examples of the construction of highly effective training programs by the World's leading swimming coaches. The book contains an extensive collection of training sessions and training series with a detailed description and methodological explanations of their implementation. For professional swimming coaches, teachers, and students at universities of physical education, as well as for everyone interested in swimming.