How to learn to swim

Author: Yan Weili
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: Swimming is one of the most popular sports among people. It is not only an important competitive sport but also a physical activity suitable for all ages, easy to promote, and widely practiced for both physical fitness and leisure. In recent years, with the development of China's sports industry, Chinese swimming talents have emerged one after another, achieving remarkable success. In daily life, swimming has become a part of more and more families. Using weekends and time after work to swim has become a growing social trend. To help readers learn how to swim, promote swimming to every household, and ensure that swimming beginners build a solid technical foundation from the start, enabling the continuation of China's swimming competitive teams, we have invited the renowned Chinese swimming coach, Ms. Yan Weili, to write the book "How to Learn Swimming." Ms. Yan Weili takes the discovery and cultivation of swimming talents as her mission and has made significant contributions to the development of China's swimming industry. World-famous freestyle champion and Olympic gold medalist Yang Wenyi, world backstroke champion Xie Fang, Asian Games and National Games butterfly champion Xue Wei, Asian Games breaststroke champion Li Wei, and Asian Games two-silver-medal winner Shen Xiaoyu, as well as, who won four gold medals at the World Junior Games, have all undergone her years of foundational training or coaching. During her coaching career, she has been diligent, tailored her approach to each individual, and innovative. This book is based on Ms. Yan Weili's 20 years of rich teaching experience and is a popular science work on swimming. The greatest value of this book lies in its strong operability and practicality. The technical principles described in the book are detailed, specific, and standardized, not only explaining "what" but also "why." To make the teaching and easy to understand, Ms. Dong Yi has drawn illustrations for the book, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of readers' learning and comprehension, thereby achieving better learning outcomes. This book is suitable for swimming beginners, serving as both a training textbook for children and youth swimming and a reference book for adult self-study. For parents who want to coach their children in swimming, this book is an ideal guide. Readers who have already mastered basic swimming techniques will also benefit from this book, gaining inspiration and further improving their swimming skills. We firmly believe that this book will be well-received by readers across the country. This book is a practical popular science work on swimming knowledge and skills, written by the outstanding Chinese swimming coach, Ms. Yan Weili. Its main content includes: basic swimming knowledge and safety tips, learning methods for four swimming styles (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly), as well as basic water exercises and land-based auxiliary exercises, totaling 11 chapters. Ms. Yan Weili has successfully discovered and trained a large number of swimming talents for China's swimming industry, including world champion Yang Wenyi, making significant contributions to its development. The skills and techniques taught in this book are a scientific summary of her coaching experience. It can serve as a training textbook for children and youth swimming and is also suitable for adults learning to swim, making it a uniquely informative swimming guide.