Includes index.

Know the sport, swimming venues -- Equipment -- The strokes warming up -- Front crawl -- Backstroke -- Breaststroke -- Basic butterfly -- Advanced butterfly -- Starts and turns, learning to dive -- Racing starts -- Racing turns -- Backstroke, starts and turns -- Be fit, stay fit, diet and fitness -- Race tactics & events -- Swimming in other sports -- Triathlon & water polo -- Safety water safety -- Lifesaving -- How the famous do it.