The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II

Dick Hannula is one of the winningest high school and club coaches in the history of swimming. Before retiring in 1993, he coached for 41 years-25 years at Wilson High School and 7 years at Lincoln High School, both in Tacoma, Washington. While at Wilson, he racked up the longest high school undefeated streak on record, winning 323 consecutive meets, including 24 consecutive boys' Washington state high school swimming championships. Hannula founded Tacoma Swim Club and served as head coach for 42 years. He has coached four U.S. Olympic team swimmers, including Kaye Hall, Olympic- and world-record holder for the 100-meter backstroke. He has also coached numerous Olympic team members, including one Olympic gold medalist and one world record holder; World University Games swimmers; Pan American Games and World Championship swimmers; several U.S. national champions; and American record holders. Hannula served multiple terms as president of the American Swimming Coaches Association and is a former vice president of the World Swim Coaches Association. He has been inducted into several halls of fame, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Hannula resides in Tacoma, Washington. Nort Thornton served as head men's swimming coach at the University of California at Berkeley before retiring in 2007 after 33 years of service. His teams consistently finished in the top 10 nationally while Thornton was at the helm of Golden Bears swimming. Thornton coached Cal to two NCAA Championships and was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1979 and 1980. An inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, he has coached the U.S. national team at the Olympics and Pan American Games. Forty-eight of his athletes at Cal have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games, winning 14 gold, 10 silver, and 5 bronze medals. He has also served the swimming community as president of the American Swimming Coaches Association. Thornton continues to remain active on the Cal pool deck as a volunteer coach. His recruits, Milorad Cavic and Nathan Adrian, both earned medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Adrian took home a gold medal as part of the United States' 400-meter freestyle relay. Cavic won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly after being out-touched at the wall by Michael Phelps by one-hundredth of a second. Thornton resides in Moraga, California.

Part I Establishing Priorities Chapter 1 Developmental Stages of Competitive Swimmers John Leonard Chapter 2 From Youth to Senior in Competitive Swimming Bill Sweetenham Chapter 3 Putting the We in Team Jack Bauerle Chapter 4 Mastering Swimming Through the Years Bob Miller Chapter 5 Building a Team in a Disadvantaged Area Jim Ellis Part II Leading Your Program to Its Full Potential Chapter 6 Applying Science to Your Coaching Jan Prins Chapter 7 The X Factor Revisited George Block Chapter 8 Planning for Success Stephan Widmer Chapter 9 Making Your Program Fun for Swimmers Bob Steele Part III Teaching Stroke Technique Chapter 10 Trends and Techniques in Freestyle Mike Bottom Chapter 11 Trends and Techniques in Backstroke Teri McKeever Chapter 12 Trends and Techniques in Butterfly Bob Bowman Chapter 13 Trends and Techniques in Breaststroke Nort Thornton Chapter 14 The Fifth Stroke: Underwater Kicking Bob Gillett Chapter 15 Better Starts, Turns, and Finishes Dick Hannula Part IV Training for Optimal Performance Chapter 16 The Art of Training Sprinters David Marsh and Bill Pilczuk Chapter 17 Middle Distance Training for All Strokes Jon Urbanchek Chapter 18 Freestyle Distance Training Bill Rose With Mike Lewis Chapter 19 Training for Open Water Sid Cassidy Chapter 20 Individual Medley Training Gregg Troy Chapter 21 Training for Relays David Durden Chapter 22 Dryland Training Vern Gambetta Chapter 23 Power Training in the Pool Dick Shoulberg Part V Final Touches for Peak Performance Chapter 24 Positive Communication, Positive Results Lanny Landtroop Chapter 25 Mind Over Body in Competition Brett Hawke