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Developing Swimmers
Developing Swimmers is the only book of its kind to offer a comprehensive, long-term plan for recognizing and nurturing swimming talent. Coach Michael Brooks brings more than two decades of proven results with athletes from all skill levels to this guide. Coaches will turn to this book time and again to improve swimmers' performance.
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243 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 6, 2011
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Michael Brooks
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Michael Brooks is the veteran of more than 20 years of year-round club, high school, summer league, and country club swim coaching. He has worked with all levels, from novice to Olympic Trial athletes. He coaches swimmers ages 8 to 18 so that he can keep the beginning, middle, and end of swimmer development in mind at all times.
Since October 2006 Brooks has been head coach of the York YMCA swimming team in York, Pennsylvania. Before that, he spent two years as the head age-group coach of the Brophy East swimming team in Phoenix, Arizona, and five years as head coach of the York site of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (Michael Phelps' home club), where he worked with renowned coaches Murray Stephens and Bob Bowman.
Brooks was named both the state Age-Group Coach of the Year and the High School Coach of the Year two times, as well as Coach of the Meet at the YMCA National Championships. His swimmers have raced to well over 150 national top 16 and top 10 rankings, scores of Far Western and zone championships, and hundreds of state championships in all events on the program. Brooks resides in York, Pennsylvania.
Michael Brooks is the veteran of more than 20 years of year-round club, high school, summer league, and country club swim coaching. He has worked with all levels, from novice to Olympic Trial athletes. He coaches swimmers ages 8 to 18 so that he can keep the beginning, middle, and end of swimmer development in mind at all times.
Since October 2006 Brooks has been head coach of the York YMCA swimming team in York, Pennsylvania. Before that, he spent two years as the head age-group coach of the Brophy East swimming team in Phoenix, Arizona, and five years as head coach of the York site of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (Michael Phelps' home club), where he worked with renowned coaches Murray Stephens and Bob Bowman.
Brooks was named both the state Age-Group Coach of the Year and the High School Coach of the Year two times, as well as Coach of the Meet at the YMCA National Championships. His swimmers have raced to well over 150 national top 16 and top 10 rankings, scores of Far Western and zone championships, and hundreds of state championships in all events on the program. Brooks resides in York, Pennsylvania.
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April 13, 2022I'm not a coach, but am trying to improve myself. Not everything was useful because it's directed towards competition training, but I particularly liked the sections in the individual strokes and what makes a particularly good swimming form.
December 30, 2024
This has certain exercises that are not ergonomic, which is my only complaint. It's surprisingly hard to find a book about swimming that is refinements rather than basics.
May 12, 2025
Great book for young coaches
I learned a lot from this book! Many tips for age group planning and continuous growing. It is a good investment.
I learned a lot from this book! Many tips for age group planning and continuous growing. It is a good investment.
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