Sweetenham performance consulting about bill sweetenham. Sweetenham has spent his career developing worldclass swimmersfirst for australia, then for. I highly recommend this book to all coaches working with competitive swimmers the world over. Coaches, its time to make room alongside that classic for a new resource. Parents guide to competitive swimming the swimming expert. Bill sweetenham has served as head coach of national swimming teams at 5 olympic games for 3 different countries, and has coached swimmers to success at 9 world championships and 8 commonwealth games. Interview with bill sweetenham, national performance. Bill was made a member of the order of australia in january 1989.
He has coached australian, british, hong kong and argentinian national swimming teams. Developing young distance swimmers by bill sweetenham. Whether youre a coach looking to build or supplement your prog. Bill sweetenham and bob gillett inducted into the isca. Swim coaching bible, volume i, the dick hannula, nort. On 3 september 2007, british swimming announced that bill sweetenham had stood down as npd citing personal reasons. This book is the starting point of my dream to prepare and qualify swimmers to the olympics, it has all that i needed to prepare my season after season in a proven way to make the complete swimmer.
Bill considers his best coaching effort was placing 9 swimmers on the 1989. Test set 3 maximum heart rate devised by dr ralph richards. Bill progressed from country to city, to elite level coaching. Bouws president, world swimming coaches association. Bill sweetenhams test sets for age and youth level.
Swim coaching bible volume ii pdf, the human kinetics canada. He has coached australian, british, hong kong and argentinian national. Bill sweetenham and bob gillett were inducted into the international swim coaches association isca hall of fame at a ceremony in clearwater beach thursday night during iscas 7th annual hall. Leave a comment filed under drill, swimming techniques, training video. Bill sweetenham was the coaching force behind australias success at the olympic and commonwealth games.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here are my selections for best books for swimming coaches. The swim coaching bible offers you an allstar, international cast of swimming experts sharing their knowledge on producing the most successful individual athletes and teams in the sport. One day i will say it face to face, thank you mr bill sweetenham.
William bill sweetenham born 23 march 1950 am is an elite swimming coach. The making of champions by bill sweetenham 2012 american. Bill sweetenhams test sets for age and youth level swimmers. Championship swim training, book by bill sweetenham. Bill sweetenham, international swimming hall of fame honor coach and mentor to generations of champions and. Sweetenham is the coach behind the australian swimming success and the recent edition of this book has a foreword by ian thorpe. The swimming for all, swimming for life programme will provide standard criteria to teach swimming on a global scale this is the specific goal of this manual and will be mostly carried out in those countries on the five continents where the need is most urgent. Australian swimming coaches and teachers association. Bill sweetenhams faster swimming tips admin october 23, 2017 dr. Essentials of starts and turns in swimming youtube. Bill sweetenham, international swimming hall of fame honor coach and mentor to generations of champions and coach leader, has called on national swimming federations and.
Buy championship swim training by atkinson, john, sweetenham, bill, thorpe, ian isbn. About bill sweetenham sweetenham performance consulting. Collecting the wisdom, insights, and advice from the sports legendary instructors, the swim coaching bible immediately established its place in the libraries of swim coaches around the globe. To me, swimming short course is like playing putt, putt. I bought an older edition but its a very good competitive swimming book. This book is sure to be a classicone that swimming coaches reach for again and again. Coach bill sweetenham, with his vast international experience, and john atkinson, young and enterprising, share their wellthoughtout philosophy on organizing, training, and preparing swimmers for highlevel competition.
A journey into the mind of a man training to swim across. Swimbc, along with swimming canada, the cscta, and bcsca, is pleased to announce a oneday seminar with bill sweetenham on the topic the podium coach of 2024, on saturday, may 31, 2014, at the richmond olympic oval details in the. Championship swim training is a well organized and comprehensive description of all aspects of competitive swimming presented in meticulous detail. Bill sweetenham has reached the pinnacle of his profession as one of the worlds top swimming coaches whose expertise has helped hopefuls. Top 20 tips for coaches who want to be leaders from don. I also run into a lot of bills exswimmers, former coaching colleagues, former staff and. Championship swim training bill sweetenham pdf download. Bill sweetenhams faster swimming tips swimming science. I would say of the swimming technique books i looked at, this was one of the best for competitive pool swimmers and a better place to start than. After working with over 40 olympians, bill sweetenham shares his faster swimming tips for creating faster swimmers world wide. Controversial british performance director bill sweetenham has been accused of bullying the countrys elite group of swimmers. Swim coaching bible volume 2 one of the swim coach classics, swim coaching bible, volume 2 was put together by dick hannula and nort thornton, who collaborated with some of the top swim coaches on the planet, sharing workouts, training tips, periodization strategies, sets, and much more. Bill sweetenham, the controversial head of british swimming, tells sean ingle that regrets and fear of losing are just two of the spurs that drive him.
As a coach for more than a dozen years i worked closely with swimmers of all ages and have been directly involved in the introduction of parents to the sport of swimming. He was voted australian coach of the year three times and has coached 63 swimmers in international competitions to 27 medals in four olympics and seven world championships. Bill sweetenham calls on worlds swimming feds to rise up. Uncomplicated coaching by bill sweetenham 2003 prev. Whether youre a coach looking to build or supplement your program or a swimmer seeking to improve your technique and time, youll benefit from swim coaching legend bill sweetenhams proven methods for improving performance in the backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. Championship swim training by bill sweetenham, john d. Bill sweetenham with the essentials of swim starts and turns, to finetune your swimmers. Bill william sweetenham was born in 1950 in australia and grew up in a. Bill william sweetenham was born in 1950 in australia and grew up in a small country mining town. About for books championship swim training by bill sweetenham. Or you have quality teaching and you produce swimmers, from the ground up. Born in the united kingdom, where he swam competitively before starting a coaching career in 1985, atkinson was a team coach at the national and club level in australia from 1995 to 2000.
Bill sweetenham, a coach prolific in australian swimming history, has called for an overhaul in leadership in response to the nations performance in rio. He swam competitively for a short period before turning to coaching at an early age. I was also fortunate enough to be coached by three of the most talented and experienced swimming coaches in the world julie dyring, bill sweetenham and leigh nugent. Beginning with sweetenhams five golden rules for swimming that apply to all swimmersregardless of their backgroundchampionship swim training is. Tales of torture but bill sweetenham is the father figure who moulded hong kongs robyn lamsam as a swimmer and a person. Top 20 tips for coaches applying for leadership roles from don talbot and bill sweetenham when bill met don several years ago, john atkinson, now the performance head of swimming canada. Bill sweetenham consultant swim sweetenham linkedin. During his career, sweetenham was head national team coach at five olympic games, coached 27 medalists at the olympic games and world championships and nine world record holders. Britain won as many medals at the 2001, 2003 and 2005 swimming world championships as it had at all previous world championships back to 1973. The swim coaching bible, volume i dick hannula, nort. Specifically, the swim coaching bible covers the key principles of coaching and program administration, conducting. If it hasnt been in the last six months, go and book a funeral home, youre ready. Developing young distance swimmers by bill sweetenham 2001.
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