This very affordable 94 page book uses a system of easy-to-master one-minute steps to teach you how to swim backstroke safely and efficiently with longer lasting results. It's assumed you already know how to swim freestyle on your stomach and can float in a glide from a push off a wall or bottom.The value of learning to swim backstroke is so that in an emergency you are comfortable rolling over to your back to float and regain your breath. Early exhaustion leads to panic but knowing how to roll over and float can save your life and is a valuable skill to learn and know how to do.A similar sequence of skills is put in place like you learned for freestyle. You start out floating and how to do a back glide pushing off the pool wall in shallow water to a stand up position. Then the sequence follows what you did learning to swim freestyle. You go from a back glide with good body position to adding your bucket kick, and then alternate arm strokes.Breathing is less of a problem to overcome as your face is continuously out of water, but there are still important skills to learn about arm recovery and body rotation to gain more efficient power.
About the Author: Dr. Pete Andersen is a leading authority and expert in drowning prevention and swimming instruction. All his content is based on never out-of-date physics and psychology of learning principles, and statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. His "Teach Yourself To Swim" book, book series, and videos is being called the new science of swimming instruction. Dr. Pete introduces and demonstrates six new teaching methods and correct visual, verbal, and kinesthetic cues (feeling the water pressure) that are proven to get faster longer-lasting results. His unique system of easy-to-master one-minute steps any healthy person can learn to swim in only a few hours when they follow and master the sequence. He is the only instructor in the world with a Ph.D. in psychology of learning physical skills principles applied to swimming. His mission is to save more lives by making his books and DVDs affordable, easy to read, and start learning to swim at home without a pool. The content helps families who live in rural and low income urban and suburban areas with several children where there is no pool or experienced instructors. He has taught 1000's to swim and 100's to be quality instructors. He regularly teaches an adult non-swimmer to swim in one hour, and has been known to teach people to swim on the phone by altering their mindset and building their confidence. Dr. Pete was a 5-time All-American at Indiana University and currently holds Masters Swimming World and National Records, and has 21 Senior Olympic Summer Games Gold Medals. In 2008 he retired as a K-12 school superintendent, owns Trius Publishing and Sports Advisor Features new syndicate, and is a behaviorist, author, coach, speaker, and publisher. How-to picture sequences and brief descriptions make this a book/DVD series a must have for a home library reference resource to learn and protect their family from unintentional drowning. Keywords: Learn To Swim, Swim Lessons, Teach Yourself To Swim, Water Safety, Swimming, Beginning Swimming, New Science of Swimming Instruction