Swim to Succeed: The Complete Swimming Guide for Juniors, Parents and Coaches

By To Succeed Coaching Team

The First Comprehensive Swimming Book Written Specifically for Junior Swimmers, Their Parents AND Their Coaches

Swimming is the most complete athletic foundation a young person can build - but the swimming book market has barely moved in twenty years. Every comprehensive swimming book on the shelf is written for adult self-coached competitive swimmers. Nothing exists for the junior swimmer, the parent on poolside, and the club coach in one volume.

Swim to Succeed is the book the junior swimming community has been waiting for. Covering all four strokes, open water, competition, training science, and the long arc from first lesson to national pathway - written with the junior athlete, the parent, and the coach equally in mind.

What's Inside - 35 Chapters Across 6 Sections + 8 Appendices: Own the Sport - what swimming is, the four strokes, why swim, clubs and culture, goal-settingOwn the Equipment - goggles, caps, swimwear, open water kit, the pool itself, land training equipment, budgeting honestlyMaster the Technique - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, starts, turns, and underwaters in full detailTrain to Improve - anatomy of a training set, periodisation across the swim year, dryland strength, open water as a different discipline, recovery and sleepCompete and Progress - race day, race execution and pacing, junior pathways (Swim England, USA Swimming), female athlete considerations, mental skillsLive the Sport - nutrition, sleep and school balance, injury management, parents' guide, coaches' guideThree expansion chapters: Junior Swimming Decision Tree, After the Club - The Lifelong Continuation, Self-Assessment for the Junior Swimmer, Apps and Modern Swimming Tools, Etiquette and Lane-Sharing SkillsEight appendices: Glossary; Resources; Stroke Drills Library; Workout Templates by Training Zone; Set Notation Library; Time Standards Reference; Warm-Up and Cool-Down Protocols; Reading List for Junior Swimmers and FamiliesBuilt for Every Swimmer in the Family: Junior Athletes (8-21): all four strokes, starts and turns, training sets that respect your growing body, the pathway from local gala to county and national squadParents: what to watch for at poolside, how to talk to coaches, what "squad training" really means, and how to balance school, life, and a busy swim scheduleCoaches: junior development reference - age-appropriate periodisation, technique progressions, RED-S awareness, and the long-game coaching that builds swimmers who stay in the sportAdult Learners: the technique chapters and training chapters serve any swimmer - junior framing where useful, adult considerations noted where they differ

Evidence-based throughout - drawn from Swim England, USA Swimming, British Swimming, peer-reviewed sport science, and the lived experience of coaching junior swimmers from first lesson to international level.

The To Succeed Coaching Team has written the definitive junior swimming guide. Whether your swimmer trains in a 25m community pool, a 50m Olympic facility, or prepares for their first open water event - this book will help them swim safely, smartly, and for life.

The first comprehensive junior swimming guide. Finally.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H285HP11
• ISBN13: 9798196698743
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"