The anatomical overview of swimming. New volume in the bestselling series "Understanding Anatomy." With insights from science and easy to understand: improve technique, maximize strength and endurance. For beginners and advanced swimmers with strength exercises. Includes training plans for increased endurance and strength outside the pool. Perfect your swimming style. Whether it's breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle, butterfly, or sidestroke: swimming improves heart health and lung capacity, lowers blood pressure, and reduces joint pain. But what exactly happens while swimming is vividly illustrated in the bestseller "Swimming - Understanding Anatomy." Detailed anatomical graphics clearly show how muscles, bones, and joints, as well as blood flow and breathing, work together during each swimming stroke and how you can analyze and improve your own swimming style. All presented exercises are categorized by body parts and clearly organized into training plans for all abilities and goals - whether you want to relax after work or prepare for a triathlon. Swim from a new perspective: understand the anatomical connections in swimming and use them purposefully for training. The book is part of the "Understanding Anatomy" series.