Open Water Swimming, a comprehensive book on open water swimming authored by Steven Munatones and published by Human Kinetics in the United States, was translated by Spomedis in Germany. The book was subsequently translated into Polish and now the original 264 pages has been translated into Chinese and published by

The book’s foreword was written by multiple Hawaii waterman and Hall of Famer John Flanagan with a cover photo with 2008 Olympic marathon swimming gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden.

“Whether you are planning on racing in an ocean, lake, river, canal, bay, dam, or reservoir, Open Water Swimming is your best guide to success. Steven Munatones wrote the perfect book for athletes of all levels who want to compete in the open waters of the world,” wrote Brent Rutemiller, former CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and Swimming World Magazine.

Human Kinetics writes, “Open Water Swimming is an essential guide to maneuvering the open water environment and describes how to prepare logistically, physically, and mentally for open water swims. The book includes stroke techniques, racing tactics, and training plans for triathlon, middle-distance, and marathon-distance swims.”

The book includes the following 10 chapters:

• Chapter 1. The Open-Water Swimmer
• Chapter 2. Overcoming the Elements
• Chapter 3. Choosing Your Events
• Chapter 4. The Open-Water Tool Kit
• Chapter 5. Building a Faster Freestyle
• Chapter 6. Preparing for Short-Distance Swims
• Chapter 7. Preparing for Middle-Distance Swims
• Chapter 8. Preparing for Marathon Swims
• Chapter 9. Racing Tactics for Every Event
• Chapter 10. Triathlon Training and Finishing Fast

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