Open Water Swimming, a text book on the sport of open water swimming, will be published in German by Spomedis in April 2012 (see here).
Frank Wechsel, Chief Executive Officer of Spomedis explains, “We are going to publish the book in May. The edition will be full color hardcover with an introduction by Thomas Lurz. It will also available on www.swim.de website.”
The 263-page book explains training, techniques and tactics for open water swimmers and triathletes, covering numerous topics from the history of the sport to the four primary racing tactics used by professional marathon swimmers.
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