Get Wet, Get Fit: The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body

I have read a lot of books for triathletes--swimming, running, biking--and this is the most complete one that I have ever picked up. Very inclusive, very detailed. The pictures are really nice. Lots of information here. I was never much a swimmer, now I'm in the pack every race and feel like I am getting better still. Invaluable tool.

I was pretty skeptical about how much I could actually get out of a swimming book, but this far exceeded my expectations. I bought it because the information was coming from someone who has actually used this knowledge to win at the highest levels of swimming... not someone who had some instructional credit and tried to make a buck. I would suggest this book to anyone who wants to become a swimmer, or become a better swimmer than they already are.

This book is insightful and complete and while it may be a little redundant at times, I would rather see it too complete than lacking. What I like most is that there are tips from quite a few of my favorite Olympians in there, and they include their own kind of sidebars with tips. Gary Hall Jr's are exceptional and collectively, I think those gems make the book worth the price all by themselves.

This is the book that I think a lot of swim coaches are going to wish they had written. The Jendricks have written a book that is easily digestible by swimmers (aspiring and current), and particularly swim parents. Megan and Nathan deftly cover a lot of ground, touching on what's *really* important. These topics range from stroke technique to proper diet, including nutritional supplements. Speaking as a swim coach, this book is packed full of exactly the information that new swim parents should arm themselves with to compliment at home what their young swimmers are being taught on the pool deck at practice. This book is sure to become an "instant classic" with those looking to educate themselves about the true "nuts and bolts" of the sport. I think an educated swim parent is a good swim parent, and as such, Megan and Nathan have done the entire swimming community a great service with this excellent tome.

I've been a fan of Megan (Quann) Jendrick's since watching her dominate the 2000 Sydney Olympics. I'm not much into swimming myself as far as activity, but I definitely wanted to read her take on the sport and I was very interested in the nutrition, stretching and dry land training portions of this book. I must say, I was not let down! For being two young people, the amount of knowledge these two present is immense. And compared to other books I checked out at the store, this one is set well apart from the pack by having actual underwater photography included instead of illustrations. This makes a WORLD of difference when trying to learn the included material. I've only used the stretching for a few days, but I feel better following their advice after such a short period of time. I can certainly say from even my outsider opinion that this book is going to help a lot of people. It's helpful to lose weight, feel more energetic from better eating, become stronger, and learn a lifesaving skill. I certainly wish this young lady a very blessed 2008 and hope to see her win gold in Beijing! For swimmers and non-swimmers alike, I say pick this up for sure.