Lactic acids: accumulation, time

Low-oxygen environment: high-altitude training

Diet: low-weight, busy, low-fat nutrition, vege olive oil, carbohydrates

Mind: sports psychology, mental toughness, perception of overstress, different hormones & behaviour,

Always mind the leaves on the road; always breathe smoothly by blowing out any nasal obstacles, however grotesque; twist the knees outwards under fatigue; always flex & keep the stomach soft

Biomechanics: understanding, usage

Interactions: physics, body motion

Tools: gears, tailoring

Breast motion: figure-of-8, smart materials

Acclimatisation: relaxation, walk around aimlessly, stretch & flex freely, drizzle lazily, sit on edge shaking legs, look around softly, submergence for nasal blowing, gentle start-swim with leg-paddling only, swim with varying styles

Something special, precious & of utmost respect -- a feeling of pleasurable discovery

Continuity of swimming: can be slow, but never hurried & never panting, but always confident

Quality reigns above quantity -- feel the water, my boy

Pull down shoulders, flex neck, balloon stomach up, lower shins & feet slap the water surface, twist pelvic for large feet propulsion, choking air to produce uplift

Follow the lumps of water -- step on these to push forward, catch these to pull forward

NO sabotaging: no head-shakes, no shoulder-shrugs, no stomach-squeezes, no haste, no choking of airways when completely submerged & no lust

Fish: http://www.ece.eps.hw.ac.uk/Research/oceans/projects/flaps/swim.htm

Safety: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/water.html

http://www.google.com.sg/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Swimming+

http://swimming.about.com/

http://swimming.about.com/library/weekly/aa051699.htm

http://kidshealth.org