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Swim Alberta has various books and videos available to all affiliated clubs and its members.

A maximum of three books and three videos may be borrowed through the Swim Alberta office with a deposit of $50.00 per item, VISA accepted, and can be picked up at no charge from staff at the office. Books and videos mailed or shipped will be charged shipping/postage and handling of $6.00 for the first item and $1.50 for each additional item. Overdue fines will be assessed for items not returned with the designated time of 3 weeks. Items returned in damaged condition will be replaced at the borrower’s expense.

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Formats available:
A-Audio, C-CD, D-DVD, V-VHS

ID.No.     TITLE  COMMENT 
2 & 65  Don Gambril's Gold
Medal Series Men's/
Women's swimming 
V/D
3-5  Don Gambril's Classic 
Series Coaches Drills
1 hour video with tips for both coaches & swimmers.  Drills & techniques employed by coaches to improve the performance of swimmers are shown. V/D
6-7  Coaching kids to
compete/Sport
physchology
for young coaches 
Proper approach to coaching young athletes is discussed in both video productions.  Good & bad coaching attitudes are expressed & consequences of these coaching styles are shown V/D
8-9  Free body strength
training 
Tape & booklet to help coaches design a safe, effective strength traning program with body weight exercises for their athletes V/D
10-11  Strength training with
weights 
Using various types of weight training equipment V/D
12-14  Spirit of sport  V/D
15-16  ESSO Swim Canada
for the physically disabled 
For coaches of disabled athletes.  Rgulations & hints for wheelchair, amputee & blind athletes are presented to improve swimming techniques  V/D
17-18  Body talk - Masters
swimming for fitness 
Fitness show from Manitoba that features aerobics & masters swimming.  Swimmers are interviewed & give reasons for choosing swimming over other activities  V/D
19  Water Workout  Fitness video with in pool exercises V/D
20-23  Olympic Games 1984  All men's & women's events from the 1988 Olympics, includes commentaries & medal presentations.  2 tape series V/D
24-25  Commonwealth Games
1978 
Swimming & diving V/D
29-33  Get Into the Water with
Alberta swimming 
Promotional video intended to promote swimming in Alberta (3 tape series)  MISSING 30 & 32 V/D
35-36  The Fast & the Furious  Following Alex Baumann & Victor Davies through their swimming careers leading up to the 1984 Olympics V/D
37-39  FINA officials  For officials instruction V/D
40  Aquaform Films 1980  Stroke film V
41  Aquaform films - 1984 Technical Series  Analyses the five stroke styles & also includes a graphical representation of stroke techniques V/D
42-47  Aquaform films - All
strokes 
same as above with starts & turns V/D
48-49  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series Butterfly 
Steve Lundquist & Don Gambril discuss the fly in detail.  Examining the origins of the stroke and the contemporary style V/D
50-51  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series
Breaststroke 
1 hour of breaststroke with Rowdy Gaines & Don Gambril V/D
52-53  Don Gambril's Gold
medal eries Freestyle 
1 hour of freestyl with Rowdy Gaines & Don Gambril V/D
54-55  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series Backstroke
Computer graphics & underwater shots are included in the look at the backstroke V/D
56-57  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series Swimming
Techniques
Computer graphics & underwater shots are included in the look at the five stroke styles  V/D
58-59 

Don Gambril's Gold
medal series Women's swimming

Concentrated on women's swimming V/D
60-61  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series Men's
Swimming
Concentrated on men's swimming V/D
62-63  Getting better with John Naber  A different approach by using average athletes instead of champions V/D
64  Don Gambril's Gold
medal series
Breaststroke/Butterfly
1 hour of breaststroke and 1 hour of butterfly with Rowdy Gaines & Don Gambril V/D
66-67  Olympic Games 1976  SPEEDO productoin of the '76 Olympic swimming,
analysing the stroke styles of individual athletes V
68-69  SNC Skills & Drills  1/2 hour of progression/breakdown of each competitive stroke V/D
70-71  Competitive Swimming
Skills & Drills 
V/D
72-73  Swimming excellence in
stroke technique
All strokes, starts & turns by Mark Schubert for swimmers & coaches V/D
74-75  Swim Smarter, Swim
Faster 
Stanford University's coaches demonstrate the drills, techniques, & skill necessary to swim smarter & faster V/D
76-79  Swim Smarter, Swim 
Faster 2 
Richard Quick & Skip Kenney explain how to take valuable seconds off your time by improving your execution of starts, turns, and finishes V/D
80  1-2-3 Breathe  V/D
83-84  Mark Tewksbury  Turn your goals into reality  Audio tape 
85-86  The Canadians 1984  Baumann, Davis, Ottenbrite V/D
87-89  Olympic Games 1992  Men's & women's swimming from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona as aired by CTV 3 tape series V/D
91-94  Swim Clinic 

Dr. Monika Schloder's swim clinic from the 1994 ACC conference 4 tape series  V/D

95  Fly Away  Progressive, sequential teaching model utilising an innovative & interactie approach to butterfly by Dr. Monika Schloder V/D
96  Moving through water  Guide for swimmers & coaches on swimming mechanics V/D
97-98  Olympic Trials '92  CBC coverage of the 1992 Olympic Trials 2 tape series V/D
99  Winter Nationals '94  CBC coverage of the 1994 Winter Natioanls V/D
100  SNC Skills & Drills 1/2 hour of progression/breakdown of each competitive stroke V/D
101  Psychology of swimming  Multi tape series of sports psychology & creative thinking for coaches  Audio tapes  MISSING
102  CBC Tape  Includes Olympic Video, Metal Swim Rio ' 95, Worlds sc '95 V/D
103  FINA Days 1-2 1999  World Swimming Championships Hong Kong 1999 V/D
104  FINA Days 3-4 1999   World Swimming Championships Hong Kong 1999 V/D
105  FINA Days 5-6 1999   World Swimming Championships Hong Kong 1999 V/D
106  Commonwealth Games 1998  Compilation reel days 1-2, Kuala Lumpur Sept 12-13/98 V/D
107  Commonwealth Games 1998  Compilation reel days 3-4, Kuala Lumpur Sept 12-13/98 V/D
108  Commonwealth Games 1998  Compilation reel days 5-6, Kuala Lumpur Sept 12-13/98 V/D
109  Olympic Games 1996  Days 1-2 Atlanta 1996 V/D
110  Olympic Games 1996  Days 3-4 Atlanta 1996 V/D
111  Olympic Games 1996  Days 5-6 Atlanta 1996 V/D
112  III World Swimming
Championships 
Days 1-2 Goteborg 1997 V/D
113  III World Swimming
Championships 
Days 3-4 Goteborg 1997 V/D
114  III World Swimming
Championships 
Days 5-6 Goteborg 1997 V/D
115  World Cup 1999  CBC broadcast Edmonton 1999 V/D
116  Masters Toronto/Rein
Haljand 
3 videos by Rein Haljand  V/D
117  Alex Popov/Tom
Johnson/OSCA
3 videos Alex Popov stroke analysis/intermittent tracking problems with Tom Johnson/OSCA May 1998 V/D
118  SNC  Firby Part 1 & 2 V/D
119  Level II Pilot July 92
1 & 2 
Intro to planning & learning/teaching & communication/hydro dynamics/ leadership V/D
120  Level II Pilot July 92
3 & 4
Motivation & goal setting/nutrition/ posture/anaerobic/training/growth V/D
121  Level II Pilot July 92 5  Growth & development/strength/ performance/measures V/D
122  Sport Medicine Council
of Canada 
Desparate measures: eating disorders in athletics V/D
123  SPEAK OUT!  Canadian Hockey Association AGM ' 97, sub committee on harassment & abuse V/D
124  ATIC Pro*motion
Swimming mind over
matter
SNC Level III 
3 videos on one tape V/D
125  World Coaches Clinic
'96 
USSR Tureski on Barrowmans breaststroke, China Joseph Nagy plus Zhang Xiong Olympic prepration V/D
126-137  Total immersion Way  Step by step skill drills, illustrated with slow motion, surface, underwater views by Terry Laughlin V/D
138-139  What's the Limit  Improving techniques through rhythm, range & relaxation by Alexsandre Popov V/D
140  Kinesthetic memory
positioning exercises 
Rein Haljand V/D
141-142  Pan Pac 25 k swim  V/D
143  Lindsay Park Sports
Centre Velocity  Testing Services
V/D
144  Fasat water meet  SPEEDO, Britain V/D
145-146  CFSOD ESSO Swim
Canada 
CBC V/D
147-149  FINA World Cup  CBC coverage 1999 FINA World Cup V/D
150  Deryk Snelling World
Best Swimming Camp 
Commercial - sponsored by Swim Alberta V/D
151  Swimming Canada 
Pumped
swimming with Joanne Malar V/D
152  Deryk Snelling Tribute   
153-155  Swim Smarter, Swim
Faster 2
Richard Quick & Skip Kenney explain how to take valuable seconds off your time by improving your execution of starts, turns and finishes  V/D
156-159  Officiating Swimming  USA Officials training tape V/D
160  SEARS Skins Meet  November '99 V/D
161  Olympic swimming  The finals ' 88 V/D
162  Profiles & heats  Olympics '88 V/D
163  Level II technical
training  
Swimmers with a disability training & exercises V/D
164  Alberta Special
Olympics orientation 
V/D
165  World Cup  '98 Edmonton short course V/D
166  Cultivating & soliciting
major donors 
V/D
167  Capital Campaigns  V/D
168  Annual giving 
strategies 
V/D
169  World Cup  '99 Edmonton V/D
170  World Cup  '99 Edmonton V/D
171  Arctic Winter Games  2000 V/D
172  Swim Smarter Swim
Faster 
Stanford University's coaches demonstrate the drills, techniques, & skill necessary to swim smarter & faster  V
173  World Cup  2000 Edmonton V/D
174  World Cup  2000 Edmonton  V/D
175  World Cup  2000 Edmonton  V/D
176  Secrets of successful
fundraisers 
30 ideas in 30 minutes V/D
177  The grantwriter's
start up kit 
includes booklet V/D
178  World Cup  Day 1 & 2 highlights, 2000 Edmonton V/D
179  How to be
interviewed 
V/D
180-181  Canadian Swimming
Championships 
2001 Edmonton V/D
182  World Cup  2001 Edmonton V/D
183  Global Morning News
Dub 
24 November 2001 V/D
184  National Coaching
Certification Program 
Level 1 & 2 theory V/D
185  National Coaching
Certification Program
Level 1 V
186  Get into the water
with Alberta swim
clubs
V
187  Aquaforms Films  '84 all four strokes V
188  Olympia Part 1  Festival of the people V/D
189  Olympia Part 2  Festive of beauty V/D
190  Stroke Drills &
Corrections 
all four strokes V/D
191  A winner is waiting  Competitive swimming USA V/D
192  The shoulders in
swimming 
Tech 3 for coaches V/D
193  Athletic Institute  Stroke films '74 Atlanta V/D
194  Aquaforms Films   '80 all four strokes  V
195  Olympic swimming
events 
Part 1 Seoul 88 V/D
196  Olympic swimming
events  
Part 2 Seoul 88 V/D
197  Commonwealth
Games 
'78 Edmonton V/D
198  Stroke Drills &
Corrections 
all four strokes  V
199  Aquaforms Films   '84 V
200  Stroke Drills &
Corrections  
all four strokes   V
201  Getting better  '83 championship swimming V/D
202-205  Swim Smarter Swim
Faster 
Stanford University's coaches demonstrate the drills, techniques, & skill necessary to swim smarter & faster  V
206  Stroke Drills &
Corrections  
all four strokes   V
207 Spirit of sport  V/D
208 Canada-Mexico Sports
& Culture 
V/D
209 Strength training with
weights 
CAC  V/D
210  Anatomy & Physiology  Prentice Hall 2:12.00 V/D
211  Swimming techniques  V/DV/D
212  Eating for performance  Sports Medicine of Canada V/D
213  Biomechanics Calgary
& Vancouver 
Power of sport, Sam Montgomery/Bryce Singbeil V/D
214  Free body strength
training 
CAC V/D
215  Coaching strength
training 
Introduction to methods & principles V/D
216  Coaching Visualization  What you see is what you get V/D
217-218  European
Championships
Part 1 & 2, hand held video, Seville '97 V/D
219  21 century swimming  Bill Sweetenham - Freestyle '98 V/D
220  21 century swimming  Bill Sweetenham - Backstroke '98 V/D
221  21 century swimming Bill Sweetenham - Breaststroke '98 V/D 
222  21 century swimming Bill Sweetenham - Butterfly '98 V/D
223  21 century swimming Bill Sweetenham - Individual Medley '98 V/D
224  21 century swimming Bill Sweetenham - Starts, turns, finishes '98 V/D
225  21 century swimming  Bill Sweetenham - Advanced drills '98 V/D
226  21 century swimming  Bill Sweetenham - Mini squad/junior squad '98 V/D
227  21 century swimming  Bill Sweetenham - Coaching hints '98 V/D
228 Flexibility & Specific Exercises for Competitive Swimmers L. Sproule, O. Khabarova, D. Johnson, RaceTek Systems Inc.  D
229 Tokyo Olympiad 1964 The Criterion Collection - Kon Ichikawa Book/Disc
230A Successful Sports Parenting USA Swimming/US Ski Team - Helf your child athlete to success by becoming a better sports parent D
230B Successful Sports Parenting  USA Swimming/US Ski Team - Helf your child athlete to success by becoming a better sports parent D
231 Swimming to Win: Winning for Life SNC 2005-2006 Highlights video D
232 World Aquatic Trials 2005 Montreal 2005 Highlight reel D
233 Skills - Theory Harassment & Self Image D
234 Draft - Skills Coach Video segements for learning facilitators D
235A Pan Pacific 2006 TSN - TV programme 48 mins D
235B Pan Pacific 2006  TSN - TV programme 48 mins D
236A ACC Conference 2005 Speakers Presentations C
236B ACC Conference 2005 Speakers Presentations C
237 Race Analysis 2007 Spring Nationals RaceTek Systems - MPEG files - Deanna Matthews & Rachel Nicol D
238A Cheestrings 2006 ASA National Age Group Championships July 27-30 & Aug 1-6, 1006 Sheffield England D
238B Cheestrings 2006 ASA National Age Group Championships July 27-30 & Aug 1-6, 1006 Sheffield England D
239 Heart - Marilyn Bell Story What it takes to become a champions - 91 mins. D
240 Trainging for Explosive Speed & Power Richard Quick - Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle.  Building the start from the basics D
241 Starts, Breakouts & Finishes Richard Quick - Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle.  Building the start from the basics D
242 Turns & Transitions Richard Quick - Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle.  Tools to build a faster sprint freestyle turn & transition focusing upon 5 areas D
243 Technique & Drills Richard Quick - Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle.  Coaches Quick & Hawke present a full stroke narrative of Cesar Cielo & Fred Bousquet D
     
 
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