BackgroundEdit

Book by Kevin DeForrest published by the Sports Support Syndicate and given to all the participants of a Northern California Swim Coaches Clinic hosted by NorCal in the mid 1990s.

MediaEdit

Review from Swim Magazine and the 1996 January / February edition, page 39Edit

Review written by Wayne McCauley.

This book will appeal to many Masters swimmers who need a better way to focus on their goals. Kevin DeForrest, a top Masters swimmers, uses self discovery and self awareness techniques to develop not only the swimmer within but the whole person. His use of Four Part Harmony model for life may appeal to many. Throughout the book are page upon page of inspirational quotations, from Einstein, Lao Tzu, and the Bible to Kermit the Frog. There are ten essays in the book covering many different topics not specifically related to Masters swimming.

The author believes all things are connected. He uses goal setting and goal sheets that are swimming specific, combining these goals with a one week record of daily events. The goal sheets and weekly logs are designed for you to write in the book. Each week you reflect on the data from the log sheets and determine lessons learned and objectives achieved.

Other versions of the book scheduled for release are hardcover, spiral binding and audio and computer disk formats. But a good review of a swim video or book focuses on the ideas that are expressed, not the packaging. The ideas contained in The Treasure Within make it an important asset to have and use.

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