Adapted from NSWIMMING Coaching Science Bulletin: Volume 1 Number 4 - October, 1992. The purpose of this Bulletin is to highlight the major principles from each study in the 1990-91 Annual and explain their implications for coaching. It is the second issue devoted to the work conducted at ICAR in its initial years. Content: PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES, TRAINING RESPONSES AND ADAPTATIONS, BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES, PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES, NUTRITIONAL STUDIES.