To ask other readers questions about total immersion, please sign up. A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style thats always comfortable. Total immersion freestyle swimming technique youtube. Terry laughlin, the founder of ti swimming, developed the rule of two percent after 17 years of coaching. After our three sessions, and a bit of practice, i did the windsor olympic tri in june with a swim time of just under 31 mins a massive improvement. The author has obviously now set up a network of franchised swimming instructors and this book is just a way of marketing their courses. This is in contrast to traditional swimming, which focuses on lap counts and times. Swimming workshops and training swimming technique for swimmers and triathletes. As a result of his work with swimmers in the 1970s and 1980s he put together his book total immersion in 1996. Total immersion, or ti, swimming stresses efficiency and comfort in the water. This passage appears on pps 5859 of the revised version of my original total immersion book. Total immersion swimming head coach, terry laughlin demonstrates the ti freestyle swimming stroke. Even when you are tired, even when you are hungry, you cant fall back on the crutch of your native language.
Total immersion ti is a method of swimming instruction, developed by terry laughlin, an american swimming coach. Swim betterand enjoy every lapwith total immersion, a guide to improving. May 16, 2015 just a disclaimer, i dont know that much about total immersion. But, i am a very experienced swimmer and have had years of competitive training, so i know my. No matter where you are at in your own swimming career you can always use the advice from those who have come before us, who have conquered the mountain. Total immersion demonstrates swim technique for various strokes, including butterfly, breast stroke, backstroke, and freestyle. With total immersion, you dont need youth, athleticism, special talents, or endless laps to become the swimmer you always wished you could be.
Once you learn the total immersion technique, ordinary swimming seems nonsensical. Its primary focus is to teach swimmers to move through the water efficiently. His inspiration was aquatic animals and he concluded that good body alignment was essential to minimising water resistance. Ive never tried the swim smooth so i cant input on that but i do like the total immersion program. Thus, it is more about your technique rather than the turnover rate of your strokes. It says that about one person in fifty has the natural ability to swim efficiently. Total immersion is an internationally known method of instruction for developing habits of ease, efficiency and speed in any level of swimmer. It can be read by a beginner to swiming as well as someone who already is a swimmer. Total immersion tips for efficient freestyle swimming hide your head lead with the top of your head, not your forehead feel water flowing over the back of your head much of the time see the bottom directly under you, and not much that is forward of you swim downhill lean on your chest until your hips and legs feel light. Aug 01, 2011 in 2002 i wrote the following, describing what was most significant about alexandre popovs first olympic gold medal ten years earlier. Practice drills will be given to each participant so they can incorporate them in their practice between each swim session.
Swim your best, swimming technique and total immersion coaching. Swim betterand enjoy every lapwith total immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Rather coach terry laughlins approach to swim instruction prioritizes minimizing drag first, teaching students to become slippery in the water rather than trying to push and pull. Those who want to compete in masters swim meets, school meets or triathlons can use ti as a way to add to their training, and total immersion, inc. This books explains the total immersion swimming technique, i am a swimmer and this has helped me in making my swim effortless.
Recent video footage of a young club swimmer with excellent freestyle technique after total immersion instruction from tiuk head coach ian smith. Welcome to our total immersion swimming discussion group this is an ideal location to discuss all things total immersion, but especially questions about technique and training. The total immersion way for anyone to master openwater swimming. Total immersion by terry laughlin overdrive rakuten. Two decades later it continues to outsell all other swimming books by a wide margin. Using drills, innovative tools and above and below water video analysis, participants accelerate the development of their swimming technique. Ti is a basic method for training oneself to become comfortable in the water. Total immersion swimming technique discussion group. Sep 08, 2016 if im not mistaken, total immersion ti is a technique method in and of itself. The total immersion triathlon swimming made easy book is a clear, practical guide to swimming freestyle better than you ever thought possible.
The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier. Total immersion tips for efficient freestyle swimming. Therefore small reductions in drag at low speed translate into large energy savings at high. Total immersion group classes provide you with a knowledge of all of the essential drills and strategies to achieve a fishlike swimming stroke. Many errors in swim technique are hidden by a swimmers speed. If im not mistaken, total immersion ti is a technique method in and of itself. Swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques. Just a disclaimer, i dont know that much about total immersion. Have read part 1 of the book and just started doing the drills today. Total immersion the sink or swim way of learning a language. Perpetual motion freestyle in 10 lessons available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. There is no olympian produced by terry laughlin with his antagonist principles described in total immersion. Aug 02, 1996 as someone who grew up hating swimming largely due to poor technique, i think the stroke taught by total immersion is wonderful.
The method utilizes a variety of drills to help the swimmer develop a better feel for moving through water as well as improve balance. Total immersion swimming, new paltz village, new york. Although swimming is an essential life skill, traditional teaching and coaching methods have made it difficult to master. Swim your best, swimming technique and total immersion. Onpoint fitness, washington dc total immersion swim. I purchased triathlon swimming made easy, and have not even finished the book yet, but have seen tremendous improvement in my speed and energy output. There will be many coaches present on this page who will be able to help with questions. The total immersion method is a foolproof approach to learning swimming that brings results faster than conventional teaching, helping any level of swimmer or. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier by terry laughlin and john delves 21 jun 2004 4. Weve been teaching it to improvementminded adults for 15 years, through private and group classes as well as with selfhelp tools books, videos and dvds. Total immersion ti was devised by us swimming coach terry laughlin. He teaches swimming all over the world and lives in new paltz, new york.
Having started doing triathlons only last year my weakest discipline was the swim and my best time for 1500m was 37 mins. If i understand the question correctly, you want to know what is the best way to learn. This official total immersion online introductory course gives a free introduction to the 5 stage total immersion technique which can turn you into the swimmer youve always wanted to be. Extraordinary swimming for every body 3 total immersion is most widely recognized for teaching efficient swimming via stepbystep sequences of skill drills, but i believe the most important distinction between ti and traditional swimming has less to do with your muscles than your mind. I wasnt able to do the exact training exercises described in the book i couldnt kick at all. The dvds sold separately are a great backup, and also well worth acquiring. Just wanted to say a massive thank you for your total immersion coaching. Total immersion swimming takes a whole different approach. As someone who grew up hating swimming largely due to poor technique, i think the stroke taught by total immersion is wonderful. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide. Total immersion ti is a method of swim instruction developed by terry laughlin in the late 1980s and early 90s.
The worlds top swim training videos total immersion. Unfortunately, whether it was intentional to sell lessons or just due to a lack of thought, the book and the accompanying dvd have awful pedagogy and make it very difficult to actually learn. This approach can be beneficial to entrylevel adult swimmers, triathletes, distance swimmers, and those who swim for exercise and health. One of the video serious ive enjoyed is the total immersion videos. One side point id like to share is that i trained for the first few months months with a pull buoy, because of my injury. The total immersion swimming technique total immersion head coach terry laughlin shows you how to swim faster and further using less effort and energy rating. In a sense, ti swimming is a more mindful practice, such as yoga. As others have mentioned, not many illustrations to explain the concept of total immersion, obviously to get you to buy more books and of course, the videos. Exercises are assigned to each part that contain relevant teaching points and technique tips, to help focus only on that stroke part. The ti approach places special emphasis on minimizing drag in the water, and less emphasis on generating propulsion. His innovative total immersion methods have helped a million average swimmers around the world swim with a skill, confidence, and satisfaction unmatched by any other approach. I am considering buying the books and dvds to help me improve my stroke and efficiency. For me, terry laughlins total immersion books proved very compatible with this approach, and an inspirational way to move forwards. There are no vocabulary lists and no grammar explanations, you just hear and speak the language all day long.
Swim smooth is a much better starting point anyway. The two beat kick for total immersion swimming james ewart. Terrys latest book, swim ultraefficient freestyle, is the clearest, simplest, and most comprehensive explanation ever published on swimming technique and. Dec 01, 2006 extraordinary swimming for every body book. Total immersion is for people of all skill levels, from 6monthold babies to expert swimmers. Anonymous my hs swim coach was an early pioneer in ti and i was trained in it as a sprinter and carried the skill set forward to a d1 swimming career.
A masters class or a coach isnt a real option so something like this seemed like a good option. Total immersion is famed for teaching a special relation with the water. What are the pros and cons of total immersion swimming vs. I can see what swimmers dont like about it since it is a little slower pace than what they are used to. Several years ago i wrote an article on fish like swimming it was posted on the old web page and later published in swim technique magazine. Since sometime has passed i thought id repost the article in full for this weeks dam monday. Total immersion and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This book was completely unnecessary as the previous total immersion book had way more content. It is a program that most people from my swimming background dont really venture into. More at less would be the right phrase to describe this technique. A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style thats always comfortable i initially went straight into the total immersion drills and found i was. Total immersion ti has achieved an enthusiastic global following for a uniquely satisfying approach to swimming that we call fishlike. Terry laughlin is the founder of total immersion swimming wterry laughlin is the founder of total immersion swimming. Rather than claw and fight the water, id need to learn to move with it.
Fish dont swim on their side and neither should you. Total immersion freestyle swimming demonstration youtube. The 82 exercises are clear, concise and easytofollow, making it simple for anyone to break their swimming stroke down and finetune each part to perfection. Contact me for oneonone lessons, small group lesson, or clinic. Mar 31, 2001 maybe its simply the tone whatever it changed radically how i think about being in the water, and i believe for the better. Inside of a year, word of mouth had propelled it to become the topselling book on swimming. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier ebook written by terry laughlin. Total immersion is also a method for continuous lifetime improvement in swimming.
A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style thats always comfortable i initially went straight into the total immersion. You have to remember to swim like a triathlete and not like a swimmer. This method, known as total immersion, emulates the way a child learns a language. Total immersion has a foolproof approach to teaching which brings results far faster than conventional methods and helps swimmers or triathletes of any level to master a fast, efficient and beautiful technique. I went online and read the first three chapters for free at the total immersion website and saw significant improvement in my swimming effort. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read triathlon swimming made easy. This brief, but powerful reading list for competitive swimmers has books that cover motivation, goals, habitformation, skillbuilding, and injury prevention. The total immersion way for anyone to master openwater swimming ebook written by terry laughlin. It seems an excallent way to swim and definatly will improve my fs.
In 1996, terry described this innovative way of swimming in total immersion. Swimming books that make perfecting basic technique painless. Total immersion is the worlds most efficient, satisfying, and easiesttolearn swimming technique. The book is broken down in a somewhat practical way and the best way to sum up the technique is from this part of the amazon listing. A skillbased approach to swimming better whatever your reasons for swimmingrecreation, fitness, endurance, or speedyour chances of success and satisfaction will increase enormously if you approach swimming as a game of skill rather than test of endurance. By conserving energy and focusing on balance and streamlining in the water, any energy used for propulsion becomes much more effective. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier by terry laughlin and john delves may 18, 2004 4. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read total immersion. At total immersion we have a foolproof approach to coaching swimming that brings results faster than conventional teaching, helping any level of swimmer or triathlete to master a fluent, efficient and fast stroke technique. Swimming technique demonstrations total immersion youtube.
For more information on total immersion swimming you may also visit the total immersion website at. Total immersion freestyle swimming is a paced, hyper efficient, core based swimming technique. Ive been trying to work on my form and have been watching a bunch of videos on youtube. What is the best technique to learn total immersion.
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