Total immersion complete guide to graceful freestyle total. Terry stepped away from competitive swimming in 1992 to focus on develop ing total immersion techniques and man aging a growing business. 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. Become your own best coach with total immersion s revolutionary selfcoaching programs. An exclusive excerpt in an ongoing series of material from terrys forthcoming final book, total immersion.
Terry laughlin is the worlds most trusted expert on swimming technique. The worlds top swim training videos total immersion. How to swim freestyle with perfect technique youtube. It has been the worlds topselling book on swimming ever since. Total immersion complete guide to graceful freestyle. Total immersion swimming freestyle, coach aj, smooth.
Total immersion opens up a whole new way of thinking and attitude towards the science of swimming. First, the beginning of the book drags on a bit about the benefits of the total immersion swim program. Aug, 2008 he introduced me to total immersion ti, a method usually associated with coach terry laughlin, and i immediately ordered the book and freestyle dvd. The revolutionary way to swim better, eas ier, and faster, to share the methods employed at ti workshops more widely. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read total immersion. Here are the principles that made the biggest difference for me. I never joined the swim team in hs, and only have a basic working knowledge of swimming. For more information about terry laughlins total immersion swim workshops, call. Provides indepth guidance on head and body position, the armstroke, the kick, and breathing. Total immersion swimming head coach, terry laughlin demonstrates the ti freestyle swimming stroke. This includes, a 50% discount on the popular total immersion ebook ultra efficient freestyle, which is a 170page document that uses clear. Give your freestyle the best chance of improvement, and take a massive leap towards achieving your swimming goals. No one else even recognizes balance as a skill let alone the keystone skill of swimming efficiently.
Total immersion graceful freestyle with coach shinji takeuchi advanced this advanced freestyle package includes 3 titles. The worlds best swim improvement method millions around the world love to swim the total immersion ti way because our technique is satisfying, easy to learn, and really works. This book develops us to swim with greater ease and in. Freestyle is the most popular swimming stroke in the world, and is an essential skill that all swim. The complete guide to graceful freestyle we thoroughly analyzed renowned shinji takeuchis graceful freestyle and created a learning tool which has several approaches to hone your skills to swim graceful freestyle. Inside of a year, word of mouth had propelled it to become the topselling book on swimming. Private lessons are ideal to learn at your own pace. 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. Total immersion freestyle is distinguished by these characteristics. There is a lot of good stuff in the book, though i think without a coach, or at least a dvd like outside the box.
As cheesy as it sounds, total immersion changed my swimming life. 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. A step by step guide to improve your freestyle technique. Total immersion swimming freestyle, coach aj, smooth swimming. 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. Triathlon swimming made easy university of alberta. In less than a year from the books initial publishing, the timeless work quickly became a best selling book on swimming, and it. Swimming has been one of the most important aspects of my recuperation. About total immersion how and why ti differs from traditional approaches. Freestyle swimming, total immersion, swimming, korean coach aj kim, saipan pacific island club, resort, outdoor swimming pool. A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style thats always comfortable. The total immersion way for any swimmer to achieve fluency, ease, and speed in any stroke by terry laughlin 3. Even though the book is very well written, i struggled to implement the techniques in the water without a qualified coach or experienced ti swimmer there to tell me if i was doing it correctly. In the first workout ive never had a coach or supervision i cut my drag and water resistance at least 50%, swimming more laps than ever before in my life.
Coach dave is one of kaodim best swimming lessons services. This is a guide that teaches you do swim freestyle, or crawl if you prefer. Is this book helpful for those whose difficulty with swimming is a pervasive lack of. Here are my notes from the total immersion book, which i would. Whether you are a beginner or a competitive triathlete, i will adapt my teaching to your swimming. See all books authored by terry laughlin, including total immersion. Total immersion freestyle swimming demonstration youtube. Swimming that changes your life in our last blog post, we released the second excerpt on seamless breathing from the unpublished draft of terry laughlins final book currently being edited, for anticipated release sometime in 2019. Jan 03, 2021 we will solve your freestyle problems without you having to swim. The most graceful freestyle swimming by shinji takeuchi. Total immersion is the worlds top swim coaching training program, adult swim training programs, dvds, books, and coaches.
After a few weeks, i found that i was sore and could only manage an hour of slow freestyle. For fullaction study of the drills and skills, we recommend our freestyle made easy dvd. Swim freestyle with the worlds most efficient techniquein fact, the same skills. Swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques from total.
He attended various seminars for total immersion, austswim, red cross lifesaving, and world aquatics babies convention. Owning my own facility allows me to offer small group and private lessons that can be conducted anytime. In 1996, terry described this innovative way of swimming in total immersion. Freestyle breakstroke backstroke butterfly water threading basic total immersion improve your swim technique to next level personal trainer endurance trainer highlights swim program will depend on the students goalpurpose and students pacing. Jan 01, 2001 very good book for a beginner swimmer like myself. If it wasnt for terry laughlin specifically in creating total immersion i wouldnt be where i am today, which is certainly far more healthy and capable than i ever could have imagined my life, considering what ive gone through. During this time, i opened a total immersion swim studio in bay shore ny serving swimmers and athletes in nassau and suffolk counties in long island along with nyc and the tristate area. Previous total immersion swimming dvds have helped thousands transform struggles into skills. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier is the bestselling swimming book ever. Click the resources tab to access the ebook associated with each of these titles. For years, i could only swim half a lap on freestyle. The techniques you will learn in this book represent the most significant forward leap in the history of the stroke commonly known as freestyle or front crawl.
Swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques. Made easy, it would be very difficult to get it right. Total immersion the worlds top swim training videos. Really enjoyed the course ive read to total immersion. The two beat kick for total immersion swimming james ewart total immersion swim coach the two beat kick the two beat kick is the most efficient kick for distance swimming for most people unless they have super flexible ankles.
In less than a year from the books initial publishing, the timeless work quickly became a best selling book on swimming, and it continues to outsell other swimming books decades later. Total immersion s perpetual motion freestyle is designed to help you swim longer with more ease and enjoyment, and to allow for the easiest transition from pool swimming to open water. This book will be priceless for anyone wanting to swim freestyle better. This book made a major impact on my freestyle stroke and basic attitudes towards traditional swim training. Swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques from total immersion. Those approaches include key focal points, stroke phases, sensors, sensations, and core skills. We also teach you the checkpoints and how to fix them when you take a video of yourself. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier. The book pages of the clearest, most comprehensive, best illustrated explanation of how swimming worksfor any technique not only freestyle. Ti teaches you to swim with the effortless grace of fish by being in harmony with the water.
In this article we leave you a compilation of 5 swimming books, where you can find. This book and the critical dvd that you must get to complement the book enforces the idea that swimming for long distance needs to be a matter of efficiency, not the triedandtrue work on the power of your stroke until you plow through the water. Total immersion academy homp page total immersion academy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read total immersion drill cards. Two decades later it continues to outsell all other swimming books by a wide margin. Just wanted to say a massive thank you for your total immersion coaching. Total immersion freestyle notes click to enlarge my top 8 tips for novices. Terrys latest book, swim ultra efficient freestyle, is the clearest, simplest, and most comprehensive explanation ever published on swimming technique and perhaps for any humanmovement skill. Freestyle made easy ebook written by terry laughlin. This book will guide you through the swimmingimprovement process with complete.
Aug 07, 2007 this is a great introduction to total immersion way to freestyle swimming. In line with the above video of shinji, think of swimming freestyle as. I stopped swimming classes at 8 years old because i was last in the race think eric the eel. The total immersion way for anyone to master openwater swimming. Master the freestyle technique used by the worlds fastest swimmers swim speed series sheila taormina. Even though the book is very well written, i struggled to implement the techniques in the water without a qualified coach or experienced ti swimmer there to tell me if. Whether you are a beginner or a competitive triathlete, i will adapt my teaching to your swimming level. Terry laughlin books list of books by author terry laughlin. Easy freestyle swimming by terry laughlin dvd, 2008 for. I started adding laps and using paddles in my routine.
His innovative total immersion methods have helped a million average swimmers around the world swim with a skill, confidence, and satisfaction unmatched by. The revolutionary way to swim better, easier, and faster, to share the methods employed at ti workshops more widely. And not just swimming efficiently, but being able to enjoy swimming being able to swim with ease, grace, and enjoyment. Video is used to analyze your swimming ability so you know what to change. Would also recommend the book and if you are really keen to transform your swimming find a ti qualified coach to video you and train you swimming will never be the same again, its much better and easier now ive relearnt and i thought i was ok to start with. Having started doing triathlons only last year my weakest discipline was the swim and my best time for 1500m was 37 mins. Helping the physical, emotional and mental states through the sense of evolution and revolution in the water. A revolutionary way to swim better and faster, and triathlon swimming made easy.
Total immersion head coach terry laughlin teaches you how to swim. Total immersion is the only program in history to have created a worldwide following of passionate, empowered swimmers. We will find your problems in freestyle and offer solutions. In 1996, terrys pioneering technique was translated into the book total immersion. There is no more efficient or satisfying way to swim freestyle. Then, in late december, i found some ti videos on youtube and purchased your effortless endurance self coaching course and the total immersion book. Swim betterand enjoy every lapwith total immersion, a guide to. This book develops us to swim with greater ease and in doing so, with greater efficiency. A total immersion swimming program for success in open water with terry laughlin and freestyle. It emphasises propulsion from the core and connecting the whole body when swimming. He then dissected it giving me realtime observation.
Total immersion swimming, new paltz village, new york. We hate spam and promise to keep your email address safe. Total immerson swim studio total immersion swimming. Terrys latest book, swim ultraefficient freestyle, is the clearest, simplest, and most comprehensive explanation ever published on swimming technique and.
Coach stuart mcdougal total immersion swimming youtube. Cant say i have mastered it yet, but i can swim laps on freestyle. For the past seventeen years, he has taught swimming to infants and adults ranging from eight months to 70 years old. The two beat kick for total immersion swimming james ewart.
Feb 10, 2015 swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques from total immersion ebook. Terrence james laughlin 25 march 1951 20 october 2017, was an american swimming. The two beat kick for total immersion swimming james. Total immersion studio workshop participants receive free e book, ultra efficient freestyle, 8 pages with full color photos written by total immersion founder and head coach terry laughlin, featuring alice and terry laughlin as demonstrators of the step by step sequence of mechanics and flow of the total immersion freestyle. 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 appro. The revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier ebook written by terry laughlin. 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. Total immersion freestyle is a foolproof approach to fishlike swimming which brings results faster than conventional methods and produces a fluent, efficient and beautiful technique. Looking forward to experiencing more and more in many crossings, adventures and practice lengths. Our book triathlon swimming made easy provides a comprehensive program for learning to swim an efficient freestyle for long distances in pool or open water. Swim ultraefficient freestyle the fishlike techniques from total immersion ebook. In a very short period of time with this book, my stroke has lengthened considerably, i am beginning to glide gracefully through the water and my length times have improved dramatically.
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