This post was previously published by Terry Laughlin on Aug. 7, 2015.
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Stany Kempompo Ngangola gained a measure of fame for swimming the 100-meter freestyle.
Not for his speed, but simply for surviving.…
This post was previously published by Terry Laughlin on Apr. 12, 2011. The forum post mentioned is archived.
Few swimmers really pay attention. Opening – or closing – your eyes can change everything.
John shared an exciting discovery about …
A version of this article by Terry Laughlin was previously published on ivillage.com in Dec. 2011.
Total Immersion teaches swimming as a practice—in the spirit of yoga and Tai Chi– rather than a workout. The first principle of …
Last week’s post described the proven principles of swimming faster, using a specific algorithm for speed– if you’re wondering what this looks like in practice, this entry from Terry Laughlin’s 2015 training log models that algorithm in a practice set. …
This post was originally published by Terry Laughlin on May 20, 2016.
There are two ways to try to swim faster. One way is what I call the “Limbs, Lungs, and Muscles” approach: Move your limbs as fast …
This post was originally published by Terry Laughlin on May 9, 2011 and is a follow-up companion piece to an Apr. 2011 post from Terry that we published two weeks ago.
In my previous post, Stalled Progress? It’s Not …
This post was originally published by Terry Laughlin on Mar. 20, 2012.
Since January [in 2012] I’ve been teaching an Effortless Endurance class series at the Greenwich (CT) YMCA — a series of four 90-minute sessions on Saturday afternoons. …
Editorial Note: This post from the old TI Discussion Forum is archived from 2012, but if you’d like to participate in the current TI Discussion Forum, it is now located on Facebook as “Total Immersion Swimming Technique Discussion …
This post was originally published by Terry Laughlin on December 14, 2012.
In a post on the TI Discussion Forum forum [from the 2012 archive], Steve asked:
“My practices are limited to 100-meter repeats because I get too winded …
This post was originally published by Terry Laughlin on Mar. 22, 2011.
Like previous practices posted, this is another example of a technique-focused Mindful Swimming Practice. These are similar to a series of classes led by me and other …