Description
May 5-6, 2012
Palm Desert, CA
Location: Palm Desert Aquatic Center, 73751 Magnesia Falls Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Tuition: $495 ($445 if you register prior to May 1)
Payment type: Credit Card or personal check
Registration: [Click here] to register
Contact: For more information please contact Helenita (206) 930-8263 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Description: This two-day course takes you through all the Total Immersion drills and numerous strategies for full stroke mechanics. Resulting in a freestyle that is faster, easier, and more efficient for the long haul. Numerous video sessions will be uploaded for free to Sproutvideo for your viewing after the clinic, including instructor comments to remind you of your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
We'll teach you the four key skills of Fishlike Freestyle:
1. Cooperate with Gravity - Most swimmers fight gravity trying to stay on top of the water. We teach you to find your natural equilibrium by sinking into weightlessness. Learning to relax into the water breaks the "survival- stroking" cycle, and frees your arms and legs for their best use. Besides, gravity is a powerful natural force; doesn't it make more sense to use it than fight it?
2. Take the Path of Least Resistance - Once you understand that you must swim through the water -- and mindful that water is almost 800 times denser than air -- it’s logical to focus more on how well you streamline than how you pull and kick. We'll teach you to shape yourself to cut through the water like a torpedo by alternating a right side streamline with a left side streamline. Each stroke will move you farther and faster with less effort.
3. Swim with your body - Traditional thinking about swimming treats the body as having an “arms department” that pulls you forward and a “legs department” that pushes you forward. In Fishlike Freestyle, you swim with your whole body, instead of your arms and legs. We'll teach you to propel with a simple 2-beat kick, relaxed and rhythmic weight shifts, rather than arm-and-leg churning.
4. Breathe easy - We'll also teach you about breathing easily as you swim. No more breathlessness, no worries about choking. The air is free, take all you need.
SCHEDULE: Our schedule will be as follows (subject to minor revision):
SATURDAY
9:00 – 10:00 Check in at classroom at Aquatic Center
10:00 -12:00 Group instruction in the pool
12:30 – 1:30 Discussion on how to plan a practice, Q&A
2:00- 4:00 Group instruction in the pool
4:00 – 5:00 Video review and discussion
SUNDAY
8:00 Locker rooms available
8:15 – 10:00 Group instruction in the pool
10:00 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 1:00 Group instruction in the pool
1:00 – 3:00 Wrap-up and final video Review
WHAT TO BRING: For the classroom: Pad and pen for note taking. For the pool: An extra suit if you want dry ones for the afternoon swim, an extra pair of goggles - just in case, towels, water bottle and a lunch.
We recommend that male students wear a Speedo-type brief or close-fitting triathlon swim shorts, rather than loose-fitting swim trunks, which can make balance even more of a challenge.
LODGING: There are a number of hotels in the vicinity of the Palm Desert Aquatic Center. Check with www.hotels.com for the best rates.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SWIMFREEDOM WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON MORE PROGRAMS AT THE PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER
TRANSFER POLICY: Weekend workshops: If a request to transfer is received 8 days or more prior to the workshop, a $100.00 transfer fee per person will be applied to a future workshop, and the deposit will be credited toward that workshop.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Weekend workshops: NO REFUND will be issued for cancellations LESS THAN 8 days prior to the scheduled workshop unless a doctor’s note can be provided. For cancellations at least 8 days prior to the scheduled workshop, any monies paid above the $250 deposit will be refunded in full. The $250 deposit per person remains non-refundable, but may be transferred to any future workshop within one year of initial registration.
