Total Immersion » CoachNormanBond https://www.totalimmersion.net/blog Total Immersion Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Total Immersion Total Immersion no Total Immersion samuelpncook@hotmail.com samuelpncook@hotmail.com (Total Immersion) Total Immersion Total Immersion Total Immersion » CoachNormanBond http://www.swimwellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/TI_iTunes_Cover.jpg https://www.totalimmersion.net/blog New Paltz, New York My BIO and the benefits of TI https://www.totalimmersion.net/blog/my-bio-and-the-benefits-of-ti/ https://www.totalimmersion.net/blog/my-bio-and-the-benefits-of-ti/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://totalimmersion.net/blog/?p=860

I retired after thirty years in the US Navy and have been involved in three areas of Navy Diving.  I was a member of SEAL Teams TWO and SIX; a Hardhat Diving Officer and Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer.

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]]> I retired after thirty years in the US Navy and have been involved in three areas of Navy Diving.  I was a member of SEAL Teams TWO and SIX; a Hardhat Diving Officer and Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer.

During my career in the US Navy, long swims under difficult circumstances were common, and I no longer think I could call what I did in those years “swimming.”  While I managed to muscle myself through the water, I had NO technique, but somehow managed to ungracefully stay in each of the programs.

I retired from the Navy in 1999, and about five years ago I picked up a book on the Total Immersion (TI) Swimming system written by Terry Laughlin – the founder of TI.  In his book I discovered what real swimming was like – two years ago I got serious and started a dedicated Total Immersion Program.

After much self-coaching, I attended a TI workshop in March of last year and recently attended the TI Coaching Certification Course held in Coral Springs, FL.  I maybe the only certified TI coach currently active in Mississippi, and I currently live and train in the Jackson area.

Benefits of the Total Immersion (TI) Swimming System

TI swimming is smooth, balanced and graceful; and the system has greatly increased my speed and endurance – I have lost inches off my waist, while rebuilding muscles and strength I have not felt since my youth.  The TI system has also allowed me to rehabilitate a seriously damaged lower back and bad shoulder injury – the result of years of physically demanding training in navy diving.

Besides TI Coaching, I currently work for a government agency as a Terrorism Expert and teach a class on the same subject at the Tulane University, Madison MS Campus.  I intend to retire later this year for the second time and become a full-time TI Coach.

I look forward to sharing the TI system with all who want to learn to swim, improve their swimming technique, improve their health or become successful Triathletes.  If you are interested in getting started call my assistant (Joan) and lets work out a time to link up.  Your first lesson will include an initial video-taping and analysis of your current swimming level.  It does not matter if you can even swim or are already involved in Triathlons, TI is the best way to get started or significantly improve your swimming.

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