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 …
“Before Terry Laughlin, it was just a matter of getting in the water and getting it done. When I was in BUD/S training, my instructors taught us the way they learned it from their instructors. Now, that’s all changed;
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A still from “Cheetahs on the Edge: Groundbreaking Footage of the World’s Fastest Runner”
The key elements of the T.I. approach– balance, streamlining, and propulsion– are based upon the physics of how bodies move through water, a combination of the …
Engineering professor at SUNY New Paltz and “Swim Dad” Mike Otis compares the aerodynamics of designing solar cars to the hydrodynamics of T.I. technique that enabled his daughter Katie to refine her strokes and enjoy success as an age-group swimmer…