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Here is a nice interview about how efficiency through TI paves the way for the best fitness swimming experience!

http://www.mycarolinatoday.com/2010/06/swimming-for-exercise-the-right-way/ …

I have always been a very athletic, moderately competitive person my whole life.  I always approached an athletic endeavor the same way….going into it thinking strength, power, endurance, stamina and brute force will get me from point A to point …

Below is an email from a recent participant in a TI workshop, who had practically given up on swimming well.  Enjoy! 

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This is Chuck Holder from the workshop May 29 and 30. I swam yesterday for the first time since …

I’m hosting a workshop in San Francisco in a couple weeks and I’ve got a hunger for the Bay. There’s a reason- everybody who has open water experience in different types of water knows that the buoyancy in salt water …

I first heard the term "Aquatic Violence" from Total Immersion coach Brian Vande Krol in his ebook Six Week Beginner Freestyle Stroke Efficiency Program

This morning I was teaching a private lesson to an Ironman Triathlete, multiple Kona finisher who …

I’ve passed a few workouts on via facebook and some other forums and a couple coaches asked me to post here.  First- a little background. Our Masters program attracts a wide range of abilities. Before I started at the YW, …

A note to those who haven’t been in my practices.

I don’t accept the notion that sprinting is pure animal instinct. I do expect my swimmers to challenge technical habits at stronger rates, to see how their form adjusts to …

Movement patterns profoundly affect the brain’s function. Case in point: I practice T’ai Chi daily. Using a book briefly in the beginning to "estimate the basics", I have continued to practice and refine the movements on my …

Wow, what an experience. I am still absorbing the reality that I swam in the Escape from Alcatraz! It was the most challenging swim I’ve completed to date, even borders on an "extreme" swim. It is rewarding to be the …

Hello all.  I just had an interesting ocean swim (2.5 miles) and wanted to share some of that experience and also get your input.s well.

Conditions:  Myself and 2 others drove north 2.5 miles from Jax Pier for a …