Forum: Freestyle
11-21-2017
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Replies: 37
Views: 14,080
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Forum: Freestyle
11-21-2017
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,276
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Forum: Freestyle
11-21-2017
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Replies: 37
Views: 14,080
Hi Cathy,
One of the greatest hindrances of...
Hi Cathy,
One of the greatest hindrances of youth is caring about what others think of us. With age comes confidence or at least the giving up on caring what others may think. Real confidence...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-19-2017
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Replies: 37
Views: 14,080
Hi Cathy,
Three points ; 1) at 40, in relation...
Hi Cathy,
Three points ; 1) at 40, in relation to some of us here, you are still a kid ... so, enjoy your youth ! 2) As was pointed out and was suggested to me many times over the years when asking...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-13-2017
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,276
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Forum: Freestyle
11-13-2017
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,276
I agree that various body types would all have...
I agree that various body types would all have different results with this exercise. But the "thing" is to train ourselves to be as balanced as possible and also as flat as possible in the water. I...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-12-2017
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,276
Hi Eric,
Yes quite the journey isn't it. I feel...
Hi Eric,
Yes quite the journey isn't it. I feel you are more dedicated to it that I am; but like you, I too feel that I can swim finally. (Without Terry and TI it would never have happened for me.)...
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Forum: Freestyle
11-10-2017
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,276
A test of Balance
If I remember correctly, isn't one test of balance to see how few push offs it takes to cross 25 meters? I recall reading we (TI disciples) strive to reach the other side with 4 push offs from the...
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Forum: Freestyle
10-28-2017
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Freestyle
10-27-2017
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,992
If not for having found Terry and Total...
If not for having found Terry and Total Immersion, and from his passionate helpful replies to many questions by others (and myself) over the years, I sincerely believe that I would never have learned...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-05-2017
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,806
Gaz,
Similar story here ... I never swam as a...
Gaz,
Similar story here ... I never swam as a child and when finally decided it was time to learn (at 54) I took a rec program for adults who never swam. Nearly a complete waste of time. I then...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-01-2017
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,307
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Forum: Freestyle
09-01-2017
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,307
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
08-02-2016
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Replies: 41
Views: 162,856
And another thing.......
I've been less of a contributor of late but remain interested in learning to swim better. Breathing (or lack of skilled breathing ability) has kept me on a plateau for way too long.
Something that...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-05-2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,052
Before she will even consider learning to swim...
Before she will even consider learning to swim ... she is going to have to have the desire herself. Simply because you want her to overcome her fears, she likely won't. She needs to be motivated...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-25-2015
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,894
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Forum: Freestyle
08-24-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,970
Hi Grant,
Thanks !
You have stuck with it for...
Hi Grant,
Thanks !
You have stuck with it for sure. Congratulations to you as well. As far as play ... we learn the most through play time when major concerns can be distracted by the "fun...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-24-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,970
Thanks for the reply and explanation Stuart. ...
Thanks for the reply and explanation Stuart. Also thanks for the words of encouragement. I tend not to be as driven a swimmer as most here are. I "play" and "mindfully study and practice" ...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-23-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,970
Hi Stuart,
That video shows it all .....
But,...
Hi Stuart,
That video shows it all .....
But, there was no mention of feeling the power from the leg's kick cross through the core to the opposite arm's extension. I recall a discussion about this...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
08-10-2015
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,333
Rightly or wrongly I have felt for a while now...
Rightly or wrongly I have felt for a while now that once I could "fix" or "capture " the breathing aspect of swimming ... that then I would be on my way -- finally. Thanks to 'Open water breathing...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-27-2015
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,917
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Forum: Freestyle
07-25-2015
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,569
Ahhhh ... fins ...
When I began to learn to...
Ahhhh ... fins ...
When I began to learn to swim, at about 54 years old (never swam as a kid), if I hadn't gone to using fins I would not have progressed to where I am now. Others may disagree. ...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-20-2015
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,917
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Forum: Freestyle
07-19-2015
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,917
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Forum: Links and References
01-12-2015
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Replies: 21
Views: 12,461
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