Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier
Swim better -- and enjoy every lap -- with Total Immersion!
Terry Laughlin, the world's #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you're an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it's mindful fluid movement -- not athletic ability -- that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features:
A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills -- practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga -- that can help anyone swim more enjoyably
A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that's always comfortable
Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form
A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age
Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.
Masters swimmer and acclaimed coach Terry Laughlin has taught thousands to swim more efficiently in the workshops he has given across the United States. In his book Laughlin details simple, step-by-step drills emphasizing the importance of technique and an innovative workout regimen.
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97 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
Too wordy, real stuff sparse
Having seen excited reviews and high rating, I decided to buy the book as well. I found that this book does NOT make an exception from ALL those pretty much useless books which offer QUICK RESULTS with LESS EFFORT.
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
Better Swimmer
This book will make you a better swimmer almost instantly after reading the first 100 pages. The content is easy to read and for almost all levels of swimmers.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
it's about balance
The proof is in the water. Balance and proper physics are the replacement for going anaerobic by flailing your arms and legs. Learning how much bouyancy you own and how to "lengthen your boat," will relax you. And you will reduce you stroke count...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
Total Immersion Swimming
This book and the video, Freestyle Made Easy, improved my swimming greatly. The key concept is to shift your effort from overpowering the water to streamlining your profile in the water. I don't have any quantitative measures for the improvement...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Much faster because of this book...
I'm still not through reading this book, mostly because I got impatient, wanting to try some of the techniques out.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
An amazing teaching/learning tool
I really needed help with my swimming (freestyle/crawl); a guy at the pool who moved thru the water in a truly enviable way recommended it. I got it. I did the drills. I made the effort to understand the theory. I actually enjoy swimming now....
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
A must own.
I'm 6'9", 210 lbs, and sink like a rock in the water. I learned to swim when I was a kid, but now, I'm 30, and took eight weeks of adult lessons at the local pool.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great starter book!
Before learning proper balance in the pool I struggled to feel comfortable. After "slowing down" (not that I needed much slowing) and learning to balance through the drills in the book, I feel confident and comfortable in the pool. Now I can...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
Total Immersion
This is a pretty useful "how to" guide for a regular swimmer, like me, who wants to swim better and more efficiently. I gained a number of practical suggestions about technique, and about the structure of sets and drills for training. One...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
More diagrams & problem solving needed
Good theory etc, however when it comes to chapt 8 which is the practical I got stuck in the first exercise and it didn't provide information on how to get pass that, and given that one exercise builds on another if you can't get pass the first you...
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