Conventional wisdom tells us that faster freestyle turnover equals faster speed. If only it were that easy! This might be true for our terrestrial counterparts, runners, but water is about 800 times denser than air. That added resistance means the …
Kick timing is an important but often-overlooked aspect of freestyle. But when your swimmers discover the right kick timing connected to hip rotation, they can tap into previously unavailable core power to drive themselves forward faster with far less effort.…
The most frequent request I get from swimmers is: “I just want to be able to breathe easy”. This is for good reason, since clearly if you rotate to breathe and inhale more water than air this will completely interrupt …
How do you find your “feel for the water”, especially wearing a wetsuit in triathlon? Discover your “feel” and speed happens.
This is a very popular topic and is almost a swimming cliche’ or mantra – you hear and read …
I was recently asked by Terry Laughlin if I would represent Total Immersion in “The Great Swim Debate” at the USAT Art & Science Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, Sep 13, 2014. The swim debate would be with former Olympic …
Having a good flip or open turn is often an issue with triathletes. And if the primary measurement for finding pace is looking at the pace clock – most never factor the turn, number of strokes (SPL) or rate of …
A common problem and one not difficult to correct is the dropping elbow as lead arm extends forward. The hand scoops or rises to surface, elbow drops, torso begins to sink – leaving swimmer with no purchase, little leverage and …
I swam into this fascinating paradox early last year when passing through San Francisco and stopped by my favorite swimming hole at Aquatic Park to go for a short cold water swim.
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The water temp that day a balmy …
Sounds like a book title and I think I could probably write much on the subject(s) in the future 
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