Old-school swimming methods treat the arms and legs as having unconnected functions. As if we had an ‘Arms Department’ charged with pulling and a ‘Leg Department’ deputized to kick. And the body? Inconvenient baggage we must drag along.
A fundamental …
In 1936, British zoologist James Gray described an inexplicable phenomenon: Dolphins were capable of swimming at 23 mph—700% faster than their power should permit. He called it the Delphine Mystery.
Seventy-seven years later, scientists still aren’t sure precisely how …
I was introduced to the concept of balance (by an insightful and unconventional coach named Bill Boomer), when I was nearly 40. The first time I did a balance drill—though it was less precise than those we teach now—I recognized …
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When we describe TI as Swimming That Changes Your Life, we mean change for the better. That’s not a marketing slogan, it’s a core principle. Paolo Carignani, who was born in …
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In early August, I received an envelope in the mail from a TI fan named
Barry Shore in LA. I dimly recalled his name from correspondence years ago.
In 2004, Barry woke one …