Originally appeared on the TI Discussion Forum
Posted by Syzygy
I went to a TI Weekend Workshop two months ago having had no formal swimming experience (and thus few bad habits). I have been practicing the drills and have …
Another blog that I’ve migrated from an interesting topic on the TI Discussion Forum:
Swimmers peak performance curve?
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I know there are a lot of factors that may affect a swimmers performance at a meet — wearing a …
The most active current thread on the TI Discussion Forum is "Swimming Teaching" in the Freestyle conference. There is an impressive range of insight and passion by people who have experienced or observed ineffective instruction — which in the aquatic …
This was part of a post by Richard on the How to Swim a Mile conference at the Discussion Forum
Personally I find the thought of swimming a mile (or 1500m) in a short course pool too tedious to consider, …
Here’s a cool graphic from the NY Times article — a computer-generated fluid dynamics study showing the flow of air around the jet car’s fuselage. The orange areas indicate where resistance is highest. The blue areas represent the lowest …
The April 20 edition of the NY Times included an article about a project to build a supersonic car — one capable of 800mph of land speed, which would make it the first vehicle to break the sound barrier …
Laurence swam for me 35 years ago during my first coaching gig, at the US Merchant Marine Academy, and was one of my first coaching successes, improving in 18 months from 2:15 to 1:49 for 200-yards Free. He’s been an …
S.U. asked: I began learning to swim at a TI Workshop in November 2008 and can now swim 19 strokes for 25 meters. Now that my stroke is reasonably efficient, I’ve begun using a Tempo Trainer in whole-stroke practice …
This blog excerpts just three posts from a lengthy thread (19 posts by the time I added my two cents) entitled "Any Tips on Helping Hip Rotation" on the Freestyle conference of the Discussion Forum. I’m reposting selections from …
Brad posted this on the TI Discussion Forum
I know this is an old topic but I was shocked when my Primary Care Physician said that swimming was not very good for weight loss. I’ve had increasing back problems …