A version of this article by Terry Laughlin was previously published on ivillage.com in Dec. 2011.
Total Immersion teaches swimming as a practice—in the spirit of yoga and Tai Chi– rather than a workout. The first principle of …
This blog was originally published by Terry Laughlin on Aug. 24, 2015.
The primary reason the average swimmer converts only 3 percent of energy into forward motion is that our swimming actions are so strongly influenced by basic self-preservation …
The following article is excerpted from Terry Laughlin’s book “Extraordinary Swimming for Every Body: A Guide To Swimming Better Than You Ever Imagined.”
Unless you have all the air you need, you’ll be too distracted to concentrate on other …
Over past couple weeks, we’ve shared excerpts from a companion instructional manual that Terry Laughlin created for T.I. workshop attendees, adapted from his 2006 book, “Extraordinary Swimming for Every Body.” The purpose of the supplementary material in this manual was …
Terry practices “chunking” several mini-skills during this breath rehearsal drill
One of the most distinctive and effective aspects of the T.I. approach to swimming is not merely our focus on efficient technique– it’s the way in which we approach the …
An exclusive excerpt in an ongoing series of material from Terry’s forthcoming final book, Total Immersion: Swimming That Changes Your Life
Over the last year, this blog has released several excerpts from the unpublished draft of Terry’s final book, …
This week’s blog is a look back at a Nov. 2010 post from T.I. founder Terry Laughlin on the ever-popular topic of breathing in freestyle: an essential component of swimming with ease and confidence, no matter the distance. Being able …
Terry demonstrating focal points for the timing of the weight shift, Feb. 2016
This Dec. 2015 photo-illustrated article from T.I. Founder Terry Laughlin is a thorough breakdown of how one can apply several core fundamentals of T.I. technique to a …
Mark Fromberg coaching an open water swim clinic at Okanagan Lake, Jun. 2012
Guest blogger and T.I. Swimmer Dr. Mark Fromberg lives in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and first learned to swim in 2004 at the age of …
This exhaustively-detailed Oct. 2014 post from Terry Laughlin explains how we teach and practice the arm recovery of freestyle and why we teach this way, as opposed to the more traditional “straight-arm recovery,” which requires more strain and exertion. Like
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