One of the first things new swimming clients are quick to confide is their inability to breathe to both sides—as if confessing an unconscionable shortcoming. What usually follows are stories of failed attempts to complete quarter mile swims breathing every …
My daughter Cari, lacking pool access, has been unable to swim since the summer, but resumed swimming this week. Yesterday, we went to the SUNY pool together. She asked my advice on a practice that would let her start to …
While appearing on the on-line Triathlon Summit this evening, I answered a question on what’s the right stroke count. I explained that the "right" count was highly individual and promised to publish a blog that gave more explanation and …
While appearing on the Triathlon Summit, I also described the difference between a "pool stroke" and an "open water stroke." The stroke you’re likely to develop while training in a 25-yard pool is distinctly different from the stroke that will …
OK, so balance is the word for today. The TI group increased to nine swimmers, due to two more joining after the first lesson. Great session today. Reviewed our relaxed head position and wider tracks, as well as core body …
Another question and answer from the Discussion Forum
Hello,
I am an experienced swimmer with a past of an elite swimmer. I now compete on the french master’s contests and am 37.
I have been practicing TI for 3 …
Some people may think I have been able to swim freestyle like a fish a long time before.
You are wrong! As you can see the video above, my freestyle before learning TI was terrible.
The main differences are as …
Now what? After the workshop
Now that you’ve had a first exposure to swimming with more efficiency, it’s probably likely that you may experience, "it’s just not working like it was on Saturday" syndrome.
To address that dilemma, here’s …
Terry,
I am a 56 year old runner and Ironman triathlete in excellent aerobic shape, very comfortable in the water, but a horribly slow swimmer, consistently placing in the last quartile in long-distance races since I started Triathlon in 2006: …
Since I have been successfully indoctrinated with Kaizen swimming, which keeps me continuing to learn and improve my swimming experience, it seems fitting to practice Kaizen coaching. After completing my first group of TI lessons at the Kerr YMCA, I …