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Racing when you’re not at top of form

Last October, I was schedule to swim in a Masters meet, but picked up a cold during the week preceding it.  I still wasn’t totally recovered by the day of the meet, but I didn’t have a fever, and I was reluctant …

Switch drills on Youtube

Here is the link for a clip of underswitch and overswitch drills (also called spearswitch and zipperswitch) from an Easy Freestyle Clinic in Charlotte, NC.  The start of each sequence is the skate position, which is the ideal balance position …

TI helps save a life!

Following is a marvelous testimony to the impact TI swimming has on someone’s life, in an entirely unexpected way…
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Hi,

I haven’t been swimming since I went to the Caribbean in early Dec. and plan to start again today…but …

Charlotte, NC, swims Easy Freestyle

The first Easy Freestyle clinic in Charlotte, NC, will happen this Saturday, Jan. 9th, from 12:30-4:30pm.  We are using the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, located in dowtown Charlotte.  There is one spot remaining, so go to www.fsseries.com, if you …

Totally Immersed: Beyond Swimming Part 1

TOTALLY IMMERSED: BEYOND SWIMMING

Part 1

For many of us, the practice of Total Immersion goes far beyond swimming. Over the months and years, we discover many ways that the mindful practice of swimming enhances other areas of our lives. …

TI North Carolina Update for December

Aquatic Greetings,
 
I trust you are already back in the pool working off your turkey, ham, green bean casserole & pumpkin pie!  I definitely need another week to recover.  Here’s an update on what’s happening with TI and my

Soldier’s Swimming Story

Enjoy this well-detailed account from Matt, an Army soldier faithfully serving our country.   He and a fellow soldier recently took TI lessons. 
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I’m a soldier on Fort Bragg and I recently was given some motivation to improve my ability …

Power from the core

 

 

These  videos from a weekend workshop a month ago illustrate well the power that can be obtained from the core. If you watch carefully you can see that Luis is getting as much and in some strokes more …

Welcome to TI Spain’s newest coach

 

I thought that the best way to introduce TI Spain’s newest coach, Luísa Fonseca, was to show her swimming. Personally, I never get tired of watching these two videos, and all the TI students in Spain are familiar with …

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