I’ve written a few times that the best way to pace a 400 IM is to swim negative splits on the last three legs — i.e. to swim the 2nd 50 faster than the 1st 50 in Back, Breast and …
Looking through the archives of Total Swim, I came across two articles I wrote four years ago, heading into the Athens Olympics that would make interesting re-reading today.
The first is What Makes Michael Phelps So Good – and how …
I’m going to be in New Paltz, Lake Placid and Florida in August so look forward to meeting you all then! I’m on the plane ready to go – a week in Shanghai on the way!
Bye for now,
Dunstan …
Dear Swim Enthusiasts, Friends, Triathletes and Others Who Might Like to Swim Much, Much Better Beginning This Fall,
The purpose of this email is to inform you of four opportunities available to you beginning in September that will enable you…
This site is one I use when trying to explain the complexity of proper 4-dimensional anchoring (because the body is at a different position at every moment in time, you can’t trace it out 3-dimensionally because the body is anchored …
If you haven’t been training outside of a 25 yard pool, open water pacing will be completely different for you from various sets you may have been doing. Your body is programmed for that break at the …
Training in open water shouldn’t be just out and back. Just like in the pool, a better workout can be had by building fundamentals, pacing, sprints, and drills into your swim. Here is an …
The Dangers of Unconscious Competence
Many Total Immersion swimmers come from backgrounds where they have all the wrong instincts. Their experience with the drills and focal points is one where they can really see the difference when they …