Like all swimmers for whatever reason the secret of speed is exciting. I was delighted to see a speed camp that was going to be conducted by Terry ready to go.
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I have been priveleged to work with two amazing women over the past 2 months. They are busy, succesful driven ladies who want nothing more than to improve their swim stroke. They both travel extensively for work and as a …
Having swum for over 50years 88% of which was done prior to any knowledge TI, I have had a serious opportunity /necessity to tackle unlearning head on.
My initial introduction to TI was with 3 friends and coach …
By Louis Tharp
Inflexible ankles plus poor kick are not remedied with high hips.
That’s like getting gay marriage out of Lawrence v Texas. It might happen, but it’ll take a long time and there are easier ways.
Louis,
Can …
By Louis Tharp
This doesn’t work for everybody. It has a high frustration quotient. Not as high as understanding quadratic equations, but similar in that there are two unknowns:
1. Whether a person can transfer the benefits of the drill …
I just put up a new post on my website about looking back on your victories over the last year or so and then moving forward into 2011. While the post is not centered around swimming or Total Immersion, the …
By Louis Tharp
Kurt Grote was the walk-on Stanford breast stroker who won gold as part of the 400 meter medley relay team in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He didn’t start swimming until he was 15, and only to control his …
By Louis Tharp
Hi Bill:
Thanks for writing and for over-rotating.Without over-rotators coaches would be forced to work as investment bankers, and after the first hundred million where’s the fun?
Question:
Lou, when I first began learning TI, three years …
So, in the last few weeks, I have been using an analogy with all of my Total Immersion clients that seems to work well.
The background: Once we get past basic balance drills like Superman Glide, Laser Lead Flutter, skating …
By Louis Tharp
There was a team in the pool yesterday afternoon. It was us. And once again the three of us were participating in the energy transfer that produces fast swimmers from smart people who respect nuance and ignore …