Naval architects observe principles of physics and hydrodynamics in designing a sea-worthy vessel. Nature followed the same principles in the evolution of fish like the barracuda and aquatic mammals like the dolphin.
TI is the only swimming method to observe …
Last month, in How to Have Amazing Swimmer’s Hands, I wrote about one of my two favorite swimming tools, fist gloves. In this post–which is excerpted from Lesson 4 of the TI 2.0 Freestyle Mastery Self-Coaching Course, I …
How familiar are you with Swim Across America? Until the last few weeks, I knew little more than that it was involved in fundraising for cancer research. After participating in the SAA-San Francisco on Oct 1, I’m not only far …
This post is excerpted from Lesson 1 of the TI 2.0 Freestyle Mastery Self-Coaching Course.
I’m known for my strong belief in swimming with the natural ‘training equipment’ with which we come into the world. I do make a …
At some point, all Kaizen swimmers employ a learning strategy that cognitive scientists refer to as ‘chunking.’ Chunking refers to grouping separate pieces of information together to facilitate learning by remembering the groups as opposed to a much larger number …
Last weekend (Aug 28) the NY Times published an essay titled Even Roger Federer Gets Old by Brian Phillips. It was beautifully written and highly entertaining. And it referenced one of my two all-time favorite pieces of sports writing, published …
TI Coach Suzanne Atkinson is an M.D., a trained exercise physiologist, and a highly versatile and successful coach of swimmers, triathletes, and cycling. With such academic and professional credentials, you might expect Suzanne to define exercise in physiological terms—e.g. “increase …
Tonight, Katie Ledecky swims the final of the 800 meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics, an event in which she owns the top 10 or so performances in history, and in which her closest competitors will probably be far behind …
Friends
I would love to take credit for the title of today’s blog. However, my devoted student and friend, Jeanne Safer, said it as we talked about how what had once been purely physical/fitness activities had become transformed as I …
Coach Scott Lemley talks about “feel for the water” and how it can be learned. He’s coached swimming at four levels: club (38 years), college (17 years), high school (17 years) and masters (10 years). He’s an accomplished masters swimmer …