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Challenging ‘NORMAL’

by | 5 Dec, 2011

Anyone who’s been swimming a while will have some sort of a ‘normal’ stroke- a pattern of movement that is accepted and so familiar that we are able to ignore it and think about other things. However, normal does not necessarily mean effective. What...

Pain Is A Messenger

by | 18 Nov, 2011

Pain is a messenger, not an enemy. First, I recognize that there are different kinds of pain, sending different kinds of messages: Some pain means healing or improvement is happening. Some pain is a warning that damage may come. Some pain is an alarm that damage is...

How To Swim Like Phelps…

by | 27 Sep, 2011

Or  Popov, or Thorpe, or Torres, or [insert your favorite elite swimmer here]. Now that anyone can access video clips of elite swimmers in the middle of their winning races, there is a often a false assumption made when trying to extract technique ideas from those...

Who is a REAL open-water swimmer?

by | 11 Sep, 2011

Last week I met up with a couple from Lebanon. They heard about me in Antalya and invited me down to Kaş to give them an introductory TI lesson in the sea on their last day of vacation. I asked the gal if she liked to swim out in open-water. She started to explain how...

Courage After Failure

by | 13 Jul, 2011

We expect great athletes, and great people to succeed. But what do we expect of a great person when they fail? It’s easy to applaud, and to receive applause when a great one reaches their goal. But what happens after a great one makes a mistake? Or worse, when...

What Makes A Fast Stroke Fast?

by | 17 Jun, 2011

An excerpt from Popular Mechanics article from  Dec 18, 2009: For all it demands in the way of cardiovascular fitness and sheer strength, swimming is really the ultimate technique sport. “Why are records being broken?” asks George Washington University...
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