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If You Want To Move Forward Quickly

If You Want To Move Forward Quickly

by | 26 May, 2018

We most often think of water as a whole body or continuous substance. But really, from another viewpoint in physics, it is a soup of individual water molecules, or little electrical balls all jumbled, bumping and swirling together. And if you want to swim forward in...
Do What Works For You (?)

Do What Works For You (?)

by | 2 Dec, 2017

“Just do what works for you.” I have heard some version of this phrase spoken or written by coaches or pundits many times, in many different sports. It can be alarming to me because:  I doubt the average (citizen) athlete understands the context of...
Going Beyond Easy Speed

Going Beyond Easy Speed

by | 10 Sep, 2016

You may have begun your training in a structured, methodical program like TI and made dramatic improvements in your ease and in your speed in those first few months of devoted practice. But then progress seemed to slow down. What happened? There are some big,...
Swimmer Speed Curve – Part 1

Swimmer Speed Curve – Part 1

by | 3 Oct, 2015

I have been working on a presentation to improve understanding of ‘Easy Speed’ and ‘Smart Speed’ concepts in the Total Immersion swimming framework, as I see it. I will break this presentation down into 4 parts. Let me post some diagrams to...
Shallow Pool Effect

Shallow Pool Effect

by | 5 Sep, 2015

Back in the 18th century Benjamin Franklin documented his observation that vessels in shallow water move slower than vessels in deep water (with all other things equal between the vessels). Why? As the vessel moves forward it is pushing against the water in all...
Judging Stroke Advice – Part 2

Judging Stroke Advice – Part 2

by | 3 Jul, 2015

Continued from Part 1… #3 – Personal Physical Conditions Within the context of Universal Human Physiology we would see how much an individual is tapping into his/her potential there. This refers to the current physical condition the swimmer is in his...
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