Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming [Paperback]

Terry Laughlin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1931009031 | ISBN-13: 978-1931009034 | Publication Date: April 29, 2002 | Edition: 1st

The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master triathlon or Open-Water Swimming

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Total Immersion Inc; 1st edition (April 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931009031
• ISBN-13: 978-1931009034
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Swimming
  • #84 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Triathlons

More About the Author

Terry Laughlin is the director of Total Immersion Adult Swim Camps and Clubs, the fitness editor of Swim magazine, swimming columnist for Inside Triathlon, and senior editor for Fitness Swimmer. He holds Total Immersion swim camps all over the country, and lives in Goshen, New York.

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive book on triathlon swimming, December 8, 2002

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S. Scott Zimmerman (Orem, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming (Paperback)

This is the best book you can buy on swimming. Period. In fact, most triathlon training books refer the reader to Terry Laughlins Total Immersion (TI) program, which is explained most clearly in this book. (Don't buy the out-dated book entitled "Total Immersion." I've read it; it's good; but it doesn't fully reflect the author's most recent ideas on swimming drills.)

When you buy the book, you should also order the video "Fishlike Freestyle," which shows all the drills beautifully executed by top-notch swimmers. (In fact, the "models" in the video make the drills look TOO easy.)

If you read the book, follow the program, and execute the drills according to the video, you'll become an excellent swimmer. It might take you several months or even a year or two, but eventually you'll do it. Personally, I'm still working at it--slowly--but a friend of mine went from being a terrible swimmer to being a beautiful, smooth, fast fishlike triathlete in the water by following the Total Immersion program. Several other of my triathlete friends have used the Total Immersion program with excellent success. You can spot these swimmers for the grace and fluidity as they glide effortlessly through the water.

If you're serious about swimming or triathlon, this book is a must buy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, The Best Book On Swimming For Triathletes I have Read, March 26, 2004

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Douglas Ritter (southlake, texas United States) - See all my reviews
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Like many people, I was skeptical about this book. How could I truly learn to swim better from reading a book. But after reading this and practising the techniques I am a believer. I am a triathlete, albeit a 50 year old slow triathlete. But I began as a swimmer, so I am very comfortable there. I am not fast, but love the water. But this book has made me a better swimmer. It's in the economy of stroke. This book will teach you a way of swimming that's more like yoga or TM than those swimmers you see flailing their arms and being out of breath. This won't happen overnight, but as the author says, if you practise at this long enough you will get better.