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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    Quote Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry View Post

    I really wish i'd learnt to swim this way years ago. I even think I might have a go at a triathlon now.
    Triathlons rule!!

    Book arrived yesterday along with 'Going Long' Ironman training book. Mmmmm, lots of reading for me!

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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    Just ordered the Chi Running book that he recommends.
    Hopefuly it will do the same for my running or at least reduce injury.

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    Total immersion is great but i get fed up of lane hogs in pools.
    They called me mad and i called them mad and damn them they outvoted me !!!.

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    You should try going to Knutsford pool. I think it's on Thursdays, during the adults only laned swimming session. There are some blokes there who are obviously there under duress (somehow??) and they get told to do a few lengths by the guy who seems to be in charge of them. So instead of doing lengths properly, some of them walk up and down the pool pretending to swim. I can't tell what they're doing there. I suppose I should ask them. Any ideas?? It's bizarre.

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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    Some blokes will do anything to get out of the house.

    Lent the book to 2 people already so my plan to spread the TI word is working.

    Still need to get down the pool more often as I've entered the Great North Swim this year (1 mile in Windermere) in the sub 30 minutes category

    Do they hold a Triathlon at the Knutsford pool?

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    Have a look at the British tri website they will have an events section.
    They called me mad and i called them mad and damn them they outvoted me !!!.

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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    Quote Originally Posted by biara View Post
    Had never heard of this technique but have been so impressed by some of these comments that I went and bought the book on amazon, now eagerly awaiting delivery. Been stuck at about 7m45s for 400m in sprint tris for ages, would love to get faster!!

    7 m 45 is very quick time. I doubt you will knock much time off this. Just checked skipton tri results and the winner only did 7 15 or something!

    Where do you train Biara and who with?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sunnysideup View Post
    7 m 45 is very quick time. I doubt you will knock much time off this. Just checked skipton tri results and the winner only did 7 15 or something!

    Where do you train Biara and who with?
    Well?

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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    Quote Originally Posted by kevspider View Post
    Still need to get down the pool more often as I've entered the Great North Swim this year (1 mile in Windermere) in the sub 30 minutes category

    Do they hold a Triathlon at the Knutsford pool?
    Sorry KS, I'm a bit slow at answering that one.

    No. There's a triathlon in Knutsford, but it's an open air one that's held in Tatton Park.

    Good luck training for the Great North Swim.

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    Re: Total Immersion Swimming

    I have been having occasional coaching from Ian Smith at Loughborough, who has something to do with this I think.

    www.swimshack.co.uk
    www.totalimmersion.co.uk


    It took me ages to get out of my bad habits (ie kicking from the knee and balance etc) but now I find crawl fairly effortless, although my pulling has loads of room for improvement. Guess the reason most people are out of breath is cos of technique. If you're kicking to try to stay afloat because you kick from the knee, you're sinking anyway and energy will be used up before there's any left to move fwd, if that makes sense. I do notice that most of us fell runners kick from the knees to start with. We even have a good cyclist in our club who tries to cycle in the pool, madness! Might have a peak at the book.
    Clive, Hebden Bridge

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