Total Immersion origins/theory

I'd really recommend you go to the source. Terry Laughlin (KaizenSwimmer) started TI and is very approachable. Message him here or get engaged on his blog through http://www.totalimmersion.net/. As far as getting into the physics of it all, as someone who is academically trained in mathematics, I totally get your desire. But, as a swimmer who sincerely doubts that guys like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte "get" the physics (in a study of forces, propulsion, equations, etc.) of swimming faster, I'm not sure how understanding the physics is going to translate into you swimming faster (assuming that's what you're going for). Like most things in life, there's an art and a science that combine to produce the excellence and beauty of swimming fast. I might post on the TI section, however, my interest is for general swimming theory rather than just TI. The reason I inquired about TI is because of coming across an article (which I can't find now) describing how some of it might have been developed from lots of scientific analysis. I agree that, as a swimmer, you have to figure it out in water. My style, no matter what the pursuit, is to learn as much as I can from a scientific perspective as well. It helps me understand what I am doing a lot better. It doesn't mean that I am going to put pen to paper and run through equations at all. Although...I do have access to FEA (Finite Element Analysis) fluid simulation software...I am crazy enough to put a human model in a flow of water in different poses and watch what happens.

I'd really recommend you go to the source. Terry Laughlin (KaizenSwimmer) started TI and is very approachable. Message him here or get engaged on his blog through http://www.totalimmersion.net/. As far as getting into the physics of it all, as someone who is academically trained in mathematics, I totally get your desire. But, as a swimmer who sincerely doubts that guys like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte "get" the physics (in a study of forces, propulsion, equations, etc.) of swimming faster, I'm not sure how understanding the physics is going to translate into you swimming faster (assuming that's what you're going for). Like most things in life, there's an art and a science that combine to produce the excellence and beauty of swimming fast. I might post on the TI section, however, my interest is for general swimming theory rather than just TI. The reason I inquired about TI is because of coming across an article (which I can't find now) describing how some of it might have been developed from lots of scientific analysis. I agree that, as a swimmer, you have to figure it out in water. My style, no matter what the pursuit, is to learn as much as I can from a scientific perspective as well. It helps me understand what I am doing a lot better. It doesn't mean that I am going to put pen to paper and run through equations at all. Although...I do have access to FEA (Finite Element Analysis) fluid simulation software...I am crazy enough to put a human model in a flow of water in different poses and watch what happens.