Hi all,
I am going to change my tag to "oh-no-not-her-again! maybe-if-she-spent-more-time-in-water-and-less-time-asking-stupid-questions..."
Anyhoo, I am looking for info on the Total Immersion swimming program. I have now been swimming for a grand total of six weeks and I want to be better. I have maxed out my YWCA instructor's abilities. (She only knows two strokes! OMG! If you don't have anything nice to say... No, that is not nice of me. I DO appreciate the two strokes I did learn from her. I am swimming now and that is great.)
That being said, while I have fleeting moments where I feel streamlined and graceful, most of the time I feel like I am dragging myself through the water. The Total Immersion method sounded like music to my ears.
Has anyone done it? Did you like it? Was it helpful? Is it worth the $? Is it too early for me to try something like that? There is a program coming up near me in a few weeks and I am thinking about it.
Thanks again. The info I get here is great!
Kate :D
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Kate -
Although I don't believe that TI is the final word in swimming - we will never have the final word, hopefully - I highly recommend it. I learned it through the books, but think that it would be easier to "get" via taking a class. I was "lucky" however, since I couldn't swim and didn't have much to unlearn, but teaching yourself how to swim by using a book at age 39 was quite an experience. The $13.00 that I spent on the book (the original TI book with the yellow & blue cover) was the best money I've ever spent in terms of what I've gotten back in return. OK, maybe I've gotten a bit more for the money I spent on the marriage license, but it's a close call and Terry Laughlin never asks me if his new swimsuit makes him look fat. :D
-LBJ
Kate -
Although I don't believe that TI is the final word in swimming - we will never have the final word, hopefully - I highly recommend it. I learned it through the books, but think that it would be easier to "get" via taking a class. I was "lucky" however, since I couldn't swim and didn't have much to unlearn, but teaching yourself how to swim by using a book at age 39 was quite an experience. The $13.00 that I spent on the book (the original TI book with the yellow & blue cover) was the best money I've ever spent in terms of what I've gotten back in return. OK, maybe I've gotten a bit more for the money I spent on the marriage license, but it's a close call and Terry Laughlin never asks me if his new swimsuit makes him look fat. :D
-LBJ
