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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Ti is ok, but you would need to go into part 2 to get into the breastroke and butterfly. There are other books out there for beginners- The Complete book of Swimming by Phillip Whitten has pictures and describes the four different competitive strokes and the starts and turns. If you can enroll in a recreation adult swmming class outside of the Y, maybe you can learn the breastroke and butterfly. I image that your teacher only taught you the freestyle and backstroke. Some of us are better kickers and are more likely to be breastrokers, I'm one for example.
Ti is ok, but you would need to go into part 2 to get into the breastroke and butterfly. There are other books out there for beginners- The Complete book of Swimming by Phillip Whitten has pictures and describes the four different competitive strokes and the starts and turns. If you can enroll in a recreation adult swmming class outside of the Y, maybe you can learn the breastroke and butterfly. I image that your teacher only taught you the freestyle and backstroke. Some of us are better kickers and are more likely to be breastrokers, I'm one for example.
