What do you think of total immersion?

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I just got Total immersion book yesterday. Have read part 1 of the book and just started doing the drills today. It seems an excallent way to swim and definatly will improve my f/s. But i'm a bit weary because it's so comercail. so my question is, Is Total immersion as good a way to swim as it makes out? or is it the best way to learn how to swim? Are there better books out there that teach you how to swim well(properly)? Hope that makes sense Swifty
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    Originally posted by Ion Beza the only difference between age group swimming and adult swimming is in physiology; the integrity of getting fast in adulthood is the same as in age group swimming. I would argue that this is an oversimplification. 99% of athletics revolves around physiology in some way, shape, or form. Under that heading are many differences that contribute to a persons success or failure. That is why I suggest that this might be an oversimplification. I am also uncertain how the word integrity fits into the second portion of that sentence. What exactly are you trying to say? Overtraining is when you train so hard that your body is unable to regenrate quickly enough to keep up with the demand being placed upon it. It can cause poor training results and would most certainly not classify as a shortcut.
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    Originally posted by Ion Beza the only difference between age group swimming and adult swimming is in physiology; the integrity of getting fast in adulthood is the same as in age group swimming. I would argue that this is an oversimplification. 99% of athletics revolves around physiology in some way, shape, or form. Under that heading are many differences that contribute to a persons success or failure. That is why I suggest that this might be an oversimplification. I am also uncertain how the word integrity fits into the second portion of that sentence. What exactly are you trying to say? Overtraining is when you train so hard that your body is unable to regenrate quickly enough to keep up with the demand being placed upon it. It can cause poor training results and would most certainly not classify as a shortcut.
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