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
Former Member
Originally posted by old dog
This sounds like a threat to me.
What is your point?
More insults and personal attacks?
Is this your "data"?
Come on.
He wrote he has something to say that cannot be printed here, so I told him to say it to me.
And he doesn't need your baby sitting, so your distorting my post is useless.
He is on his own with me.
As for his bragging of times while whining about injuries at the same time, me I do my times now, like a 29.60 in 50 free Long Course in August 2005, and others.
But I am not a sprinter.
I challenge him in the 400 meter free:
I know from pictures how he looks, a tribute of not swimming much, and he will drown.
Originally posted by mattson
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(Ion also fails to say what people were doing in 1952 that is different than today, unless he is implying that TI and Geochuck-styles of swimming are not done today.)
I wrote many times in this thread and the thread I linked regarding the style in vogue today -which is not advocated by Total Immersion-:
.) rotary style to speed up Stroke Rate;
.) strong kicking sets with a board, to develop swimmer's hamstrings.
Certain persons on this website (whom shall remain anonymous, I would not want to blow their cover) should start their own swim clubs and begin coaching elite level athletes. They seem to know everything there is to know about the sport. I am truly amazed that people like Bob Bowman can even find coaching jobs in this country with some of the talent we have around here.
Go get 'em guys!
:D
Originally posted by Sam Perry
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I thought we went off the deep end (notice the swimming pun) when Ion threatened a swimmer that was competing on a world class level in the 1950's. Now that was funny?! Now it has devolved into another drab I said this you said that discussion.
Don't be so sure.
I responded to him bragging that he has things to say to me that cannot be printed here.
So I took him to his word.
As for him being world class in the 50s, in his web site he claimed to have swam 54.xx in 100 free Long Course in the 50s.
In a U.K. forum it was pointed out that it would have been much faster than the then World Record.
He re-iterated that it was 54.xx in 100 free Long Course, then under questioning he 'adjusted' it to 100 yards free.
Beware of heroes like this, with no paper trail to back up their grandstanding.
Here is the story
I represented Canada in the 1954 Commonwealth games and swam the 110 yards placing 4th, and second in three relays. After the 54 games I retired from competition and only played water polo. In Feb 1955 my coach called me and told me I was selected to represent Canada in the Pan Am Games in Mexico, the selection was made on past preformances. I started training but was swimming very badly, I could not get my time below one min. for 100 yards (stinko). I decided not to go but the next day at a time trial I did a 51 second 100 time trial. I decided to go. It worked out fine I came second in the Pan Am games, just touched out by Clarke Scholes the 1952 Olympic Champion.
Originally posted by aquageek
One of the things I most enjoy about swimming in Masters is learning from some of my older teammates. And, it's equally impressive to realize many of them compete with swimmers half their ages at times. To sit on this forum and attempt to belittle the accomplishments of someone 30 years your senior, with impressive results regardless of the decade, is just flat out silly and there's absolutely nothing to be accomplished by it.
Of course, I guess it's somewhat of an accomplishment that he's no longer comparing his times to women anymore.
I'm headed to Mexico in a few weeks myself, wife and kids in tow. Strong possibility of tequila sampling, I'd put odds at 100%.
Nicely put. Enjoy your vacation.
Looks like me swims like me at the 1956 Olympics, may not be me - www.nla.gov.au/.../cdview My wife said it is me, I compaired photos of me. I am sure it is me.
