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
Only pic I have is here of recent date it is a movie takes a while to download home.arcor.de/.../geo_freestyle003.mpg Stroke has changed slightly over the years I do a little more front quadrant swimming and have higher elbows and the hand recovers closer to the water.
Maybe I have missed it somewhere in all these posts but what type of times does Ion have for swimming, both short course and long course.
That way, I can decide if I want to take up newmasterswimmer on his bet.
Very cool George! I agree, being able to still be in the sport, swimming well 50 years later. I will have to be still swimming at 98 to match that! And maybe I will, maybe I will........heheheheh
Coral Springs just a tad to soon, I am not complaining just out of the hospital re the new knee. It takes me about six weeks of swimming before I can work a little hard then six weeks to hone my speed. I will not be able to get into the water til the scar is completely healed, it still has a spot that is not quite sealed. But will be ready for the 50 by my birthday.
Just a note the pic from 56 I was in the breathe slightly forward mode, it was believed that we could apply more power to catch the bow wave and then get over the bow wave and start to swim downhill.
I checked the USMS database available through the web, but it was not reporting any times.
Ion and I had a friendly competition at the 2001 LCNs. He nipped me by .05 seconds in the 800 free at 11:20.15. I finished ahead of him in the 200 free; we were both in the 2:30s. It was pretty much the same at 2002 LCNs. That was the last meet we both attended.
I recall in the last few months that he has gotten MUCH better in the 200 free. He did a 200 SCY in either the low 2:00s or the high 1:50s.
Top Ten he is not (and neither am I). Respectable (and opinionated) he is.
Matt
Here is what the USMS website has recorded for Ion's times:
www.crgwebservices.com/.../db-show.cgi
I don't see anywhere in here where Ion ever came anywhere close to a 2:00 200 scy freestyle......I think somewhere around 2:05 - 2:10 would be the best possible scenerio based on the data stored in the USMS database (which has fairly recent results on Ion BTW).
Newmastersswimmer
p.s. Geek and Gull would smash Ion like an electric guitar in any freestyle event.....What a popular cliche the guitar smashing metaphor has become thanks to you know who Jr.....LOL!!
Originally posted by totalswimm
As part of my program to win an OW title, I'm trying to reach "fighting weight." I swam in college in 1970 at 155. Hit an alarming weight of 224 in April 2003 and have since dropped to 200. My goal is to be around 180 by the summer. As part of the program I avoid high-calorie beverages, so I drink only water and seltzer, except for that weekly indulgence in a glass of wine. I never enjoyed beer all that much anyway and have never had a taste for liquor. I honestly do get my buzz and relaxation from swimming.
Terry I only drink when I am Mexico, Do you mean if I stop consuming those beverages I can get my weight down from the 270 I was in that video.
Terry,
Do you have a goal range for the 1650 this season? What else do you plan on swimming at the Zone meet at GMU? I am thinking about swimming at that meet. Love the pool.
John
