At the risk of touching off another flame war...
Please let the record reflect that Adrienne Binder, a self described Total Immersion swimmer, posted the following results at NCAA Div. I Championships:
1650 Free - 15:57.64 3rd
georgiadogs.collegesports.com/.../060316F015.htm
400 IM - 4:11.83 4th
georgiadogs.collegesports.com/.../060316F008.htm
500 Free - 4:41.99 4th
georgiadogs.collegesports.com/.../060316F002.htm
Acknowledging the caveat that she is a Junior at Auburn Univ. and therefore has been swimming in their program for three years and therefore is not a "pure" TI swimmer (to the extent the results of any swimmer can be purely attributed to one coach, program or school of technique and training).
This pretty clearly demonstrates that it is possible to "succeed" at the highest levels of competition while using TI principles. This is not to say that everyone will "succeed" using TI, or that everyone can "succeed" using TI, or indeed that TI necessarily has value for everyone.
However, we ain't the ones hollering "Show me a world class TI swimmer!" Well, there you have it.
Matt
Parents
Former Member
As with almost any swimmer, the exact cause of the results is questionable. These are definitely good times, but we can choose to give credit to either Auburn or TI, based on previously held views.
Here's my opinion on TI: It can be helpful for at some swimmers, especially weaker adult swimmers. If TI was useless for all swimmers, it would not still be popular after 15 years. If it was the ideal program for all swimmers, many more coaches would be using it. Therefore, TI can be helpful, but it is not perfect. Hopefully most people would be able to agree with this, although I know the matter of how useful it is is a major area of debate.
As with almost any swimmer, the exact cause of the results is questionable. These are definitely good times, but we can choose to give credit to either Auburn or TI, based on previously held views.
Here's my opinion on TI: It can be helpful for at some swimmers, especially weaker adult swimmers. If TI was useless for all swimmers, it would not still be popular after 15 years. If it was the ideal program for all swimmers, many more coaches would be using it. Therefore, TI can be helpful, but it is not perfect. Hopefully most people would be able to agree with this, although I know the matter of how useful it is is a major area of debate.
