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
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I have never, ever said that TI "stinks." What I have said is that it is more appropriate for novices, lap swimmers and triathletes. In point of fact, Terry Laughlin admitted on this forum that this is his target audience.
Adrienne Binder does not train in a TI program. She trains under Dave Marsh at Auburn. It was suggested (in this forum) that she failed to make the Olympic team in 2004 because she was no longer training using TI techniques. Now you argue that TI is responsible for her success at NCAAs in 2006?
Perhaps you should change the title of the thread to Successful Swimmer.
I have never, ever said that TI "stinks." What I have said is that it is more appropriate for novices, lap swimmers and triathletes. In point of fact, Terry Laughlin admitted on this forum that this is his target audience.
Adrienne Binder does not train in a TI program. She trains under Dave Marsh at Auburn. It was suggested (in this forum) that she failed to make the Olympic team in 2004 because she was no longer training using TI techniques. Now you argue that TI is responsible for her success at NCAAs in 2006?
Perhaps you should change the title of the thread to Successful Swimmer.
