Total Immersion Coach Maria Crowley

Total Immersion Coach Maria Crowley swimming with Terry Laughlin and TI Coach Shinji Takeuchi.

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[gailflint]

I appreciate the insite each of you have given to this. It is interesting that people wish to make assumptions on a video simply by its title and appearance. In every martial arts, ballet, gymnastics, diving competition hours and hours are given to minute details on form and movement. Masters swimming doesn't offer a step by step approach to learning swim technique, it is there for the accomplished swimmer. Total Immersion teaches the adult learner the importance of form.

[lgttb1]

does Maria load her suit with lead ? she looks like she is swimming under water !

[gunxgirl]

*Many*, *many* T.I. coaches and students have broken records in numerous events (in pool, open water events, and triathlon) using these methods. I can attest that to this, having coached T.I. for 13 years. It's unfortunate that previous commenters are making broad assumptions based on very limited knowledge, evidence, or experience. Do your research before you jump to unfounded conclusions.

[totalswimm]

So beautiful Maria. It was such a pleasure swimming - and coaching - with you. And PS to those who are under the impression one cannot break records with this form. I broke USMS 55-59 records on three occasions in the 1-Mile and 2-Mile Cable Swims. TI Coach Ann Svenson is also a multi-time national age group record holder - age groups from 45-49 through 65-69. TI Coach Diann Uustal has broken a dozen US Masters AND several World Masters records in all strokes. Just sayin'

[gailflint]

@FruitarianSwimster I agree to get speed you need intensity, adding intensity to good form produces speed, adding intensity to bad form produces high heart rate only. First you have to learn how to swim before you learn how to swim fast. With this teaching method new swimmers can keep their heart rate low so they can learn, once they have technique they can add heart rate and it produces speed, before they get technique all they have is high heart rate and panick.

[MrBillyoddy]

@FruitarianSwimster

I'm really sorry you wasted your time learning TI. I do however feel that it was due to your misinterpretation of the principals. This technique is not meant to get you fit and ripped, and with no offence to Terry, just a glance at him should have tipped you off about that at the beginning.

[FruitarianSwimster]

@MrBillyoddy I would not belittle it. It's a great stroke for older swimmers; just a huge mistake some swimmers make (like myself ten years ago) thinking it can actually get to be used in competition most effectively. I had to take note of this in a comment because it was a huge mistake I have made a long while back. Sure, mastering the technique is quite difficult, but not as much as hours spent conditioning as well. There is a reason people swim for fitness..

[FruitarianSwimster]

@MrBillyoddy All while maintaining a high elbow catch position, which TI disregards to saying only elite swimmers can do, which is entirely incorrect. They can use the high elbow catch AND they are conditioned as well as efficient.

[FruitarianSwimster]

@MrBillyoddy Secondly, every single elite swimmer has to train his kick; the kick is not only for 50 yd races like they say. It has to be powerful and up to an 8 beat style in races that are in the elite swimming world. Gliding like this assures that you slow down on each stroke, almost like driving fast, then applying the brakes, driving fast, applying the brakes. It takes much more energy to speed back up from a slower position to a faster position due to the laws of inertia.