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ShannonG
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 Posted: 08/15/05 - 16:18 Post subject: Book Review: Triathlon Swimming Made Easy
This is a book by Total Immersion, a teaching style that advertises heavily in triathlon magazine. I had seen their ads, but always thought 'swimming is swimming, how can reading a book help?'
After reading just the first several chapters and hitting the beach I was amazed at how much more fluid I felt in the water. This just by applying the basic principles and without having done any of the drill work included.
I wasn't totally shocked to learn I have been swimming all wrong, since swimming is not my strong event, but the book made some points that just blew me away. For example, you don't pull yourself through the water with your hands, you float your hands in the water and swim past them. The TI method of teaching also makes the point that what happens to your hand once it enters the water is irrelevant; it is the recovery and entry that matter.
It's too soon to know if I'm faster or have reduced my stroke count, but swimming definitely feels easier to me. I am not as fatigued when I leave the water, so that alone must be an improvement. I would suggest this book to anyone who wants to feel more comfortable in the water.
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