Now’s the time to take the guess work out of your swimming and commit to making continual improvements!
Do you conclude the swim leg of a triathlon and feel completely spent, wondering how you’ll ever finish the bike and run?
Are you looking to compete in your first triathlon, however, the ‘swimming bit’ is holding you back?
Thought about participating in the growing trend of open water swimming? Perhaps you’ve entered one of the British Gas events? (Did you know that there were 809 organised open water events around Europe in 2009?).
Are you planning a swimming holiday, perhaps an island to island swim? Thinking about swimming The Channel or do you want to swim better for fitness and enjoyment?
Human beings are not natural swimmers. According to Terry Laughlin (Head Coach, Total Immersion), we’re hard wired to fight against water. The big mistake most swimmers make is trying to overpower the water. Since water is over 800 times denser than air, moving through water creates a lot of resistance and drag. Raw power is counterproductive; it’s like pushing against a wall. It is said that 95% of energy is wasted when swimming. Together with traditional teaching methods such as a focus on kicking, pulling and endless tiring laps, it’s no wonder that so many people struggle with swimming.
Lets transform this THINKING! Swimming is a life skill.
Total Immersion teaches you to swim with the effortless grace of fish-like swimming by becoming one with the water, working with it, instead of fighting and battling. We will work with your buoyancy, balance and core rotation to help you become streamlined in the water. We will teach you whole body, fluent swimming patterns, channelling your energy forwards. We start with simple skills and movements and progress with small easy to master steps. Total Immersion alone will teach swimming as a practice.
‘Triathlon is the fastest growing sport on the planet and the event held each year in the east end of London is the world’s biggest. It attracts more than 14,000 triathletes who relish the open water swimming, the chance to cycle on traffic free city roads and crowds to cheer them on’
Observer 31st May