Triathlon Swimming Made Easy : The Total Immersion Way to Master "The Swim Thing" for Triathletes and Open-Water Swimmers of Every Level

by Laughlin, Terry

• ISBN13: 9781931009034
• ISBN10: 1931009031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Total Immersion Inc

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 Why Swimming Frustrates You and How You Can Achieve Fulfillment
True Confessions: If I'm So Fit, Why Is Swimming So Hard?	3	(4)
Two-Dollar Gas: The Secret of Economy	7	(3)
How to Start Swimming Better Immediately	10	(9)
Part 2 The Smart Swimming Solution
Stroke Length: How You Can Swim Like Ian Thorpe	19	(8)
Balance: Becoming Fishlike Starts Here	27	(9)
How to Swim Taller: Regardless of Your Height	36	(7)
Slippery Swimming: The Smarter Way to Speed	43	(7)
``95-Mph Freestyle:'' Effortless Power from the Core	50	(6)
A New Role for Your Hands: Standing Still	56	(12)
Part 3 The School for Fishlike Swimming
Swimming As a Martial Art	68	(49)
Finding Balance and Your ``Sweet Spot''	75	(10)
Becoming Weightless and Slippery	85	(5)
Tapping Effortless Power from Your Kinetic Chain	90	(9)
Mastering a Compact, Relaxed Recovery	99	(9)
Meet Your New Stroke	108	(4)
Making the Transition from Drilling to Swimming	112	(5)
Part 4 Smart Swimming for the Rest of Your life
First Step: Use Your Existing Fitness More Effectively	117	(4)
Learning to Move Efficiently	121	(9)
Practice: Making Fluent Movement a Habit	130	(10)
Effective Swimming: The Smartest Way to Train	140	(10)
Gears: You Learn the Easiest Way to Swim Faster	150	(8)
Swimming for Time: Speed at Last	158	(7)
Swimming for Distance: Focus on Economy, Not Conditioning	165	(14)
Pool Tools: Less is More	179	(11)
Taking Care of Your Body	190	(14)
Part 5 Getting Ready to Race
Dress Rehearsal	204	(4)
Open-Water Practice	208	(15)
Putting It All Together on Race Day	223	(8)
Afterword: Now Take Your Swimming to Unexpected Places	231	(7)
Resources	238	(2)
Total Immersion Products	240