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July 8, 2013

A Tricky Bosphorus Race

I was pleased to participate in the 25th Annual Bosphorus Continental Crossing Race (Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yarış) yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey. There were 1600 swimmers with 600+ of us from other countries.


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From the survey of the course on the tour boat (provided for the swimmers) on Friday I got  more excited for the race. I could see right away that success (or speed) on this course was as much about picking the best route as it was strength or endurance – actually, more so.


The race is 6.5 km by measurement, but we swim downstream and the surface current on the  Bosphorus is as much as 7 km-per-hour and had wind assist as well, which makes the swim physically feel more like 3.5 km. It is a very fast course, but totally dependent on what route is taken.


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Published on July 08, 2013 04:49

July 2, 2013

TI Swimming Faster Presentation Part 4 – Olympic Mammals are Terrestrial Mammels Too!

Advice from TI Head Coach Terry Laughlin from the Multisport World Expo on Swimming Faster – Olympic Champions are Terrestrial Mammals too!



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0:01 – Video of Total Immersion’s Perpetual-Motion Freestyle


0:32 – Olympic CHampions are Terrestrial Mammals too!


1:14 – Faster strokes is a Problem, not a Solution


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Total Immersion’s Head Coach Terry Laughlin gives an in-depth presentation on Swimming Faster. At the 2009 Multisport World Expo he advocates slower, slonger strokes for more speed


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:15

Total Immersion Freestyle Workshops…Turn your Struggles into Skills

Turn your Struggles into Skills at a Total Immersion Weekend Workshop where you can learn the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle



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0:01 – Total Immersion Workshops can improve your stroke efficiency by 20%


0:15 – Underwater shot of the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle


0:41 – Group instruction


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Total Immersion runs the world’s best swimming workshops. Turn your Struggles into Skills at a Total Immersion Weekend Workshop where you can learn the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:13

Learn to swim freestyle with more ease and enjoyment in just one weekend

Turn your Struggles into Skills at a Total Immersion Weekend Workshop where you can learn the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle



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0:01 – Total Immersion Workshops can improve your stroke efficiency by 20%


0:15 – Underwater shot of the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle


0:41 – Group instruction


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Total Immersion runs the world’s best swimming workshops. Turn your Struggles into Skills at a Total Immersion Weekend Workshop where you can learn the Perpetual-Motion Freestyle


 


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:11

Total Immersion Open Water Swim Camp, Cirali, Turkey, 2012 – HD 1080p

See hilights from a Total Immersion Swimming Camp in Cirali, Turkey, 2012,  with images of training, sights, and group photos.



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0:01 – The group arrives at sun rise at the water


0:30 – Warm-up


1:30 – Terry gives instruction


2:00 – Open water


2:30 – Nap time


3:05 – “Synchronized” swim


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Total Immersion runs the world’s best swimming camps. See the highlights of a Cirali, Turkey camp in 2012, with photography and editing by Fiona Laughlin.


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:09

Interview with Terry Laughlin about his Open Water Workshop in Kona

Total Immersion founder Terry laughlin talks about his latest Open Water Workshope from Kona, Hawaii



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0:01 – Terry Laughlin speaks about his latest Open Water Swim camp from Hawaii


0:50 – The sense of empowerment that comes from swimming for distance


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Total Immersion runs the world’s best swimming camps. In this interview Total Immersion Head Coach Terry Laughlin talks about the joys of running Open Water Swim Camps in places like Kona, Hawaii


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:07

Total Immersion Open Water Experience

In this video the staff of Total Immersion teaches their Perpetual-Motion Freestyle at an Open Water Workshop from volcanic beaches



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0:01 – Traveling out to the water


0:27 – At the beaches


1:14 – Terry Laughlin and his daughter Teri giving lessons on the beaches


1:41 – Heading across the bay


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Total Immersion runs the world’s best swimming camps. See the highlights of this trip to Hawaii, with photography and editing by Fiona Laughlin.


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:05

Total Immersion Swim Studio: The Advantages of Private Lessons

Total Immersion head coach Terry Laughlin explains the many advantages of coming to their Swim Studio for private lessons



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0:01 – Video of a student in a private endless pool


0:56 – Sessions are taped and analysed immediately


1:56 – The value of working in an endless pool


2:58 – The Advantage of one-on-one instruction


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Total Immersion’s state-of-the-art Swim Studios allow you to book time with the best instructors and really condense the learning process. Students enjoy the feedback of underwater mirros, endless pools and live video feedback to really focus the experience of learning Total Immersion swimming


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:03

How Total Immersion Changed my Life – Paolo

How Paolo, a maestro conductor of the New York Metropolitan Opera, used swimming to relieve stress and free up his movements



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0:01 – Paolo leads Terry around the New York Metropolitan


0:54 – Terry explains how he got into Swimming


2:39 – How Total Immersion Swimming has improved his conducting


5:50 – Paolo leads Terry on stage


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Terry Laughlin interviews New York Metropolitan maestro Paolo about how Total Immersion changed his life and his conducting. Here how Paolo used swimming to relieve stress and free up his movements


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Published on July 02, 2013 19:01

My Total Immersion Story – Ana Miller

Ana Miller wanted to become a triathlete but the only problem was she couldn’t swim. Watch how Total Immersion changed all of that



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0:01 – Total Immersion: Swimming that changes your life


0:35 – Learning How to Swim


1:00 – Learning the Total Immersion Exercises


1:35 – Competing in a National Championship


2:12 – How Total Immersion Swimming Changed Her Life


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Watch how Total immersion changed Ana Miller, a mother struggling with her weight who couldn’t swim into a triathlete competing at National’s within a year


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Published on July 02, 2013 18:57

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