All posts tagged "adult swim lesson"
FULL EXTENSION
Learned LOTS today because the student was me and the teacher was Total Immersion Swimming Guru, Terry Laughlin. What a treat! My focus is to enter the water sooner, hand down and then extend down (in a curve with intention). …
CommentBALANCE IS KEY
Today’s students were extra tough, a couple who have been medal winners in the state Senior Olympics for years and strong swimmers for many decades. On top of that they are my neighbors and dear friends of 20+ years. What focal…
CommentFIND THE MELODY
Today’s student, a 63-year old who never learned how to swim, on her third lesson . . . she told me that she knew she “got” the arm stroke when she heard its melody. Wow. Look how smoothly she’s moving…
CommentUNCUP THE HAND
Today’s student, a 48-year old, fit female athlete, shared a great insight. After explaining to her why it’s unnecessary to cup your hand as you stroke, she said to me, “Even though I don’t know how to swim, I hold onto…
CommentRELAX
A fit athlete spend the weekend with me for a swim intensive. The first night we saw a pool buddy who gave the best advice, “The most important part of swimming is to RELAX.” So true. You can see from this…
CommentEven famous people can overcome fear of the water
Great news article about overcoming fear of water and swimming as an adult published with video by the NY Times. Check it out.
CommentLook Down
Today’s student is a 80-something friend of my sister’s. We laned up about 7 a.m. He told me he’d been practicing my tip from last year – to look down at the pool bottom. This is necessary for personal comfort….
CommentElbow Up
Today’s student is my sister. To help her swim more efficiently we worked on bringing her arm out of the water with the elbow straight up — as if a fisherman had hooked her by the elbow. Put the energy…
CommentThe water is my friend
Today’s student is 84 years old. He had some swim experience as a boy but estimated it had been 25 years since he’d been in water to swim. The biggest key to his success at floating and gliding was to…
CommentBOB BOB BOB
This evening’s students were the beginner adult from two weeks ago and an ongoing adult with buoyancy issues. Today’s key was the BOB. This simple skill helps the students understand the rhythm for breathing during the strokes as well as…
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