I registered for my first Ironman when I had the same ability to swim like you had before – one length and I was out of breath. But with some practice and a lot of willpower (standing up and going to the pool at 6am two times a week in winter) I managed to swim 1:14h for the 3.8k. biltonpw @tferriss Use a triathlon wetsuit – full legs and arm flexibility. Quality and price from Promotion in Hood River http://tinyurl.com/56ke63 I was already an ok recreational swimmer before buying this book, but had always found that front crawl seemed harder than it ought to be and never understood how some people made it look so effortless.

titanas @tferriss 3-4 strokes / 1 breath. Leg sync with strokes. Good iron / ferritin levels. about 10 hours ago It does! But once I'd reassured myself that it wasn't about being repeatedly forced into situations where you might drown unless you swim, I got quite excited about it.Despite national titles in other sports, I’ve always fought to keep afloat. This inability to swim well has always been one of my greatest insecurities and embarrassments. No, it's not for absolute beginners. There's no way I could have done a weekend like this when I first started learning to swim, though you can learn to swim from scratch with this method too. They have coaches all over the country who'll give you a one-to-one session if you do want to start from nothing, but the target audience does seem to be those who can swim a bit and would like to swim more effectively – for a triathlon, for example. If like me you've learned enough to be able to manage a scrappy length of rubbish crawl, then the drills are very doable and can vastly improve your swimming. I can vouch for the decrease in knee pain while running. You may want to take a look at the swimming information that he has available.

I had an epiphany many years ago, when teaching one of my daughters to swim. Swimming Lesson number 1 must be to sit in a shallow pool wearing a mask, take a breath, then put your face in the water, repeatedly. After a few minutes, I tell the learner : “When you swim, you WILL get water on your face”. jraines @tferriss — breathing to both sides is (slightly) overrated. If your stroke is already decent, a little gallop can help you get in the zone about 11 hours ago Personally, I would really recommend this method if you are an adult beginner as the fastest way to learn to swim as an adult. I started swimming about 4 years ago–prior, I was a terrible swimmer. Two lengths and I would be exhausted. Every time I got in the water I was afraid I was going to drown. The TI technique is great but it still took me about two years to feel like I can *swim.* Total immersion swimming encourages long-reaching swim strokes, becoming like an arrow in the water. As a result, by extending your body to become long, you will “slip” through the water and naturally become faster just by this one optimisation.

I thought the information was good overall, albeit some fluff here and there, and would recommend this book to swimmers of all skills - I think the third part was the most insightful but the first part I will be referring to as I progress in my journey. I’m sending this because I just heard your swiming Ted talk and you asked for ideas for schools and education)