(BQ)Total Immersion literally means “to go beneath the surface.” Its other literal meaning is “to do with complete engagement.” In swimming, as in any endeavor, total immersion is a prescription for loving what you do. Easy Free is nominally intended to improve your Freestyle technique, but the true intention of every TI book or video is to help you discover a passion for swimming,. . | Easy Freestyle by Terry Laughlin A Total Immersion Instructional Manual Copyright © 2006 Total Immersion. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, printing, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Total Immersion, Inc. For information, contact Total Immersion, Inc., 246 Main Street, Suite 15A, New Paltz, NY 12561. Revised: December 16, 2003 Total Immersion, Inc. SWIMMING YOU LOVE Total Immersion literally means “to go beneath the surface.” Its other literal meaning is “to do with complete engagement.” In swimming, as in any endeavor, total immersion is a prescription for loving what you do. Easy Free is nominally intended to improve your Freestyle technique, but the true intention of every TI book or video is to help you discover a passion for swimming. When you practice total immersion, you’ll swim with a sense of purpose, commitment and optimism that virtually guarantee your success in achieving any goal. You’ll enjoy every minute, experience “epiphanies” regularly, and eagerly anticipate each practice. Experiences like those will result almost inevitably in continuous improvement. That’s Kaizen Swimming. What keeps many from experiencing passion for swimming is a combination of frustration or boredom. Frustration, if swimming is difficult to master or understand. Boredom, if: (1) You feel there’s little to stimulate – or even distract – you while your face is in the water; or (2) You’ve reached the state of “Terminal Mediocrity: No matter how much I swim, I never improve.” Easy Free will help you love swimming by: 1) Providing clear and explicit priorities for improvement: saving energy and reducing drag. 2) Illustrating and explaining a learning sequence in which every step (a) contributes in specific ways to saving energy and reducing drag, and (b) prepares you for the next step while .
