Marcia C. reviewed Total Immersion : The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier on + 670 more book reviews
I am a self-taught swimmer who swims outdoors a mile a day or more at a lake or the ocean every day the weather works for swimming. I do mainly breast stroke and had struggled to master the crawl. This book had nothing in it for me, and I do mean not one useful sentence.
It is only for pool swimmers who want to swim fast.
I thought I would discover some useful metaphors, guidelines or reminders that would enable me to have a more natural crawl. Turns out that the mantra I discovered myself - let the water hold you up, don't try - helped me more than anything in this book.
If you didn't grow up being coached in swimming, you'll also find the book meaningless to you.
This book was recommended as a counterpart to Chi Running, but there is nothing spiritual or even anything inner in it at all.
It is only for pool swimmers who want to swim fast.
I thought I would discover some useful metaphors, guidelines or reminders that would enable me to have a more natural crawl. Turns out that the mantra I discovered myself - let the water hold you up, don't try - helped me more than anything in this book.
If you didn't grow up being coached in swimming, you'll also find the book meaningless to you.
This book was recommended as a counterpart to Chi Running, but there is nothing spiritual or even anything inner in it at all.
