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Terry Laughlin


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
March 25, 1951

Died
October 20, 2017


Terrence James Laughlin was an American swimming coach, author, and the founder of Total Immersion, a groundbreaking swim technique that revolutionized the sport by emphasizing efficiency, form, and ease over speed. Starting his coaching career in the 1970s, Laughlin trained 24 national champions and developed Total Immersion in 1989 to help adult-onset swimmers, especially triathletes, gain confidence and efficiency in the water. His method focused on balance, streamlining, and energy conservation, attracting a global following and influencing coaches at all levels.
A best-selling author, Laughlin penned Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster and Easier and several other influential books and videos, with his teaching
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Guest Post- TI Coach Werner Goldbaum

Water’s Invitation

WERNER GOLDBAUM

A surprising situation

Some of you, perhaps many of you, will know the opportunity that sometimes arises: You didn’t plan, you finished your three or four days training in the week, you’re satisfied or not so satisfied and suddenly there pops up the possibility to swim once more this week. A small lake on the way, an unknown pool and half an hour or an hour to j

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Average rating: 4.05 · 2,714 ratings · 241 reviews · 14 distinct worksSimilar authors
Total Immersion: The Revolu...

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Triathlon Swimming Made Eas...

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Swim Ultra-Efficient Freest...

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Swimming Made Easy

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Extraordinary Swimming For ...

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Easy Freestyle

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Total Immersion Pool Primer...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Total Immersion Drill Cards...

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Butterfly and Breaststroke ...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002
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誰でもラクに美しく泳げる カンタン・スイミング

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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“70 percent of your ability to improve your stroke length coming from eliminating more of the water’s drag on your body.”
Terry Laughlin, Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier

“faster not because of how powerfully they stroke but because of how slippery they make their bodies.”
Terry Laughlin, Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier

“All efficient swimmers—which means nearly all the fast ones—seem to have a more instinctive sense of how to keep their bodies in the best position for slipping easily through the water, gliding as far as possible with the least possible effort.”
Terry Laughlin, Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier