Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Any Swimmer to Achieve Fluency, Ease, and Speed in Any Stroke

I used to hate lap swimming but now I love it, and it's because of this book. Laughlin has reinvented swim instruction. He's made it fun. He's made it easy. And the resulting stroke is heaven.The exercises do take some effort and dilligence to master. But if you go slow don't move on until you have mastered each exercise, as instructed, you'll open up a whole new world of swimming enjoyment. I often feel like I'm flying in the water. This former water buffalo now swims like a fish.Note: there's a brand new Total Immersion book being touted on the TI website, which I haven't read. You may want to look into that, instead. Also, some reviews and TI suggest the DVD as the best method, but that wasn't the case for me. In my case, it was the clear, detailed instructions in the book that made it happen.

I have been a coach for several years and this book really hit home. I really enjoyed learning about the balance of our bodies in the water and how we can better maneuver ourselves thru the h2o. Highly recommend this book for any level of swimmer and/or coach. I will definitely use these techniques in practice for my swimmers and even with myself (masters swimmer).

good information and motivating

Fantastic! It has never been easier to change my swimming or teach my adult lessons or swim team kids.

I took a TI weekend work shop and bought the book. The book has all the priceless information I learnt during the work shop that will help you find your balance in the water and be more fish like when swimming. It's a handy book that you will refer back to over and over again to become a better swimmer. But of course nothing can replace the hours of practice of what you will learn from this book.

This is a good book for the beginning swimmer, but I would recommend "Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier" over this book. It is by the same author, Terry Laughlin.

Great book!

....Was wanting the book shown in the picture, but received an earlier edition. Nothing wrong with it, but the purchase was to replace a lost borrowed book.

Very happy with the book. It is in good condition, and so readable for a manual about swimming . it has made me want to go on a Total Immersion swimming weekend.