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Postby La » Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:01 pm

Since this is a topic that comes up quite frequently, I thought I'd start this thread.

Here are some good resources on swimming:

www.totalimmersion.net (some articles, some video, mostly links to buy their books/videos, but from what I hear well worth the purchase)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/s ... efault.stm (great little animated clips on each stroke as well as a breakdown of how to do them properly)

If you're looking for coaching in the Toronto area, this guy is expensive but teaches the Total Immersion method: http://www.npconsultants.com/oannesswims/

Hope that helps!
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Postby jacob42.2 » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:06 am

Great Links Lade, thanks a lot!
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Postby La » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:17 am

For the record (and to dispell any confusion), the short form of my username (ladechat) is La. So you can call me that (as my family does), but I also answer to Les and Lesley. Oh, and BG, which stands for Bond Girl, but only Bond himself is allowed to call me that (but he hasn't shown up here yet).
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Postby jacob42.2 » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:24 am

meow..sorry had to shoot that in, Sorry Lesley. :lol:
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Postby TheBman » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:00 am

La...I like yur style.......!!!
I am still waiting for Jennifer Aniston to show up to call me ANYTHING she wants!!!


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Postby jacob42.2 » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:13 am

TheBman wrote:I am still waiting for Jennifer Aniston to show up to call me ANYTHING she wants!!!


Elizabeth Hurley can call me dirt, if she so pleases...hehe, alright enough of that... :topic:
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Postby La » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:00 pm

For me, that would be Bruce Willis. 8)
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Postby HCcD » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:03 pm

ladechat wrote:For me, that would be Bruce Willis. 8)
:topic: :topic:
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Postby La » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:39 pm

HCD wrote:
ladechat wrote:For me, that would be Bruce Willis. 8)
:topic: :topic:


Hey, I didn't start it!! Blame Bman!
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Postby MrBond » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:37 pm

Easy BG, don't excite the troops !!!

On second thought, go ahead ...(heehee)

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Postby BaldGuy » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:29 am

LaDeChat wrote:Oh, and BG, which stands for Bond Girl, but only Bond himself is allowed to call me that (but he hasn't shown up here yet).


I sense confusion in the near future, I really do.
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Postby La » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:38 am

BaldGuy wrote:
LaDeChat wrote:Oh, and BG, which stands for Bond Girl, but only Bond himself is allowed to call me that (but he hasn't shown up here yet).


I sense confusion in the near future, I really do.


That's OK - he's the only one, so I doubt there'll be any confusion. Just as everyone else calls me La.
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Postby MINITEE » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:10 pm

I am completely on with the Total Immersion method. I started taking TI back in April of this year. At that time, I could barely swim 25m, and did it without putting my face in the water at all. :oops: Breathing - that was a completely different story... along with the very high anxiety level that I had when I was in the water...

I am now a much more content & relaxed person in the water. I can swim a comfortable bi-lateral breath freestyle. Working on 400-500m distances now. I am fortunate enough to be blessed with a TI coach who was also my LTR and Triathlon Instructor through that "other place". She must feel sorry for me, as I pay a whopping $10.00 an hour for a private to semi-private (no more than 4 of us ever) lesson... Without that, I would not be in the water & would never have contemplated, nor trained for any sort of tri...

Next weekend will be the true test...! 8)

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Postby Madame Bourette » Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:58 pm

Thanks for the link. I really need it. I can swim the distance but I will get better with technics. (and a lot of practice of course! :oops: )
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