Burnie Posted July 18, 2012 Share Looking for a freelance swim coach to help me and three mates improve our messy freestyle open-water / triathlon swim techniques. We normally train at the quiet Midstream indoor heated pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18h00 to 19h00. Not all of us are VA or PF gym members. We are at similar skill level: About 2 km in 45 mins non-stop. Idea is to have 4 to 8 one hour sessions and maybe a followup a month later. Total Immersion training camps can work, but we would prefer something more flexible with personal attention. Centurion area. Need not be a professional coach, just someone in the know that can give us good advice and value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SingleTrack Posted July 18, 2012 Share Total immersion is the way to go with regards to technique! Well worth it imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjoe Posted July 19, 2012 Share I agree with Total Immersion! no need for a swim coach once you have the TI technique sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2012 Share I found my technique is awesome and may save millions of lives - i go buy "don't drown" and so far it works....i am living proof Lukas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swim.Bike.Run Posted July 19, 2012 Share I found my technique is awesome and may save millions of lives - i go buy "don't drown" and so far it works....i am living proofWhat is a thread without a troll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2012 Share What is a thread without a troll? hehe fun over...i have to vouch for the total immersion as well...I went from no swim exp to doing a 1km in 45min thanks to the right technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted July 19, 2012 Share hehe fun over...i have to vouch for the total immersion as well...I went from no swim exp to doing a 1km in 45min thanks to the right technique. 45 min? Put on troll coat You should ask for a refund Take off coat Sorry no offense meant but 45 mins for 1 k seems very long For the peps who have done the total immersion courses and those of us who still have to one day.... If you could summerize the Total Immersion philosophy / technique into one short paragraph, what would you say? JA I’m looking for some free technique tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disylizzy Posted July 19, 2012 Share Come to CT and I'll show you how to swim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted July 19, 2012 Share Come to CT and I'll show you how to swim... The cold water and the beeg fishes you have there is enough to motivate anyone to swim faster ChUkKy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slakkepas Posted July 19, 2012 Share Found Pam Reynecke on the web, will give her call and get back to you. I`m also keen to do a course http://www.libraswim.co.za/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.XTERRA Posted July 19, 2012 Share Here is Mike Moriarty number AKA coach. He trains a number of SA triathletes. He will be able to assist you. Tell him Terry from Xterra sent you 0836661714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2012 Share You should ask for a refund Take off coat Sorry no offense meant but 45 mins for 1 k seems very long Sorry, forgot to mention I've been swimming for one week only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Sorry, forgot to mention I've been swimming for one week only. Well in that case keep at it, you could halve that time as your fitness / technique improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGR Posted July 20, 2012 Share 45 min? Put on troll coat You should ask for a refund Take off coat Sorry no offense meant but 45 mins for 1 k seems very long For the peps who have done the total immersion courses and those of us who still have to one day.... If you could summerize the Total Immersion philosophy / technique into one short paragraph, what would you say? JA I’m looking for some free technique tips 45 min? Put on troll coat You should ask for a refund Take off coat Sorry no offense meant but 45 mins for 1 k seems very long For the peps who have done the total immersion courses and those of us who still have to one day.... If you could summerize the Total Immersion philosophy / technique into one short paragraph, what would you say? JA I’m looking for some free technique tips Firstly 45mins is very slow thats more than a minute for one length of a 25m pool? Surely that cant be right. Some basic tips imho would be concentrate of form, keep your hips high, strech out every stroke as if it were the last stroke of the length (the one you reach out to the wall for), keep your head down, practice breathing, use your entire wrist, lower arms area to 'pull' water while rotating (TI uses the example of 'grabbing' the water and pulling yourself while driving from the hips) glide in the water, learn how this feels and try and replicate it in every stroke, get your elbows high out the water, keep your fingers together, do drills, get a friend to watch or film yourself so you can see hat your stroke looks like and then compare it to someone with a good stroke - the differences will be obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Firstly 45mins is very slow thats more than a minute for one length of a 25m pool? Surely that cant be right. Some basic tips imho would be concentrate of form, keep your hips high, strech out every stroke as if it were the last stroke of the length (the one you reach out to the wall for), keep your head down, practice breathing, use your entire wrist, lower arms area to 'pull' water while rotating (TI uses the example of 'grabbing' the water and pulling yourself while driving from the hips) glide in the water, learn how this feels and try and replicate it in every stroke, get your elbows high out the water, keep your fingers together, do drills, get a friend to watch or film yourself so you can see hat your stroke looks like and then compare it to someone with a good stroke - the differences will be obvious. Good tips there Can you expand a bit on this one "while driving from the hips" i.e. what it means and how to get it right, is there a drill for learning how it feels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disylizzy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Exactly as JGR said it, but the little "rhym" I was taught goes as follows: And do this infront of the mirror...FYI, your head is 12o'clock on a watch Arms above at 12, cup your hand slightly and pull it down infront of you, reaching down to your knee. Then bring your hand along your side, tickling, tickling, tickling up to your arm pit, bring your hand past your ear and reach as far out as what you can, entering the water with your thumb first. And a drill to practice the pulling with yout forearm through the water is swim with your hands closed, ie fists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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