Terry Laughlin, The Master Who Changed My Life Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tim Ferriss is huge, a major bigshot, a heavy influencer. The well-published author, successful entrepreneur, popular public speaker and namesake of an American television program has a direct and indirect influence over many millions of people. His self-help
Terry Laughlin Made The World A Better Place Courtesy of Total Immersion by Terry Laughlin. Terry Laughlin was an American swim coach, marathon swimmer, aquapreneur, and the founder of Total Immersion. At the age of 66, he passed away last week. His wife Alice and daughters Fiona, Carrie and Betsy announced his death today. “After living with
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tim Ferriss is well-known for explaining how to make the impossible possible. He has a new television program that will begin on April 28th with some of the world's best teachers. His purpose is to deconstruct, decode and demystify different activities from shooting pistols to swimming in the open
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jan Moffat Osband is a part-time Total Immersion Instructor whose specialty is teaching the unteachable. “I spent 4 years in Southern California at SCAQ in the slow lane,” says the 59-year-old from Perthshire, Scotland. “I was better in breaststroke, and moved up a few lanes during breaststroke. But we
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wayne Soutter has convinced a group of 40-year-olds that it is possible to take down one of the longest standing records in the open water swimming world. Back in 1990, a group of world champions (male and female) coached by two of the most experienced individuals in the world set a relay record across
In the pool, open water swimmers and triathletes can multi-task in different ways that can ultimately help them improve their level of concentration in open water swims and triathlon swim legs. While open water swimmers like Doug McConnell and Terry Laughlin stay focused doing repetitive counting while stroking along their marathon swims from the Catalina
David Barra and Rondi Davies have created one of the longest series of marathon swims in the world. Their 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim is one of the newest and most popular ultra-marathon challenges in the world. Back in 2011, these were the results and courses swum day after day. Stage 1 was an 18.3-mile course from the northwest side of the Rip Van
Terry Laughlin, who educates coaches from around the world, describes his central premise on how best to coach individuals on how to swim optimally, "...mindfulness is far more essential to open water, than pool, swimming because the absence of familiarity, and structure, has such enormous potential to throw you off your game. And while many people are
Lifelong swimmer and award-winning television journalist Lynn Sherr’s new book, SWIM: Why We Love the Water is a joy to read … and re-read. Tides of swimming history and unreported back stories and photos from the chlorine jungle to open bodies of water the world over fill each and every page. Her prose educates readers with a lighthearted enthusiasm and
Of the hundreds of new open water swimming events that were started during 2011, most have established a firm course for a successful future. In New York, the new 7-day, 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim last July was one such unique event - just quite a bit longer and more challenging. Dr. Rondi Davis and Dave Barra were the only swimmers to start all
