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. Donal Hanrahan and Len Dunne are co-founders of Elivar, a product line of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals tailored specifically for athletes over the age of 35. Active as aquapreneurs, athletes, and event sponsors, their passion is contagious. They serve as sponsors of the Elivar Open Water
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
Mat Hudson moved halfway around the world and found his passion. Originally from Portland, Oregon, the American currently lives in Antalya, Turkey where he leads Mediterra International Swimming, The former competitive swimmer and triathlete is a Total Immersion Master Coach who works with athletes of all levels and ages. The 40-year-old conducts a
David Barra and Clare Kelly-Barra are gearing up for another swim from Lighthouse Beach to Sunrise Beach in Eleuthera in the Bahamas. This year in March, Barra swam 22 miles along the coast together with Kelly-Barra, Scott Aland, Rachel Shapiro and Jai Leal on his crew. Starting at 6:45 am, Barra traversed the distance in 13 hours 41 minutes finishing
As part of the Total Immersion 2010 Coaches Manual, founder and CEO Terry Laughlin advocates swimming to grow new brain cells rather than simply to grow new blood vessels. Instead of thinking about swimming from a physiological perspective, Total Immersion is advocating swimming for its neurological benefits. Terry, who has developed a global following in
