As a 4-year-old, David Gillette took swimming lessons in Kirkland. To entice kids into feeling more comfortable in the water, his swimming instructor tossed pennies to the shallow-end pool bottom.

Asking someone if they can swim is a lot like asking me if I can golf. Sure, I can do it, but it’s not a pretty sight. Most adults can swim, but they resemble someone in a state of controlled drowning ...

Asking someone if they can swim is a lot like asking me if I can golf. Sure, I can do it, but it's not a pretty sight. Most adults can swim, but they resemble someone in a state of controlled drowning ...

If you're new to swimming you probably won't be aware quite how different the Total Immersion [TI] approach is to more traditional methods of swimming instruction. Here are some key differences 1. The ...

It made me angry that the obese woman could swim faster than me. In my bubble of intense training for my first triathlon, I’d fashioned an idea of justice that allowed fit people to naturally be ...

San Rafael Community Services will offer a class on total immersion swim instruction March 14 to March 28 at the Terra Linda Community Center Pool at 670 Del Ganado Road. The three-week class from ...

Terry Laughlin, who created the technique-focused swim training system known as “Total Immersion,” passed away Friday, Oct. 20, after complications with prostate cancer. Laughlin was 66 years old.

Terry Laughlin could make anyone fall in love with swimming. He talked about his sport as if it were art, like poetry or dance. The Total Immersion training method that he developed over his 45-year ...