This groundbreaking book provides all the secrets of the satisfying and pleasurable Fishlike techniques taught at the acclaimed Total Immersion workshops, where thousands of "average" swimmers have discovered that mastery of any stroke can be accomplished with astonishing ease -- sometimes in a single pool session. Swimming Made Easy will completely transform how you move through the water. Beautiful strokes are within the reach of every swimmer, no matter your age, strength, fitness, or experience. How is this possible? Because fast, fluent, effortless swimming depends far more on how cleverly you avoid drag and how sensitively you work with the water than on how long or hard you train. Based on more than 30 years of swimming, teaching, coaching, and studying swimmers of all types, the Total Immersion approach is guaranteed to improve the quality of your swimming, whether you swim for well-being or speed. Terry laughlin's simple, clear guidance will help you: * Learn how to apply the critical skills of the world's best swimmers (balance, rotation, and alignment) in all strokes and at all levels: novice to elite, pre-schoolers to seniors. * Master the secrets of eliminating energy-robbing drag and tapping effortless power through smart, mindful, body mechanics. * Easily learn or refine your form and increase your swimming pleasure with 10 lessons and 41 skill drills, illustrated with more than 150 surface and underwater photos. * Discover how to be your own best coach -- or maximize the value of coached workouts -- with clear, graphic descriptions of how every stroke will feel when you do them correctly. * And best of all, enjoy every stroke you ever take!