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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.