Reflections On The Poolside
Cheryl and I are back at the Hotel Costa Calero in Lanzarote with its 4 wonderful swimming pools. My first visit here was in 2013, a self organised...
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What Can We Guarantee?
I received the following message today from someone considering coming on a course with us in June. I think it expresses the feelings of a number o...
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Can You Let The Water Support You?
If you're a non-swimmer, you're unlikely to start out believing the water will support you, so you'll see it as an obstacle to overcome. Swimming l...
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Streamlining: What’s Your Position?
In the 90s I read an interview in The Swimming Times with a coach who said something like, ‘I use every device possible to minimize resistance and ...
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Putting It Into Practice
Just a follow up email after my second SWS course earlier this year. It has been tricky to put into practice all you've taught me via snatched sess...
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The Gift of Giving
What we get back from giving ourselves to the water. The activity I find most valuable of all, as a foundation for swimming, and as something whic...
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Why Relaxing Your Neck Is Necessary
Here are two reasons to focus on relaxing your neck in water. Firstly, if you have any kind of fear, the first thing you'll do, before and i...
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The Other Side
Our son Stan qualified as a swimming teacher last year. He's just moved back to west Wales from Penzance (September 2024), where he's been running ...
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From Rosemary, Still Enjoying Front Crawl In Her 80th Year
I’ve just read your latest blog and thought that I’d get in touch. You gave me front crawl lessons in 2012 and taught me how to lengthen my stro...
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What Do You Really Want?
The answer to questions we often get asked, and a helpful conversation with someone we've helped, about why. We can help anybody in the water, wit...
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