Alexander Technique

Look On The Bright Side!

May 10, 2014

Front Crawl Breathing Doesn't Have To Be A Struggle If front crawl breathing's a bit of a struggle, go back to basics and work on the key el...

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Open To Change

April 2, 2014

Ellie Enjoys Encountering Her Unconscious Habits I've been swimming off and on for years, having spent long summers as a child in Ireland dippin...

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Cross Pattern Crawl

December 3, 2013

Kicking our opposite hand forwards is a pattern that's already there, waiting to be discovered! A lot of Alexander Technique teachers encour...

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On Your Back! For Basic Coordination Patterns

September 22, 2013

The importance of learning to swim on the back is often overlooked. Being supine with the support of water is a great way to release and expand. Yo...

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Swimming ‘Up’ (Not Up And Down)

July 26, 2013

On Holiday Swim Slow and Find Your Flow! We've just returned from a trip to Gibraltar. It's difficult to find beaches as nice as the ones on our...

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Bringing Yoga Serenity Into Her Swimming

April 5, 2013

 [sws_yt_one] Hilary, a keen Yoga practitioner, learnt how to chill out in water. As a regular yoga practitioner, I have always found it frust...

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Are You a Head Up Breaststroker?

December 22, 2012

6 reasons to get your hair wet...According to a survey into the nation's exercise habits (for the National Lottery Good Causes) 10% of women swim r...

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Thrash a sloppy splasher into shape – Pete Chapman, The Independent, July 2003

July 19, 2003

Think you can swim? Pete Chapman did too. Then he had his crawl remodelled by a lesson based on the Alexander Technique. If memory serves, I...

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