Look On The Bright Side!
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...
Read moreOpen To Change
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...
Read moreCross Pattern Crawl
Kicking our opposite hand forwards is a pattern that's already there, waiting to be discovered! A lot of Alexander Technique teachers encour...
Read moreOn Your Back! For Basic Coordination Patterns
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...
Read moreSwimming ‘Up’ (Not Up And Down)
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...
Read moreBringing Yoga Serenity Into Her Swimming
[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...
Read moreAre You a Head Up Breaststroker?
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...
Read moreThrash a sloppy splasher into shape – Pete Chapman, The Independent, July 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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