A Natural Breath – What are the chances?
Ian Cross
April 10, 2019
Swimming BLOG
About this blog
” In these posts we want to encourage anyone who’d like things to be easier in the water. You may be a non-swimmer struggling to trust the water, and impover trying to understand how the strokes work, a recreational or fitness swimmer who tires easily, perhaps with aches and pains, or a swimming teacher looking for a different approach. Two questions running through this blog are: What is it about being in water that makes us happy and benefits our health… “
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Want to swim like Shinji?
November 11, 2018
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Don’t associate Alexander Technique in water with the perfect stroke, if there’s any such thing, because it can be so much more basic, and available to everyone, than that.
Flip Side of Front Crawl for Fitness
July 20, 2018
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“I need front crawl for aerobic fitness,” said Joe today. He doesn’t believe his beautifully coordinated breaststroke gives him enough of a workout, but a
Quality Time
June 17, 2018
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Are you a recreational swimmer who needs to be more relaxed?.. “ Spending more time underwater, then more time getting air in, is easier than
Getting a View on Front Crawl Sighting
December 14, 2017
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‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it’ isn’t always true!.. “ Sighting in front crawl inevitably involves pulling your head
Searching for Still Water
November 15, 2017
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Does too much head movement negate the benefits of swimming for people with sensitive vestibular systems?.. “ The vestibular system is the sensory system that
A Sea Swimmer in June
October 18, 2017
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June discovers a new approach to front crawl and takes it into open water. “ When I arrived I could already happily put my face
Freedom from Form
September 6, 2017
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Available to everybody including me… “ The four competitive strokes are by their nature restricting. Their purpose is to get us through the water as
Why Don’t I Just Stick My Neck Out?
November 24, 2016
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Can finding a balanced front crawl breathing position be more than just a drill? “ Kicking on the side with the face out of the
Easy Adaptation
May 20, 2016
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A Happy Sea Swimmer Improves Her Strokes… “ People who are happy in water, who have a feel for water, find it much easier to
Watching Where You’re Going With Your Crawl?
April 23, 2016
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Thoughts on Front Crawl Head Position “ When you look forward in crawl, your neck shortens and your head goes back. So it seems impossible
