Going Swimming

Tips On Choosing Swimming Goggles

November 3, 2015

If any of the questions below apply to you, check out our recommendations... We teach swimming every day and help a lot of people to choose ...

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Clock Sucker!

November 1, 2015

Calling time on chasing the red needle... Last Saturday I had a terrible swim. I hadn't tested myself against the clock for a while. ...

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Three Strokes and You’re Out

October 22, 2015

Enjoying small achievements and an afternoon nap... When we get a new skill for the first time, we may be greedy to repeat the experience. Be...

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Knowing Your S**t Or Knowing You’re S**t

September 30, 2015

How Self Aware Are You? For my birthday today, I got a mug with this on: GRAMMAR: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING YOUR SHIT AND KNOWIN...

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Swimming with Swans – Open Water 7 review

August 11, 2015

Swans UK asked us to try the latest edition to their range, the Open Water Seven and we received it just in time for our holiday to Rhode...

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Being vertical, for a change

August 8, 2015

If we're not too busy getting from one end of the pool to the other, it's good to practise staying vertical and in the same place.  Since w...

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Posture And Alignment Or Awareness And Prevention?

July 10, 2015

Ian isn't interested in 'strengthening the core'. People who don't know very much about the Alexander Technique tend to think it's all about pos...

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When Movements Muddy The Water – And Gliding Makes It Clear

July 4, 2015

Some people are too hungry to improve their strokes so they can swim lengths for fitness, or do a triathlon. Not Mary and Brendan, who came from...

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Fish Fingers? Get Your Hands On A Dog And Improve Your Stroke

June 8, 2015

F.M. Alexander said that if we chase tension round the body, it ends up in our hands and wrists. This is true in swimming. In the Alexander ...

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A Man Made Pool’s What You Make It, It’s Up (And Down) To You

May 11, 2015

"The pool became an aquatic yoga or dance studio instead of a sports hall, gym or treadmill...I left the leisure centre feeling free and remained s...

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