Swimming with Swans – Open Water 7 review
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
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?
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
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
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
"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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Holiday Breaststroke – Getting away from getting it right
This week I've been working with Kerry and Roger. They hope to enjoy swimming breaststroke in long, deep pools on holiday in Cyprus next month. The...
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Mediocrity and Excellence – Two Paths, One Direction And Your Choice
"Think of life having two paths: one leading to mediocrity, the other to excellence. What do we know about the path to mediocrity? Well, we know it...
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View Review – Ian rates Japanese goggles
We've introduced to our range of goggles two great models from View, made in Japan. One of them is available with an extensive choice of prescripti...
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Front Crawl’s Simple. So What’s The Catch?
For most front crawl improvers, it's difficult to understand exactly what the hand and arm should be doing under water. It's even more difficult to...
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