For Non-Swimmers

Floating Is A Feeling – When You Think About Its

April 28, 2015

About 15 years ago I was giving lessons to Christopher, aged ten. Ten's a bit late for a child to learn to swim and it took him a while. For severa...

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Rescued: Learner Lost With Woggle At Leisure Centre

January 18, 2015

  Adults Need More Than A Polystyrene Float!   This week I've been working with Paul whose wife bought him a few lessons for Chr...

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‘Can You Guarantee I’ll Swim?’and Daft Questions about Deep Water

October 31, 2014

We often get asked about guarantees. Earlier this year someone emailed to say he would be coming from the Middle East, could afford only three...

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Sink or Swim?…Try letting yourself sink!

October 24, 2014

We had three ladies on our residential course this week. All of them were capable of letting go, enjoying the support of the water, finding balance...

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Rotation Rotation Rotation

September 14, 2013

Why we should roll around like kids and strokes shouldn’t be taught too soon.. Four simple rotations are the foundations for all swimming moveme...

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From Nervous Non Swimmer to Bloke on Holiday in 8 Lessons

July 12, 2013

Ewan Gives Any Water Obsessed 10 Year Old A Run For Their Money...   Some forty years ago, I went through all of the classic small boy 's...

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