learn to swim

Can You Let The Water Support You?

February 4, 2025

If you're a non-swimmer, you're unlikely to start out believing the water will support you, so you'll see it as an obstacle to overcome. Swimming l...

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The Gift of Giving

September 7, 2024

What we get back from giving ourselves to the water. The activity I find most valuable of all, as a foundation for swimming, and as something whic...

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The Other Side

April 4, 2024

Our son Stan qualified as a swimming teacher last year. He's just moved back to west Wales from Penzance (September 2024), where he's been running ...

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Thinking About Learning to Swim?

October 31, 2023

If previous swimming lessons have failed you, it's because of what learning to swim has meant, for you and the people teaching you. If you'r...

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Follow the Penguin

February 28, 2022

Through a glass wall at Folly Farm's zoo today I observed penguins swimming underwater. It was lovely to watch their streamlined bodies as they div...

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Swimming Teacher Training: A Ripple Effect

January 25, 2022

Have you ever had a bad swimming lesson? I know I've given a few.  Swimming teachers can fall into a trap that causes us to fail our pupils....

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Top Tips For Dips

October 24, 2020

If there's magic in the water, three simple activities may help you find it. 1. Floating face down 2, Sitting, letting yourself drop ...

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making bubbles

Missing Bubbles?

July 23, 2020

We've had a few dips in the sea during the last four months without access to the pool. Being in saltwater has many obvious, and celebrated, sellin...

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Conquer Your Fear of Water

July 9, 2020

The title of this post might be a good one for attracting people to our website. 'You've got a problem and we've got the solution'.  I had s...

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Golden Hour

May 3, 2020

New 1 Hour Individual Lessons as Standard on our Residential Course with the Option of Just 1 Lesson a Day We're looking forward to getting ...

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