‘Hopefully I won’t get any better.’
Yesterday our son Stan completed work for his degree in Illustration. He describes himself as having an unconventional mind and aims to create...
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Dive In! A holiday to turn your child into a water baby, Hattie Garlick, Travel Writer, Daily Telegraph, July 16th, 2016
“ By the end of the first session, Johnny trusted Ian so completely that he was floating on his back, his body completely relaxed." As a critic,...
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Don’t Pass It Up, Pass It On!
Family fun for five-year olds… All parents recognise learning to swim, alongside things like literacy, numeracy, drawing pictures and riding...
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Play Comes First, But What Next?
On Teaching Children... I don't work with many children these days. But it's good to keep your hand in. This week I gave five short lessons to O...
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“Kick! Kick! Kick!”
Parents: Stop Using the K- Word... We have the pool to ourselves for our residential swimming courses and we don't teach during school ...
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Rotation Rotation Rotation
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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