| October 4th, 2022 | Swimming

Struggled at school and have rarely swum in the decades since

According to the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) one in five adults in England (more than 9 million adults) are unable to swim or had such bad lessons that they never [...]

| September 20th, 2022 | Swimming

Swimming Technique is not finite

Our technique is not finite, it will change as we grow and age; after injury or illness; after a period of rest or over training.  What does remain constant is [...]

| September 11th, 2022 | Swimming

Movement, Mastery and a Good Idea

'Move more, feel better, think better.' A mantra that came from a recent school inset.  It is so true, our best ideas often come to us when we are moving, [...]

| August 25th, 2022 | Swimming

The journey from Anxious to IronMan

What is your swimming background and experience? Rather bad experience with school swimming instructor as a kid. He was rude which didn't help getting comfortable in the water nor to [...]

| August 9th, 2022 | Swimming

Ratified and Recognised

Our three person Channel Relay has now been ratified by two members of the CS&PF Committee and is now an officially recognised Channel Relay swim. I love the report, precise [...]

| May 7th, 2022 | Swimming

Practice independently while playing in an orchestra

Like a musician, a swimmer needs to practice and fine tune their own skills.   Learning to swim and train as a competitive swimmer was the same for me as [...]