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Swimming lessons:
case studies
If you are aquaphobic, we will help you to overcome your fear of water by teaching simple procedures that give you control of yourself in water. To be comfortable in water, you need to learn the following skills:
1 to breathe out into water without stiffening your neck
2 to float by allowing the water to support your head
3 to regain your feet or 'land', from floating or gliding, in a balanced, coordinated and unhurried way. read more... |
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There is a commonly held belief that children have no fear of water and that learning to swim is always easy for them. The expectation they may pick up from adults that they should find the process of learning to swim natural and fun can make them feel frustrated. Sometimes a different, more gentle approach is needed. read more... |
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Many swimmers put a lot of effort into swimming without feeling as if they are getting anywhere. Others are able to exercise continuously using breast stroke or swimming on the back but feel exhausted after one length of front crawl.
A very small percentage of recreational and fitness swimmers are sufficiently at home in water to get maximum benefits from the exercise. read more... |
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Many triathletes and fitness swimmers are let down by their front crawl technique. The ‘no pain, no gain’ approach doesn’t really work and tends to reinforce bad habits. Swimming with poor technique is stressful, exhausting and the worst possible preparation for a long cycle ride and run. read more... |
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Many recreational and fitness swimmers strain themselves by swimming with their head held out of the water or by employing instinctive movement patterns which reinforce anxiety about the process of breathing when swimming. read more... |
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Many people are afraid of putting their face in the water. Given the right information and support, this is normally sorted out in the first lesson. Breathing out into water doesn’t need the effort or skill that people often imagine.
We get you to become aware of unnecessary tension in your neck, which impedes breathing, and to sing into the water, as using the voice is a familiar activity that involves breathing out. This is the first major step in transforming your relationship with the water. read more... |
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