Learning to swim is a skill. What is a skill? Skill is a learned ability to repeat a given movement a number of times with the correct action. Skilful swimming has the characteristics of efficiency, using just as much effort … Continue reading
I am going to work on improving the Freestyle I teach and coach with various methods I have looked at. Some are from Karlyn Pipes-Neilson and the Dutch coaches Stewart Melton talked to at his British coach’s conference and Bill … Continue reading
THAT IS THE QUESTION? Swimming goggles are a necessary part of competitive swimmers equipment. It enables the swimmer to put their face in the water for several hours at a time without developing sore eyes and their vision is clear … Continue reading
This article is for teaching the butterfly stroke. I will do an article at a later stage to cover the coaching of the stroke. The double arm and leg movements demand a lot of strength and power from the swimmer … Continue reading
I have been teaching swimming for over 40 years and I have tried to study, read, explore and digest everything there is out there to make me a better teacher. I can tell you now there is NO right way … Continue reading
During training it is best for the coach to introduce components of the stroke rather than teaching/coaching long distances or repeats of the full stroke. There should be maybe a 20%-30% only of the full stroke. In modern Breaststroke the … Continue reading