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Top tips for improving your backstroke

By Julia | October 12, 2023

Top tips for improving your backstroke: Are your knees above water during the kick? When you’re practicing your backstroke, use a kick board and place it over your knees. Then kick while keeping your knees under the water. Think ‘ballerina toes’ to keep your legs straighter, as it will minimise bending of the knees. You can…

How to improve your Freestyle Kick

By Julia | October 12, 2023

“How do I improve my Freestyle Kick?”. Great question and we have a number of suggestions to help you on your way. The kick that comes with freestyle is called a flutter kick. It is simple and efficient, if done correctly. Some things to watch out for and work on to create the perfect flutter…

Swimming throughout the cooler months

By Julia | April 19, 2022

We live in a tropical climate, and even though we call the upcoming months ‘winter’, they really are ‘just cooler’. There are so many benefits to swimming year round. In this blog we would like to write them down, AND tell you how we and you can keep your swimmers comfortable and warm throughout the…

When To Start Swimming Lessons?

By Danni Robertson | November 23, 2020

“When is the best time to start swimming lessons?” This is the most common question we receive from prospective parents with young children. Our answer? “The best time to start swimming lessons is, as soon as your baby is born.” While the number of drownings is still going up in our country, the one thing…

When is my Child Ready to Stop Swimming Lessons?

By Julia | May 22, 2017

Oftentimes parents will assess the suitability of continuing swimming lessons. This usually happens several years after a child has begun swimming lessons, often at one of two critical points. The first being, the point in which the child has reached a level of competence, and the parent believes the child is now ‘water-safe’. The second,…