When Steven Shaw formally brought the Alexander Technique (AT) and swimming together in his book The Art of Swimming in 1996 it was the culmination of, at that point, six years of working on himself and pupils in the… read more
1996 was a big year for swimming. In that year Terry Laughlin published Total Immersion and Steven Shaw The Art of Swimming. Both men were former competitive swimmers who had come to the conclusion that there must be a better,… read more
You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Aqua Mouvance even though it has been developing for the past 30 years. The practitioners of Aqua Mouvance, who are mostly based in Quebec, Canada, admit that this is… read more
Jane Watkinson didn’t enjoy her swimming lessons at school: having to be in the pool without her glasses was very disorientating and the teacher was unsympathetic. Consequently she did everything to avoid lessons, didn’t learn to swim, and felt… read more
I once described breaststroke as the Cinderella stroke: it’s a bit everyday dowdy, and never quite gets to scrub up and go to the ball, writes Jane-Ann Purdy.
Breaststroke tends to get a bit forgotten when we pick up… read more
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