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Jan to prove that Shaw Method holds water

Shaw Method teacher Jan Moffat Osband likes a challenge, so when she found out that the Laboratory Spa in Hendon (where she teaches Shaw Method for Art of Swimming) were hosting a swimathon on 5 and 7… read more

October 28, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Improve your swimming No Comments »

10 things you could do on an Art of Swimming holiday

Art of Swimming, the home of Shaw Method, has been offering pupils swimming holidays for 14 years. Following the success of the recent annual holiday in Marrakech in November 2010, the company is offering two Moroccan adventures this year,… read more

April 7, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Featured article No Comments »

Good water: Lac de Chalain

Shaw Method teacher Sally Smith took up outdoor swimming in the UK last summer, but on holiday to France found lake swimming a much warmer experience …
I was camping on the shores of Lac de Chalain in the… read more

March 3, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Improve your swimming No Comments »

My swimming achievement 2010

We asked you, our lovely readers, to tell us about your swimming achievements from the past year, and what an inspirational mailbag we received. Without further ado here are our favourites. Prepared to be inspired …
Rescue fly …… read more

December 16, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Featured article 2 Comments »

Swimming when you’re home and dry

Swimming at home, without a pool? Come again? Yes, you read that correctly. It is perfectly possible to practise your Shaw Method strokes out of the water, and if you are prevented from reaching the pool by the snowy… read more