children’s swimming

Teach your child to swim

As a Shaw Method of swimming teacher and editor of this publication I’m often asked by friends for my advice on the best way to teach their children to swim. My answer is, unless you are terrified of the… read more

July 14, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Featured article 4 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 »

In at the shallow end: October 2010

swimshawmethod.com editor Jane-Ann Purdy is teaching her nephew to swim. This is the third of her regular updates on his progress …
Bathtime for young Jamie (now nearly 7 months) and his brother Charley (age 3) is becoming a… read more

October 19, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Learn to swim No Comments »

In at the shallow end … August 2010

swimshawmethod.com editor Jane-Ann Purdy is teaching her nephew to swim. This is the second of her regular monthly updates on his progress …
I had the chance to spend a week with my nephews in August and to enjoy… read more

September 1, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Learn to swim 2 Comments »

In at the shallow end … July 2010

Welcome to this first (of many) blogposts on teaching young Jamie (see right) to swim, writes Jane-Ann Purdy. I thought it would be a great way of documenting the progress of a new Shaw Method swimmer, and offering tips… read more

July 20, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Learn to swim No Comments »