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It’s front crawl, but not as you know it

For over 20 years Steven Shaw and his Shaw Method teachers have been getting great results teaching swimmers and non-swimmers to achieve an efficient and almost effortless front crawl. But did you know that the stroke taught now is… read more

March 18, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Featured article 2 Comments »

December Dip kicks off festive swimming season


Fancy a tramp through the snow to swim in an unheated lido? Our trusty outdoor swimming correspondent Phil Heath stepped up to the challenge. Here’s his report …
Since 2008, the Outdoor Swimming Society (OSS) have… read more

5 top tips for swimming in cold water

As temperatures around the UK look set to stay around freezing and below, and cold water events such as the Outdoor Swimming Society’s annual December dip and the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships are coming… read more

A summer of swimming outdoors


As the outdoor swimming event season draws to a close, I want to take a look back over the summer and share my experiences, writes Phil Heath. It began way back in June when, along with some of… read more

10 reasons to go on an Art of Swimming holiday


F M Alexander suggested that pupils should come to him every day for a month to properly learn his technique. We can’t quite match that, but Art of Swimming’s Shaw Method swimming holidays offer at least three hours… read more