Your Child Can Swim 25 Metres. But Can They Actually Swim?
I often get asked âShe’s swimming a length now. Does that mean she’s a proper swimmer?â or âHe can do 25 metres on his own. So he’s basically there, isn’t he?â I understand why we use distance as the marker. It is easy to see. Easy to measure. Easy to celebrate. And yes, when a […]
What Happens on the Poolside Matters More Than You Think
I have spent nine years teaching swimming, and most of those years have been spent in the water rather than beside it. Which means I have had a slightly unusual view of the swimming lesson. Not the view you get from a bench, with a coffee going cold and a towel over your arm. The […]