“I can get to the other end, so I can swim.” I hear that a lot from adults at our pool in Amsterdam-Noord. Then they push off, fight the water for 25 metres, and grab the wall gasping. Getting across…
“Your legs sink because your kick is weak.” We hear this in the pool every week, and it’s the most expensive myth in adult swimming. It sends beginners off to kick harder, get more tired, and sink anyway. Here’s the…
Most adults who come to us don’t have a fitness problem. They have an air problem. Good freestyle breathing technique comes down to three moves: exhale steadily underwater (Swim England calls this trickle breathing), rotate your head with your shoulders…
Most adults who feel slow in the water blame fitness. Nine times out of ten, what’s actually holding them back is one of five technique errors, and every one of them is fixable within weeks. Here’s the short answer: the…
Once the basics click, the real work begins. This section breaks down freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly into clear, fixable parts. Expect drills you can take straight to the pool, common mistakes to watch for, and progression paths from your first nonstop 25 metres to a confident continuous swim.
