FRONT CRAWL - Art of Swimming

Why Learning the Shaw Way to Crawl is All About Brain, Not Braun

by admin | Dec 10, 2024 | FRONT CRAWL, HINTS, INSPIRATION, SHAW METHOD, STEVEN SHAW

When it comes to mastering the crawl stroke in swimming, many people might assume that brute strength is the key to success. However, as the founder of The Shaw Method, I firmly believe that learning the crawl is more about brain function than muscle power. Here’s why...

Try This #7 – centre sided swimming in front crawl

by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | FRONT CRAWL, SHAW METHOD, TRY THIS

Centre side centre swimming with underwater recovery

Why it’s easy to keep up in breaststroke, but not in crawl

by admin | Nov 5, 2018 | BREASTSTROKE, FEATURED, FRONT CRAWL, SHAW METHOD, STEVEN SHAW

This summer, while teaching swimming on a magical Greek Island, I had an extraordinary encounter with Monachus Monachus, the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal. Only a few hundred survive and most people on the island had never seen one.