Shaw way to build confidence in the water

Who should attend?
This is for anyone who is uncomfortable swimming with their face in the water. For those, find trusting the water and allowing it to support them challenging and for those that have difficulty swimming in an enjoyable sustainable way.

Aim

To gently build up an assured confidence in the water. The pools we teach in are shallow (generally 1.2m deep). Instead of using floats, we work with you in the water and help you to discover the natural buoyancy of your body. To discover how to breathe efficiently and calmly without the need for a nose clip.

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• walk unaided freely around a shallow pool,
• release body tension in the water,
• manage the transition between air and water without anxiety,
• glide with your face in the water assisted or unassisted
• recover from gliding to standing, and
• float on your back assisted or unassisted.

You may also be able to move on to basic:

• front crawl leg kick,
• front crawl arm recovery, and
• body rotation on front/back.
• front crawl leg kick,
• front crawl arm recovery, and
• rotation on front/back.
• front crawl arm recovery, and
• rotation on front/back.