FUNdamental Swimming

12/06/2026

When swimmers take too long to breathe in 🦋 Butterfly, it disrupts the rhythm and flow of the stroke. One way to encourage a faster breath 😤 is to gently tap the head with a noodle.

09/06/2026

We use a kick board when teaching crawl. This encourages the arms to slow down and always start the push in the correct position. 🏊🏾‍♀️🏊🏿‍♂️🏊‍♂️

07/06/2026

Crawl Week: We start with Delayed Catch Up, where the swimmer 🏊 shakes out/loosens the swimming hand 👋 before entering the water , whilst the anchoring arm/hand that's in the water has to work hard to hold/engage and grip the water before moving backwards.

03/06/2026

We're ready with ears open to hear what's next. Our FUNdamental Coaches always use words and demonstrations to show us what they want to see.

01/06/2026

Dive into Breaststroke 🐸 Week with FUNdamental Swimming
This week we will learn:

🏊the Breaststroke Underwater Pull
🏊🏿‍♀️how to hold the glide
🏊🏾‍♂️ keep the head still and eyes down
🏊 the correct breaststroke kick (can be tricky for some!)

27/05/2026

It's midway through Backstroke Speed ⏩⏩ week at FUNdamental Swimming and we're working on FUN ways to ensure the backstroke arms enter in the correct position. Check out this great partner drill. 🏊🏿‍♂️🏊

26/05/2026

Push and Glide. Hold the streamline until under the lane rope. This encourages a longer glide. 🏊

18/05/2026

Such impressive rotation and reach in crawl. Look how much further each stroke takes the swimmer. We go further when we rush less.

14/05/2026

01/03/2026

The satisfaction of finally nailing your basic dive is always celebrated at FUNdamental Swimming. If a swimmer is able to hold the streamline throughout the entry into the water until reaching the surface, then they qualify to attempt the next level dive.