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Deep water aerobics is not a soft option. Used properly it is how injured runners keep their fitness and how swimmers train without load.

Every water polo skill sits on top of the eggbeater kick. A coach’s guide to building the leg base, then the pass, shot and swim.

A swim coach on what changes when you swim while pregnant: strokes to adjust, safe entry and exit, overheating in Singapore pools, and when to call a doctor.

Reusable magnetic water balloons make a good water skill game, and a better coaching tool. How to run target games that quietly build breath control, balance and confidence.

Before you hire a pool contractor, ask about depth, gradient, edge and fencing. The design decisions that determine whether anyone can learn to swim in it.

Electric water guns are fun on a lawn and a hazard beside a pool. A coach’s rules for water gun play, and how to turn it into water confidence.