General

Pregnancy is a reasonable time to start swimming lessons. What a first session looks like, what to adjust, and the warning signs that mean stop.

No stroke targets your stomach. What swimming realistically offers a beginner, why learning to swim well matters more than which stroke burns most, and who to ask about weight.

Speed in the pool comes from removing drag before adding power. A coach’s guide to how to improve swimming speed: technique, stroke count, kick, turns and smart training.

Lifeguarding is a swimming job with a rescue qualification attached. What the assessment demands, how to build the water skills first, and what the work is actually like.

A pool length and a sea swim are different skills. What changes in open water, why competent swimmers panic, and how to prepare before you go near it.

Runners and cyclists sign up for a triathlon and then discover the swim. How to learn it from scratch, and why the pool is not the hard part.