Swimming lessons with Irene who was water phobic herself
- Do you think swimming is impossible?
- Have you been told you can’t float?
- Are you afraid of the water?
- Were you embarrassed in a public pool when you are told to wear arms bands during public swimming lessons?
- Need to improve your technique?
- Want to swim faster in a Triathlon?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, look no further. Book your Swimming Lessons with Swim-Easy or contact Irene for other options.
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It is not a bad thing to be afraid of something you cannot achieve in water because you are not able to feel in control. What is needed is to learn how to hold on to the water and stabilise yourself. So, swimming lessons are needed.
What would you say if I said you can ‘hold’ onto the water? More information: Afraid of Learning to Swim?
There is nothing worse that looking at people enjoying themselves in the water, looking cool, it looks so easy! Your friends shout out, come on in! Your other half says, “look all you have to do is …………. “. and you feel so stupid! I know, I’ve been there! Not any more after learning to swim … More information: are you embarrassed at the thought of trying to swim?
A few words from Sophie
Swimming lessons with Sophie
Hi, my name is Sophie. I’m married with two daughters. I have been a swimmer pretty much my whole life. I say ‘swim’ but it was more like getting through the water without getting my hair wet!Although I loved being in the water and liked the idea of getting fit, any routine of going swimming regularly soon fell be the way side.
After no-more than a few lengths my neck would hurt and I couldn’t face doing any more. I’ve never been afraid of water but can’t actually remember being taught to swim ‘properly’. This is where Irene comes in. She showed me the same techniques she used in her 1-1 lessons in her own private pool that she uses with her non-swimmers. Even as a fairly confident swimmer I was amazed at how the techniques she taught really did make sense. More importantly – they really worked.
To say I was hooked is an understatement. ( I showed my husband some of the first exercises and, to his surprise, instead of sinking like a brick he was able to float). I sat in on as many lessons as I could and perfected the techniques. I now confidently swim approximately 50 lengths each time I go to the local public pool and my neck is absolutely fine! ( My hair, however, does get wet!) I did my teaching qualification in May 2007 and have never looked back.
I love teaching in the private pool, no distractions, no dive-bombing kids, no embarrassment of others watching. The lessons are tailored fit each persons individual needs which is impossible in a group situation. As we don’t use any artificial flotation aids you learn to use your natural buoyancy and learn to feel in control right from the beginning.
A few words and articles about swimming and lessons from Irene
There are many people who want to swim. It is a strange thing because we do not have to swim to live and yet there is something about the water that is so inviting.When I talk to people about swimming nearly all of them want to be able to get into a pool on holiday and are so fed up with lying on a deck chair and looking on, or in the water hanging on to the side whilst they watch children playing about swimming or others just swimming up and down.
Nearly all of the people I teach say that they have made sure that their children are able to swim because they want them to be able to save themselves if they fell in the water during water based pursuits.The other side to this is, if an adult cannot swim through fear, maybe due to a swimming accident as a child, and their children are in or near the water there is little hope of them saving their child if it were to fall in the water.I have had first hand experience of this.
One of my pupils who is very scared of the water could not save her son when he fell into a small pond. Their friend jumped in and saved the little boy.This shook her up terribly and made her very keenly aware of the dangers of being near the water with her little boy and the fact that the fear was too big for her to do anything about it.She is having swimming lessons and is making good progress.Adults have to learn by techniques to be able to conquer their swimming fears, nearly everyone has the fear of not being in control by not having their feet firmly placed on the ground. Hence, hanging on to the side of the swimming pool (something I always did when in the water).
When teaching an adult swimming lessons it is challenging for them because they have to be taught in the shallow end so, to enable them to get their body in the correct position for them to manage the water effectively, they have to get their face in.This is the first thing I teach during lessons and without exception this has not been the barrier to swimming as some people had thought.
When a person is correctly balanced they find it a pleasant experience and nearly all have said, “Why haven’t I done this before?” I certainly said that! Swimming is the best form of exercise because it regulates the breathing and the heart works more efficiently, also being supported by the water the joints are not pounding on a hard surface.One thing to watch for when anyone swims, is to make sure that the head is in line with the spine. Anything other than that puts a huge strain on the back and shoulders.
Like any exercise it is wise to examine the way you swim to make sure that your shoulders and spine are not under pressure owing to incorrect alignment.Email Irene and I will be more than happy to answer any question you may have on this subject.
Happy swimming!
After learning how to put your head in the water this is what a you can go on to do very easily even if you are terrified of being in the water. Everyone that cannot swim is amazed when they see the play back of themselves under the water.