Monthly Archives: January 2017

Swimming, 16th January 2017

Posted on January 18, 2017 by james

So far this month I’ve just been swimming front crawl each weekday, generally up to 2.5km each session if time allows. Thus far I’ve clocked up 18,100m so far this year. From this week however I’ve decided to alternate between … Continue reading →

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Becoming a swimming coach

Posted on January 17, 2017 by james

Last September I got myself on one of the last “Level 1” Coach courses before the ASA stopped them running to revamp all the swimming coach courses. The course was partially online (most of the Health and Safety and Safeguarding … Continue reading →

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Learning to swim

Posted on January 17, 2017 by james

Well, sort of… I was taught to swim at primary school, but mostly in a “learn to survive if you fall in the canal” kind of way. If you could stay afloat and propel yourself around the pool that was … Continue reading →

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A return to posting

Posted on January 17, 2017 by james

It’s been an exceptionally long time since my last post. That’s probably a reflection of “real” life getting in the way. It’s been a very busy last couple of years balancing family (especially as children start to have more active … Continue reading →

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