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Calm, expert writing from the SwimFitz coaching team — water safety, teaching children, training as an adult, racket sports, and getting the most from private coaching at home.
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When to close the outdoor pool, when to extend it, and how to keep a child swimming all winter. SwimFitz, London, the Home Counties & beyond.
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Swimming is among the safest exercise in pregnancy. A coach's guide to the benefits, safe practice and stroke choice — London, the Home Counties & beyond.
Keeping children warm in unheated outdoor pool lessons — wetsuits, swim hats & water temperature — from SwimFitz, London, the Home Counties & beyond.
A swim coach's brief for families building or renovating a home pool — depth, temperature, entry and safety, so it teaches and swims beautifully.
How households keep a private outdoor pool safe, clean and genuinely enjoyable through a heatwave — water care, timing, sun, guests, children and staff.
Bark, Superprof and similar marketplaces hand you a list of strangers. Here’s why families pick a vetted swim coach service instead.
A framework for PAs managing private swim programmes for UHNW families — vetting coaches, scheduling around travel and reporting progress.
How a trusted private coach travels with the family — villa, chalet or yacht — so swimming and sport continue through the holidays.
How to teach a child to swim at home — the order that works, milestones and a parent's checklist. From SwimFitz, London, the Home Counties & beyond.
A calm, complete guide to private pool safety for families — layered barriers, supervision, swimming competence and emergency readiness from SwimFitz.
Private, one-to-one coaching at your own pool — for babies, children and adults across London, the Home Counties & beyond.