Admitting you can't swim in a nation girt by sea can be embarrassing. Learning to swim as an adult is difficult, but it's far ...

Swimming lessons are remarkably useful ... “Even if you are the best swimmer in the world, breathing is always going to slow you down,” Mr. Barbini said. Add to that, I never feel as if ...

Including entries, exits, buoyancy, balance and aquatic breathing. Building up to swimming independently over short distances (5 to 10 metres). Group ratio 1:5. Lessons take place in the teaching area ...