In July 2018 Steve Quinlan was booked to go on a 2-week family holiday, to a camping resort with multiple swimming pools in Italy. Steve was almost 42 and having avoided swimming pools for most of his life, had never learned how to swim. Neither had his wife, nor his 14-year-old daughter. His 11-year-old son […]
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Swimming – the only sport where you can get told off for breathing too much! When you are training, no matter what sport or discipline, it’s very important to stay interested. A great way of staying interested and keeping your motivation to push yourself is to see improvement. I hope that this article will give
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As Ireland’s Leading Swim Academy, for over 14 years, we have been teaching people all over Ireland the fun and life-saving skill of swimming. We are constantly researching and keeping up to date with best practise, whether its perfecting your technique, engaging your core or simply wearing your swim hat correctly, we have experts on
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A new survey of 1,000 Irish people has found that one in three say they can swim, but do not feel confident doing so. Are You a Confident Swimmer? The survey, which we carried out in June, also found that:– Male swimmers consider themselves more confident in the water than female swimmers;– Only One in
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Our Swim Coordiator and experienced Swim Teacher Gavin Doran takes a look at how we can improve our Front Crawl technique with a little bit of research.. Frontcrawl can be a complex and confusing stroke but when done correctly it appears effortless. The real challenge of the stroke doesn’t actually lie with any particular physical
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Has the progress your child is making in swim lessons slowed down? Does it seem to you, that he/she is not being pushed enough by their teacher? Are you wondering if the teacher should be more demanding or tougher on your child? We have noticed that swim students, especially our younger swim students, will acquire
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My name is Lorna and I work in the HR department in Aura. When I was a kid my dad brought me and by brother and sister to swimming lessons, I hated them! The teacher was a cranky lady who I felt had no patience and didn’t seem to understand if you had a genuine
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People of all ages, with various levels of experience can benefit from swimming. Swimming is one of the few sports you can do from a young age and all the way up into your 90’s. Swimming is perfect for your mental health and physical health. Even though swimming does not involve weights, the resistance against
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1. Warm up Don’t get in the pool and begin swimming lengths straight away, make sure you warm up first. Start out by gliding for a few minutes to get your blood pumping. 2. Check your breathing technique Breathing is the key to a successful stroke or you will exhaust yourself. Do a few easy
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Are you the person who acts as the human safe on holidays? Minding the bags while everybody else is having a ball in the water? Or the person who wishes they could just dip themselves in the water to cool off? Let today be the day you change that and come and sign up to our
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When on holidays or looking for a fun activity during school holidays and weekends the pool is normally the first place we go. We want to ensure our children have fun but we want them to stay safe in the pool. One of the biggest safety measures for us as parents have to be swim
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As adults, we understand that learning to swim can be a very daunting challenge. Â The first step is picking up the phone or even just filling out our enquiry form after that we are with you every step of the way. Below is exactly what to expect when starting your swimming journey here in Aura!
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