Swimming, honestly explained
Straight answers to the questions parents actually ask me at the poolside.
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Backstroke, Properly: What the Rulebook Says and What Actually Makes You Faster
The current World Aquatics backstroke rules, the faults that hold most swimmers back, and what the research says about getting faster — for Singapore swimmers and parents.
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Front Crawl: What the Rules Require, and Where the Speed Actually Comes From
Freestyle is not a stroke. What the current World Aquatics rules actually demand, what research shows about arms, legs and breathing, and the faults that hold most swimmers back.
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SwimSafer in Singapore: A Parent's Guide to All Six Stages
What SwimSafer actually tests at each stage, why most children finish the school programme still unable to swim, and how long the full pathway really takes.
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Could Your Child Survive Falling In? What Water Competency Actually Means
There's an official definition of the minimum skills that keep someone alive in water — five of them. Here's what they are, and how they differ from 'my child can swim'.