Some of the most valuable lessons I’ve ever learnt about coaching didn’t come from working with Olympians.

They came from Learn to Swim.

I’ve had the great fortune to work with some outstanding Learn to Swim teachers; Carol Gathercole, Ursula Carlile and a few others.

I’ve run my own Learn to Swim program and more recently I was tied up with one of the largest Learn to Swim program deliverers in Australia.

And I’ll tell you something: what I learnt teaching little kids and beginners to swim has shaped my understanding of swimming more than anything else.

Today I want to share five of those lessons with you.

I call them the Five Hs: Head. Hips. Hands. Heels. Huff.Check out my new post!