http://www.singaporeswimming.com Swimming Lessons and Classes in Singapore | Learn To Swim Now! Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.singaporeswimming.com/2011/01/why-is-my-child-so-afraid-of-water/#comment-241 Weiliang Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:36:01 +0000 http://www.prestigeswimming.com/?p=2315#comment-241 I feel that you have neglected the source of the anxiety when it comes to the mentality of "non-swimmers". The reason why the term is written in inverted commas, is due to the fact most people do know how to swim, but to varying ability, even for a child as young as 8. What swimming schools should be focusing on is to teach "non-swimmers",like myself, how to TREAD WATER. A couch potato can 'run' a full marathon if given enough time as he can always stop for a breather, but can he do the same for swimming if he doesn't know how to TREAD WATER? food for thought. I feel that you have neglected the source of the anxiety when it comes to the mentality of “non-swimmers”. The reason why the term is written in inverted commas, is due to the fact most people do know how to swim, but to varying ability, even for a child as young as 8. What swimming schools should be focusing on is to teach “non-swimmers”,like myself, how to TREAD WATER. A couch potato can ‘run’ a full marathon if given enough time as he can always stop for a breather, but can he do the same for swimming if he doesn’t know how to TREAD WATER? food for thought.

]]> http://www.singaporeswimming.com/2011/01/why-is-my-child-so-afraid-of-water/#comment-31 Dr. A. Arbel Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:06:59 +0000 http://www.prestigeswimming.com/?p=2315#comment-31 Dear Author. More than happy to see that a method we developed for the Singapore Arty in 1967, you apply this days, to overcome the fear of water. This is the first lesson which we called "how to breath in water". You start with exhaling slowly air through the mouth up to twenty seconds with the sound of "fu or ou". You first practice it out side the pool. Then you may do the some practice even, in a cup or dish with water, or even use a drinking straw for it. Once mouth, nose and eyes are immersed into the water and feel comfortable with and in water, than you carry out practice in shallow water 20-40 cm. Then if they achieved a duration of 20 seconds and above in water you may turn to deep water -up to their neck. The inhalation of air is to be a bit less than normal, to prevent over ventilation. The next step is floating. Here is to observe that legs and hands are stretched and capt together. The hands are to be in front beside and next to the ears and while the palms are kept together with their flat part pointing to the pool floor. However' most important is, that the body muscles are to be totally relaxed in particular arms, legs and neck, while the eyes and the forehead are pointing to the pool floor. In addition, one should be thought how the turn from horizontal to vertical/upright position. This is achieved by bending both knees to the belly. The final stage is motivation of body in water. which is the teaching how to move the body in water with minimal strength. Since Singapore is an Island surrounded with water it is imperative that the swimmers should swim on their belly with their face in water and not on their back. Since once a wave covers them from above with water, may confuse or even enter then into a state of anxiety. On the other hand, going into the wave intentionaly with the face down will prevent it. We got excellent results. After two hours from beginning of practice people that did not know to swim passed a test of swimming 100 meters. Sorry bothering you, I am glad that there is a continuation of history, in Singapore even if it may be by chance Dr. A Arbel Dear Author.
More than happy to see that a method we developed for the Singapore Arty in 1967, you apply this days, to overcome the fear of water. This is the first lesson which we called “how to breath in water”. You start with exhaling slowly air through the mouth up to twenty seconds with the sound of “fu or ou”. You first practice it out side the pool. Then you may do the some practice even, in a cup or dish with water, or even use a drinking straw for it. Once mouth, nose and eyes are immersed into the water and feel comfortable with and in water, than you carry out practice in shallow water 20-40 cm. Then if they achieved a duration of 20 seconds and above in water you may turn to deep water -up to their neck. The inhalation of air is to be a bit less than normal, to prevent over ventilation.
The next step is floating. Here is to observe that legs and hands are stretched and capt together. The hands are to be in front beside and next to the ears and while the palms are kept together with their flat part pointing to the pool floor. However’ most important is, that the body muscles are to be totally relaxed in particular arms, legs and neck, while the eyes and the forehead are pointing to the pool floor. In addition, one should be thought how the turn from horizontal to vertical/upright position. This is achieved by bending both knees to the belly.
The final stage is motivation of body in water. which is the teaching how to move the body in water with minimal strength.
Since Singapore is an Island surrounded with water it is imperative that the swimmers should swim on their belly with their face in water and not on their back. Since once a wave covers them from above with water, may confuse or even enter then into a state of anxiety. On the other hand, going into the wave intentionaly with the face down will prevent it.
We got excellent results. After two hours from beginning of practice people that did not know to swim passed a test of swimming 100 meters.
Sorry bothering you, I am glad that there is a continuation of history, in Singapore even if it may be by chance
Dr. A Arbel

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