Media - Swimming Nature

Welcome to the Swimming Nature media room, which gives you access to key facts and figures and allows you to research Swimming Nature's history.

Read articles on the teaching of swimming and how Swimming Nature is pioneering swimming education.

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Founded	1992, in London, England by Eduardo Ferre
Students	7,000 worldwide (approx) 6,000 in England (approx)
Centres	12 in 2 countries
Programmes	BabyNature, Speedy’s Adventure and Clear Water
Fees	England & Scotland Swimming Nature has a variety of programmes available. Fees are dependent on class ratios. Please see your selected centre for programmes on offer and associated fees.
Key facts and figures	• The Swimming Nature programme encourages students to enjoy a lifelong habit of swimming for both sport and recreation. • The Swimming Nature programme develops a student’s sense of balance, rhythm, timing and coordination. • The Swimming Nature programmes are regularly revised by the company’s Founder and bio – mechanists in the sport of swimming. • Swimming Nature students show improved fitness, concentration skills, coordination and self- confidence. • Swimming Nature’s aim is to develop children who can make a worthwhile contribution to society, leading fit and healthy lives.

The Danger of Learning to Swim
By Eduardo Ferré
The lives of many children are at risk through swimming tuition based on dangerously incorrect teaching methods. Large class sizes, insufficient lessons and a worrying emphasis on distance...
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What Stroke Should be Taught First?
By Ross Sanders
Speedy Ray is an extraterrestrial character currently visiting earth with a mission to teach Earthlings to swim. His host on Earth is the imaginative Eduardo Ferre, founder of 'Swimming Nature'...
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One in Three Children Leave Primary School Unable to Swim

Hundreds of thousands of children leave primary school every year unable to swim properly, according to a survey published today...
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