Alvin

The interesting question is not how deep a human can dive, but why depth is dangerous. Pressure, gas and consciousness — explained without any encouragement to try it.

Most of us train in a busy lane with no pace clock. How to get faster anyway, and what the pool you use is quietly costing you.

Not every place you can swim in Singapore is watched. A coach explains where lifeguard cover exists, what guards can and cannot do, and how to choose a supervised pool.

Singapore has a lot of coastline and very few places you should swim in it. Where open water swimming happens, and how to prepare in a pool.

Most swimming resolutions die in the third week. Not from lack of willpower — from goals that were never measurable in the first place. A coach explains how to set one that survives.

Ironman, 70.3, Olympic, sprint. The distances are simple. Choosing the right first one is not, and the swim leg is where most newcomers get it wrong. A coach’s guide to picking sensibly.