classic style

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.

Floating is not a party trick. It is what keeps you alive when you are tired, out of your depth, and too far from the side. Here is how to learn it properly.

Plenty of parents at Wild Wild Wet Singapore cannot swim themselves. That is more common than anyone admits, and it changes how you should plan the day. A coach explains how to supervise safely.

A water park is not a swimming pool, and a wristband is not a swimming lesson. A coach’s guide to which Sentosa Adventure Cove attractions need real water competence, and which do not.