It’s getting towards the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018. It’s been an exciting year at Dolphin Academy because we launched our new Mermaid Swimming Classes and Aquanatal Yoga Classes. We wanted to take the opportunity to tell you about some exciting things we have planned in the lead up to Christmas and […]
We teach learners of all ages to swim and it probably won’t surprise you to find out that we teach some of our learners in private one-to-one swimming lessons. People might prefer one-to-one sessions rather than group sessions for a lot of reasons: they might want to get the entire attention of one of our […]
So, we’ve mentioned in a previous blog that mermaid swimming is quite an intensive exercise that depends on the dolphin kick and good synchronization skills. What this means in practice is that full-blown mermaid swimming isn’t a safe option for our swimmers that are early in their learning journey. However, we don’t think swimming ability […]
The new school year has just started and your young loved ones are off to school! For some it will be their first day ever and for others it will be another exciting year. Whatever their age, you might be wondering if you should sign your child up for some extracurricular activities to compliment the […]
At Dolphin Academy we meet different people with a range of attitudes and experiences to the sport. We often meet learners that, to different degrees, have a fear of water and swimming. Without delving into the causes of peoples’ fear, there is almost always things that can be done to lessen fear of water. If […]
Mermaids are magical! Who hasn’t watched Ariel in Disney’s the Little Mermaid and thought that being a mermaid looks fun? Mermaiding (pretending to a be a mermaid) and Mermaid swimming have recently experienced a boom in popularity thanks to new fish-fin costumes and props. So, if you’ve ever wanted to escape into the world of […]
We often get asked if you should bring swimming goggles at your first swimming lessons. It might seem an easy question to answer but it’s different from person to person and it depends on your confidence in the water, personal preference and a range of other things. We want to give you the best learn-to-swim […]
Sometimes when a learner or a learner’s parent/guardian contacts us about learning to swim there’s a bit of urgency involved. Summer is just around the corner and our jet-setting swimmers have flights booked to their sunny seaside destination of choice: Costa del Sol, the French Riviera, Sunny Beach, Phuket, Bali – the list goes on. […]
The staff at Dolphin Academy have been swimming for years. In fact, we love swimming so much, we turned it into our job and started offering swimming lessons professionally. As fun as it is (and it’s really fun!), swimming isn’t just about enjoyment – it’s about competition, self-esteem and health; it’s the best exercise we […]