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water safety skills your baby learns without you realising

While it's important to teach your child swimming and water safety skills, there are some things that your baby can learn without you even realizing it.

Rebecca Adlington

2 mins read

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our top 5 tips to get you and your baby into the water

Taking your little one to the pool for the first time can be a daunting experience. Even the most confident swimming parents are never quite sure how their children are going to react to being in the water.

Rebecca Adlington

4 mins read

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do you know your water safety flags?

Water safety flags are used to communicate the current water conditions to beach-goers and swimmers.

Rebecca Adlington

1 min read

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an interview with Steve Parry MBE

Going into the Games I believed I had a real chance, it’s what you train your entire life for, so if you didn’t think you could win something you wouldn’t be training on Christmas Day and every other day of the year.

Rebecca Adlington

3 mins read

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a look back on 2012 london olympics with Becky Adlington

The London 2012 Olympics was one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) sporting events of our generation.

Braxston Timm

2 mins read

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8 things to remember when on holiday

No matter when you are going on holiday this year, we thought we’d share some tips about staying safe on the beach while you’re having fun in the sun.