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Episode 12: How to Back Float | Orca Swim School

Episode 12: How To Float On Your Back

  • December 18, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Tips
  • Back Float, online classes, Student, Swimming, Technique, Tips

In your past visits to pools, you might have seen people floating on their backs – content and at peace – as if on a cloud. Maybe you…

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Episode 11: Learn Kicking For Swimming | Orca Swim School

Episode 11: Learn Kicking For Swimming

  • December 11, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Tips
  • Education, Learning, Student, Swimming, Technique, Tips

How do you use your legs? If you’re like most of our students, you are probably thinking, “It’s about time”.  You are right – the beginning class does…

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Episode 10: How to be a Confident Swimmer | Orca Swim School

Episode 10: How to be a Confident Swimmer

  • December 4, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Tips
  • Education, Learning, Student, Technique, Tips

Episode 10: How to be a Confident Swimmer This weekend the Orca teaching staff plus our much-loved office manager Lynar got together for a whole day of planning…

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Being Comfortable in the Water - Diane's Swim Journey

Being Comfortable in the Water – Diane’s Swim Journey

  • July 20, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Journey
  • Education, Learning, Mindfulness, Student, Swim Journey

Being Comfortable In Water During our initial consultation, Diane expressed her interest in registering with Orca Swim School and wanting to start swim lessons.  Her goal was to…

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Noressa's Swim Journey | Orca Swim School

Noressa’s Swim Journey

  • April 24, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Mindfulness
  • Learning, Mindfulness, Student, Swim Journey

‘Drowning Calmly’ to Swimming between Islands with Joy “I thought these swim lessons would teach me to ‘drown calmly.’ ”  This is what Noressa told me at our…

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Learn to Trust Yourself | Orca Swim School

Adult Learning to Swim Requires Trust

  • March 20, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Safety
  • Education, Learning, online classes, Student, Swimming, Tips

When I was 4-6 years old my mom dutifully took my sister and me to the local pool to learn to swim.  We got into a small section…

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Inspiring People to Learn to Swim

  • February 23, 2019
  • Cori Myka
  • Latest News
  • John Legend, Learning, Student, Swimming
John Legend Admits He’s Taking Swimming Lessons And Gets All The Love From Fans Singer John Legend tweeted he can't swim and he took his first swimming lesson [...]
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Learn to Swim Online | Orca Swim School

Learn to Swim Online

  • December 17, 2018
  • Cori Myka
  • Online Classes
  • Education, Learning, Mindfulness, online classes, Student, Swimming

Learn to Swim Online Learning to swim as an adult can be embarrassing, difficult, confusing or fear-filled.  It is often something we think you learn as a kid. …

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When understanding definitions can save your life | Orca Swim School Insights

When Understanding Definitions Can Save Your Life

  • May 21, 2018
  • Cori Myka
  • Swim Safety
  • Education, Student, Tips

Are you a Swimmer or swimmer?  Do you know the difference and how it could save your life? Perhaps you were a child who grew up with parents…

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