The Art of Swimming

You must have at some point in your life seen a swimmer who moves fluidly and without resistance through the water. The idea of moving easily in water intrigues you, but there seems to be a limit in your progress. Maybe you are an advanced swimmer but your workouts seem repetitive and lifeless. Perhaps you never learned how to swim, or were unlucky enough to have a traumatic experience in water early in your life.

I teach an individualized approach to swimming based on making friends with the water, healthy alignment, and easeful breathing. I'm a former collegiate water polo player who after a serious injury in my mid-20s, could not swim more than a lap or two because of pain. I had to re-teach myself how to swim using the Alexander Technique with a minimum amount of extra strain or inefficiency. I am happy to report that I'm again able to swim long distances, now with a quality of fluidity, presence, and joy that had eluded me for years.

I don't just talk from the pool deck. I value hands-on instruction and teach a step-by-step approach to learning the strokes that is fun and in-depth. There's an art to it, and that's what will keep you coming back to the water for the rest of your life.

Due to limited access to pools during the pandemic, I am currently not able to regularly teach in NYC or Westchester at my usual facilities. I am hoping that in Spring/Summer 2022 to be teaching the Art of Swimming again in NYC and Westchester.