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• Noodle Pillow Back Float – A noodle under the shoulders gives nervous swimmers a supported back float.

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Used this with my Stage 3 group today – shortening the distance for the two less confident swimmers kept everyone moving.

Good warm-up. I shortened it to about four minutes and finished with a race to stand up safely.

Worked well with a nervous group. I kept a hand near the back of their heads for the first go and they relaxed much faster than with a float.

Used this with my Stage 2 class today. The two less confident swimmers struggled at first, but a noodle under their shoulders worked really well and they were floating on their own by the end.