Most of us learn to swim when we’re teeny little children. You can probably distinctly remember flapping about in the shallow end with florescent orange arm bands on and a nose plug in, Mum or Dad nearby encouraging you to ‘kick your legs! Kick your legs!’ If that experience didn’t scar you for life, then keep reading because swimming is one of the best ways to keep fit and have fun at the same time by yourself, with friends or with family!

Professional swimmer or not, you’re going to require the same things. Swimwear, goggles, caps - and if you’re a particular scaredy-cat in the water, floats and inflatables. Unless, of course, you’re planning a holiday and want to spend it in the lap of luxury, floating about on a sunshine yellow inflatable duck, you lucky thing.