Swim4Life competition winner announcement
Ella Batchelor, from Essex, has been chosen from hundreds of entries to win Swim4life’s competition to invent a new swimming stroke. The Dolphinella stroke, which was inspired by Ella’s love of dolphins, received more than 1,000 votes from the public, and praise from the ASA and a Loughborough University swimming expert for its use of rhythm and timing, plus its ability to lead to the development of other swimming skills.
The Winner
The Dolphinella - Ella, aged 11
The Dolphinella was inspired by Ella’s love for dolphins. To swim the Dolphinella clasp your hands together and put your arms out in front of you and kick your legs together like a fin. Wiggle your bottom up and down with your legs moving too so that you stay afloat and move forward. Move in bursts of 4 wiggles then pause to breathe and you’ll be swimming around the pool just like a dolphin!