Front Crawl Workshops, 1-2-1 Swim Lessons, Breathwork for Swimmers, SwimTech Club, Open Water Swimming Coaching
Front Crawl Fundamentals Workshops
I run Front Crawl Workshops near Gatwick in West Sussex with another SwimMastery Coach, Pam Adams from SwimInMotion. We teach the fundamental skills needed to swim front crawl with more ease, for longer or faster, depending on your goal.
To ensure swimmers have enough time to learn and practice correct and safe swim movements, we break down the fundamental skills, offering a Level 1 and Level 2 Workshop over two days. If you book both levels at the same time, there is a 20% discount on the Level 2 Workshop.
Next Level 1 Workshop: 21st Feb 2026, £200
Next Level 2 Workshop: 22nd Feb 2026, £200
Balcombe (nr Gatwick), Sussex, RH17 6FN
9am - 5pm
1-2-1 Swim Lessons
As a SwimMastery coach, I use principles based on human biomechanics, physics, and neuroscience, helping swimmers how to learn effectively and to learn to work with the water rather than fight it.
Efficient breathing mechanics is absolutely critical in swimming to oxygenate your body properly, use minimal effort to breathe and to maintain a focused and calm mind so the swimmer can really tune into their body.
I use video analysis in every lesson as I believe it is an integral part of learning, giving the swimmer immediate feedback on their swim movements. Following the lesson, you are sent annotated video clips and a summary to support your swim practice.
I teach 1-2-1 swim technique lessons with video analysis in a small private indoor pool on Ashdown Forest, near Uckfield, TN22 3PG.
I offer:
1-2-1 a 90 minute Initial Swim Assessment with video analysis for new clients.
1-2-1 swim lessons with video analysis for 60/45/30 minutes
Block of 6 swim lessons with video analysis.
Breathing Re-training for Swimmers Workshops
I run "Find Your Flow: Breathwork for Swimmers" workshops at a private 25m pool near Gatwick in West Sussex with Kath Lambert from Swim+Tonic.
It is estimated that 90% of the general population has some form of dysfunctional breathing. A recent research study showed that 90% of nearly 2000 athletes had dysfunctional breathing patterns.
If our breathing is sub-optimal in some way at rest, this will impact how we breathe during physical exercise.
This unique workshop explores your daily breathing patterns and how these may be impacting not only your swimming, but your sleep and general health. We work on your breathing in and out of the pool to learn more efficient breathing patterns.
Next workshop is: Saturday 28th February 2026, £189
Balcombe (nr Gatwick) Sussex, RH17 6FN
10.30am - 5pm
SwimTech Club
Adult Weekly Guided Practice
These weekly sessions focus heavily on improving front crawl technique for adults, following Swim Mastery principles, whilst also working on fitness. Short video clips are sometimes taken to give live technique feedback. We sometimes work on other strokes, which may be new for some swimmers but are good for cross training.
Many swimmers are also open water swimmers or would like to start open water swimming, therefore we also build in open water skills in some sessions to prepare for open water events or build confidence for open water swimming.
We learn to count strokes and vary tempo using a Finis Tempo Trainer Pro. This not only trains multiple systems: neural, metabolic, muscular and mental, but is the smart way to work on speed and efficiency.
Swimmers like the social aspect of the group and a key ingredient is FUN! In the summer months we plan some open water swims together and some of us enter open water events together. There may also be the occasional pub visit after a training session!
Mondays @ 7.30pm-8.30pm
Brantridge Park
Balcombe
RH17 6FN
Next 8 week block starting Monday 2nd Feb 2026, £128
£22 per session for pay-as-you-go
Open Water Swimming Coaching
During the summer months, I offer swim coaching sessions in open water to help you build confidence if you are new to it, or to work on swim technique or race skills with triathletes of all ages.
I offer 1-2-1 and group open water sessions at WeirWood Reservoir in East Sussex.
I also started the Flushed Dippers swimming group at WeirWood to introduce peri- to post-menopausal women to the benefits of open water swimming. I hope to continue these sessions next summer (2026).
I can also offer 1-2-1/small group cold water/winter swimming introductory sessions on request. Also see my Contrast Therapy page for cold water therapy options.
Please email me for more information or if you have any questions: