Starting point
Getting comfortable
For anyone new to the water, or coming back after time away.
- Feeling safe and settled in the pool
- Breathing, floating and submerging
- First independent movements
- Building trust and enjoyment
Lessons
Lessons built around the swimmer in front of me.
I don't teach by age group or rigid ability bands. Every lesson is 1-to-1 or 2-to-1 in my private heated pool in Kenley, and the plan is simple: whatever the most logical next step is for your child's swimming, that's what we work on next — based on my professional judgement, lesson by lesson.
Next step
Swimming independently
Turning early confidence into real, unaided swimming.
- First unaided widths and lengths
- Front and back movement with control
- Rhythmic breathing
- Treading water and self-rescue
Going further
Refining technique
For swimmers ready to develop stroke, stamina and efficiency.
- All four strokes refined
- Turns, streamlining and pacing
- Endurance and fitness
- Pre-competitive technique if wanted
How a lesson works
Warm water. Real attention. Clear plan.
1 · Welcome and warm-up
Every child settles in, revisits recent milestones and warms up in the water.
2 · Focused teaching
Two or three specific skills per lesson, taught with clear demonstrations and repetition.
3 · Fun and consolidation
A playful finish that locks in the new skill and keeps children wanting more.
4 · Parent update
A quick summary at the end so you know what's next.