IN WATER OUR NATURAL SURVIVAL INSTINCTS CAUSE US TO LIFT OUR HEADS AND MOVE OUR LIMBS IN WAYS THAT WASTE ENERGY AND CAN LEAVE US FEELING EXHAUSTED, THE AVERAGE HUMAN SWIMMER CONVERTS JUST 3% OF ENERGY AND POWER INTO FORWARD MOTION. CONVENTIONAL TEACHING METHODS THAT FOCUS ON KICKING AND PULLING, FURTHER REINFORCE OUR INHERENT AWKWARDNESS IN THE WATER.
I teach students how to co-operate with the water, understand how to co-ordinate and connect with your whole body and create movement patterns to move through the water rather than work against it.
Swimming is an essential life skill,
but unlike aquatic mammals swimming efficiently isn’t encoded into our DNA.
Breaking swimming down into simple steps, students engage both body and mind to swim with more ease, efficiency and speed.
This allows each student to learn great swimming technique right from the start and gives them the knowledge and understanding to become their own best coach.
Learning to swim with ease and efficiency can feel transformative for all of us. Helen shares her experience of the one day workshop she attended to improve her freestyle [...]
My first Private Group with SwimTrek – Lycian Way, Turkey 21st – 27th July 2025 This first private trip with SwimTrek was everything I had hoped for and MORE, [...]
Adults get Technique SwimFit It has been my goal to get an Adult Technique SwimFit group off the ground, a place to train your technique, swim mindfully focussing on improvements, [...]
Really enjoying challenging my body to change ingrained muscle memory using excellent, clear guidance.
Michelle AyrtonI attended the Technique SwimFit sessions with the goal of improving my freestyle breathing technique and stamina. I took swimming lessons as a child but hadn't swam consistently for +10 years, until earlier this year when I started swimming at a lake (almost always breaststroke) where I first met Susan who recommended I try the Technique SwimFit sessions. The sessions are highly technical with short feedback loops, and I found my mind being worked more than my muscles! We always start outside the pool and go over the movements of the session before getting in, and Susan encourages us to engage, fail and realise (together) why we swim with particular patterns and technique. It's a rewarding process and generates a community-feel between us all that isn't daunting/embarrassing. By the end of the session block, my stamina had drastically improved and I can get my breathing right (when I'm focusing on that alone!) - and I also improved in so many other areas that I had no idea about e.g. lat engagement, arm entry/exit, hip drive. I am amazed how technical freestyle is and Susan is best placed to teach this. As much as I have improved my swimming technique, my greatest takeaway is that I've fallen in love with swimming. Susan is both encouraging and inspiring, and I can't recommend these sessions highly enough.
TobiasSusan is an excellent coach. Highly recommended!
David MillsSusan's workshops are brilliant. She builds up your technique through each session. Thank you so much Susan!
Chris ToumazouI have had swimming coaching from a number of people, ranging through literally pushing me in the pool and stamping on my fingers when I tried to get out, to shouting from poolside that my leg action was all wrong, without saying why it was wrong, or how to improve. Working with Susan is the polar opposite of these approaches. She is supportive, patient and practical. Having the video feedback, along with her getting in the water to demonstrate techniques unlocks those critical understsndings that lead to improvement. I am enjoying my swimming so much more now and will go to more of Susan's workshops to keep the momentum of improvement going.
Martin Powers
