You’d love to really enjoy the water.
You’ve dreamed of….
Floating peacefully without your heart racing and feeling like you’re falling
Swimming confidently without grabbing desperately for the wall
Joining in the fun in the pool with your family and friends, instead of sitting on the side, missing out, pretending you’re fine.
You’ve already tried everything…..
☑️ Swimming lessons that didn’t help and just left you more frustrated
☑️ Well-meaning “just relax” advice that left you feeling more anxious
☑️ Pushing through the fear on your own – hoping it would just disappear
But nothing’s really worked. Nothing’s given you the permanent solution you’ve been looking for.
Whether you call it aquaphobia, water phobia, fear of water, fear of swimming, or just “that panic that takes over the moment I try to float or go in the deep end” – it’s real. And it’s more common than you think.
Maybe you’ve just always felt anxious and uncomfortable in the pool.
Maybe something happened years ago that left you afraid of the water.
Or maybe you just never learned to swim.
Whatever your story – and whatever name you give it – the fear can feel overwhelming.
But it can be unlearned – more easily and quickly than you probably think.
With the right support, a clear method, and small, safe steps, you can overcome it. And I’d love to show you how.
“An incident in a pool when I was 6 years old had left me with a fear of water, if I couldn’t touch the bottom of the pool or sea…my body would tense up, my breathing would become shorter, I’d feel out of control and I’d be frantically looking for a way to the shore or the side of the pool, hoping no one would sense my panic – the feeling was awful, frightening. I tried to overcome it but my embarrassment meant I just started to avoid the water unless I could stay in the shallow end – I hadn’t been in water for over 5 years until my session with Sarah.
From the start, Sarah had told me it was understandable, natural and OK for me to have the fear, she explained I was going to learn to trust the water – I did have tears at the start of my session, I’d got very anxious that I wouldn’t be able to do it, but that first time I went underwater and breathed properly was amazing, it felt natural, my body wasn’t tense and I felt no panic.
The opportunity to practise this with Sarah to guide and encourage me was exactly what I needed to overcome my fear. It’s taken me 52 years to do this but now I have, I am now learning to learn to swim properly with Sarah and to make up for lost water time!”
Chrissy can now swim front crawl in comfort and loves open water swimming in lakes and the sea! Brilliant!
People struggle to stay calm in the water not because they’re doing anything wrong – but because their brain sees the water as dangerous.
The reason? They were never taught the skills that make the water feel safe. Without those skills, your brain believes you’re in danger, so it creates panic to protect you – to get you away from the “danger” (the water) and back to safety (the pool wall).
But here’s the problem: no one tells you this. No one shows you what your brain actually needs to feel calm. So instead of seeing fear for what it really is – a gap in your learning – you blame yourself.
And most advice (and most lessons) try to fix this backwards.
You’re told to get in and push through the fear – when what your brain really needs is to feel safe first.
And as you’ve probably discovered, panic isn’t something you can force your way through.
Trying to float or swim while your brain feels in danger is like trying to learn to drive while you are having a panic attack. It’s just not possible.
Until your brain feels safe, it will keep triggering that fear.
The good news? This fear doesn’t take months or years to fix.
With the right approach, your brain will start to feel safe in just a few minutes.
And that’s when everything else becomes possible.
You don’t need to be braver.
You don’t need more willpower.
You just need a new approach – one that works with your brain, not against it.
That’s exactly what I teach.
I specialise in helping adults overcome their fear of water using a calm, clear, step-by-step method that actually works.
I don’t ask you to “manage” fear or push through panic.
I remove panic completely – by gently teaching your brain the skills it needs to feel safe in the water.
These are the things no one has ever taught you – and they’re the key to stopping panic and building true confidence in the water.
Once your brain learns that you won’t sink…
That you can breathe…
That you can float, stand, and stay in control…
It starts to feel safe – and that’s when everything changes.
The fear fades. The panic stops. And calm begins.
Not at the end of the process – but right at the beginning.
And with every step you take, that calm grows stronger.
This approach works – not because it pushes you harder – but because it removes the reasons you’re afraid.
That’s why it works when nothing else has.
Wherever you’re starting from – and however long you’ve felt afraid – there’s a way forward that’s right for you.
Whether you want to float without panic, stop grabbing the wall, feel safe in deep water, or finally learn to swim… I’ll help you get there.
I’m Sarah Hill, a specialist adult swimming coach, and for nearly ten years I’ve helped hundreds of people stop panic for good and feel calm, free, and confident in the water.
I’ve seen people go from grabbing the wall for safety to floating with ease, gliding through the water, and swimming with confidence.
From heart racing and gasping for breath the moment their feet leave the floor – to staying calm, breathing easily, and feeling fully in control.
From sitting at the edge of the pool, watching their family have fun without them – to joining in, laughing, splashing, and feeling completely at home in the water.
After years of working closely with people just like you, I’ve developed a gentle, practical, and highly effective method that doesn’t involve pushing through fear, managing anxiety, or being thrown into uncomfortable situations. Instead, I teach you how to qyuickly and easily retrain your brain to feel safe in water – so panic doesn’t even get a chance to start.
I understand the emotional toll fear in the water can take. Most of my clients have already tried swimming lessons, followed well-meaning advice, or pushed themselves to “get over it,” but still haven’t found the calm and confidence they’re looking for. That’s not a failure – it simply means they haven’t been given the right tools, with the right support.
This method is the only one of its kind. And it doesn’t just help – it transforms how people experience water, often in just one pool session.
If you’re ready to feel calm, comfortable, and truly free in the water- I’d love to help you get there.
