Triathlon Swimming

Can you cycle and run for miles but struggle to swim without stress and exhaustion?

You’re not alone, many successful athletes find that swimming can make them feel unfit, uncoordinated and frustrated.

Swimming should be easy, not exhausting!

The good news is that swimming doesn’t have to be a slog, our triathlon swimming lessons have helped hundreds of triathletes of all swimming backgrounds, including beginners, learn to swim smarter better and faster without stress or injury and without spending hours swimming endless boring lengths!

The problem – swimming is different!

Are you spending tedious hours swimming laborious lengths with kickboards and pull buoys but seeing very little improvement?

It doesn’t seem to make sense – after all, time on your feet and time in the seat help your improve your running and cycling. Why not for swimming? It’s because water is a completely different medium from air and so the rules are different. If you try to improve by swimming more and harder (an approach that comes naturally for cyclists or runners), you’ll mainly make your “struggling skills” more permanent; you’ll be a fitter flailer, but still not a good swimmer.

The solution – learn to swim smarter!

Unless you are an elite athlete, your smartest goal on the swim leg is to exit the water with a low heart rate; the swim leg is so short in comparison to the bike and run that a speedier swim, by itself, won’t make a significant difference in a race that can last for hours. If you do work hard enough to pick up a few minutes in the swim, that effort can easily cost you many minutes back on land.

Energy is your most precious commodity in triathlon, learning to save energy on the swim—to ‘spend’ on the bike and run—will repay you many times over.

Triathlon Swimming lessons

Our triathlon swimming lessons use the Total Immersion swimming technique – a step-by-step approach that will quickly get you balanced, streamlined and swimming with maximum efficiency – you’ll swim faster whilst saving energy for the bike and run. We’ll show you how practicing swimming in a completely different way from how you train for the other two disciplines can hugely improve your performance, potential, and fulfilment in triathlon.

Our private 1:1 90-minute introductory lesson starts with an in-depth video analysis of your stroke, we’ll work alongside you in the pool using drills and focal points specific to your needs with ongoing video playback and hands on correction when required. After each session we’ll send you a selection of analysed and annotated videos along with a personalised practice plan to help you quickly master the skills taught.

If you want to see super-quick progress, we offer great value packages of 5 lessons and regularly schedule small group day workshops and front crawl courses

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“I attended a 1:1 swim clinic with Sarah at Swimmingly and it has been the most valuable, rewarding and enjoyable few hours spent on my swimming technique. The transformation in my stroke based on only a few key adjustments and focus points are quite unbelievable! Sarah is an excellent coach who was able to both demonstrate and explain everything to me in very clear, visual terms. I have understood more about my swimming technique in one session today, than in years of inconsistent coaching. I feel so much happier and confident about my swimming. I cannot recommend Sarah at Swimmingly highly enough”

“If you're looking for a triathlon swimming coach, this is the place. If you put in the practice, Sarah will have you swimming effortlessly for hours on end, literally”

“A fantastic first session with Sarah today, very informative, productive and enjoyable. As a GB Age Group Triathlete there were many 'light bulb' moments that made me realise my swimming can and will be much more efficient and faster with Sarah’s help. Very excited to learn more from a passionate coach”

“Sarah is a star. The videoing of my stroke was a revelation, and the simple drills that she showed me were easy to follow, and have been making a difference already! My swim times are already coming down and I am no longer gasping for air and exhausted. I’ll be back for more…highly recommended!”

“Just had my first lesson with Sarah today and I really enjoyed it. In just an hour I was swimming in a more relaxed and efficient style.”

“Just wanted to let you know that I finished my Ironman and I can’t believe I’m saying this but I actually enjoyed the swim! Felt so relaxed, no stress, no breathlessness and had plenty left in the tank for the bike and run. Brilliant – thank you Swimmingly!”

“My swimming improvement has felt static for a while but after my lessons with Swimmingly my stroke is faster and I can maintain longer distances whilst also being much more relaxed and balanced. With my videos and practice plan I now have a clear path as to what to work on to kick to the next level. Very exciting, thank you”