Efficient Open Water Training From Efficient Endurance

Structured programming and personal guidance from a Level 3 Senior Coach, molded around your life and remove the uncertainty from your preparation.

When you are preparing for a long-distance open water swim, there is little room for error. Balancing your targeted pool volume and stroke efficiency with a demanding career often leaves you facing deep physical fatigue and constant second-guessing. Without an objective outside eye, it is easy to train with uncertainty—unsure if your extended endurance sets are building your swimming stamina or simply overloading your shoulders.

Drawing on my 14 years of coaching experience and my background as a British Swimming Level 3 Senior Swimming Coach, I replace that uncertainty with a clear, structured partnership.

We manage your weekly training volume and recovery blocks around your professional calendar, taking the planning burden entirely off your mind. Through consistent contact and progress reviews, we work side-by-side to ensure you arrive at the water’s edge healthy, relaxed, and fully prepared to execute your pacing strategy, manage your sighting, and handle your feeding over the distance.

Why Your ambition might be stunting your progression

Many open water swimmers preparing for long-distance endurance events fall into the trap of simply smashing out continuous, unstructured yards every session. Without an experienced coach to structure your training around your career and lifestyle, your preparation can quickly lead to:

Logistical Friction: Squeezing high-volume pool sessions and open water swims around public lane timetables or demanding work commitments. Without a precise plan, you end up doing arbitrary continuous swims or trying to adjust your session on the fly based on lane crowding, meaning your training lacks the specific structure needed to build true distance endurance.
Fading in the Later Stages: Spending months training hard only to see your pace drop and your stroke fall apart during the final kilometres of your swim. This happens because your unguided sessions lacked the structured pacing discipline and targeted fatigue management required to hold your stroke mechanics together when fighting open water conditions or cumulative exhaustion.
Shoulder and Neck Overuse: Pushing through early signs of shoulder stiffness or neck strain from sighting because you feel you must hit a high weekly yardage to survive the distance. This unchecked loading often leads to a forced lay-off or severe discomfort just as you should be tapering for your event.
The Mental Echo Chamber: Over-analysing your lane times, stroke counts, and open water conditions entirely on your own. Without an objective coach to review your training logs and validate your progress, it is easy to let doubt creep in, leaving you anxious about your capability before you even step into the water.

Karina - 1:1 Coached Athlete

“Really lovely to meet you and I really appreciated my swimming lesson …

I am really pleased to have you in my swim squad”

Stats: Completed Coniston Water 5.25 Mile Swim in 3 Hours 30 Minutes

Training Built Around You

How We Work Together

Strategic Phase Planning: We reverse-engineer your target swim to break the months ahead into distinct training blocks. Backed by over a decade of technical swim coaching, I help you transition methodically from building a solid aerobic foundation in the pool to executing open water acclimatisation, sighting practice, and distance-specific pacing, ensuring your preparation remains entirely realistic around your personal commitments.
Precision Programming: Your workouts are mapped out in TrainingPeaks based exactly on your available training windows. Applying my qualifications as a Level 3 Senior Coach, I establish clear pace and effort zones tailored to your aerobic capacity and threshold development, adjusting your weekly yardage based on how your body is adapting and recovering.
Dynamic Load Management: We manage your training load side-by-side through regular WhatsApp contact and formal weekly reviews. When professional travel or family schedules shift, we adapt the workouts together so you never have to guess how to safely modify a critical long pool set or an essential open water session on your own.
Collaborative Progress Reviews: We look far beyond the lane times and data graphs on your screen. Our check-ins focus on how you actually felt during a swim, how your shoulders and neck are holding up, your energy levels around a busy working week, and your overall well-being. Having a dedicated coach to talk through your training notes provides an objective, reassuring sounding board, helping you stay clear-headed, motivated, and confident as you progress toward your goal.

2 Week Free Trial and Unlimited Coach Contact As Standard

Trust takes time and we understand that. It’s why we offer everyone 2 weeks free coaching before any payment.

We also offer unlimited Coach Contact as standard. Why should you be limited to only having a discussion once a week?

EXECUTE ON RACE DAY

The ultimate goal of our partnership is to remove the pressure and isolation that often comes with training for a long-distance open water swim. Working together means you have an experienced coach in your corner to listen, understand your weekly routines, and guide you through the real-world challenges of your build-up. Whether you need a trusted sounding board after a demanding week at work, reassurance when balancing fatigue, or guidance to keep your effort in perspective during a challenging endurance set, I am here to support you.

When you have consistent, one-to-one contact with a coach who holds the highest level of UK swimming credentials and genuinely understands your lifestyle, the anxiety around your preparation disappears. Sharing this progression side-by-side ensures you arrive at the water’s edge feeling calm, supported, and completely ready to execute your swim, knowing every block of training has been tailored to you as an individual.

If you are ready to see how a personal, relationship-led coaching approach can support your goals, the next step is a brief introductory call.

£ 120 per month

Personalised training plan
Regular feedback & accountability
Message your coach anytime
Free in-person sessions (e.g. Flexibility, Swim Technique, Nutrition and more based on community needs)
20% off for multiple family members