Coaches

Find the best outdoor swimming venues, swimming coaches and guided swims. Search by individual location or coach name, or click a ‘listing type’ link below to see a whole group. Contact us to update your own listing.

Swim Mentoring with Simon Griffiths
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Make the most of the water and become the swimmer you want to be.
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HE AQUATICS Open Water Swimming
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Swim at Bournemouth’s sensational 11km beach, with its year-round hot showers, cafes, wooded chines and vibrant town centre. The perfect place to learn to swim from 100 to 3,000m.
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+44 79 029 25487
Ullswater Swim Place
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Located on the shores of Ullswater - Colin Hill offers open water coaching, training & guided wild swims, boat supported cross lake & length of lake swims. Endless Pool video analysis for stroke improvement.
Inchbaggers Loch Lomond
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Run by two-time Channel swimmer Chris Sifleet, Inchbaggers offers swims around the islands of Loch Lomond ranging from 200m up to 7km, with a focus on encouraging participation for swimmers of all abilities.
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0800 246 5596
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Based in Lincolnshire 100% Swimming provides first class swim coaching for swimmers and triathletes of all abilities who are looking to improve their performance.
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ActiveBlu – Open water coaching in Cumbria
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ActiveBlue offers swim coaching, mentoring and consulting in Cumbria.
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+44 (0)7769 150 154
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Adventures with Emma
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Emma specialises in Coached Swim Sessions and Wild Swim experiences in the heart of the Lake District.
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Caroline Hurley – Swimming Without Barriers
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Swimming Without Barriers has been set up by Caroline Hurley who is deaf and a BSL user. Having faced many barriers herself, her aim is to help break these down. Her passion is to organise gatherings of swimmers with similar disabilities, or those who want to be part of a group to enable them to enjoy swimming without feeling embarrassed, anxious or ashamed of their skills and experience.
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Claire Treliving – Open Water Swim Coach
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Open water coaching, for nervous first timers, aspiring children or athletes training for events.
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Colin Campbell is a qualified swim teacher, lifeguard and open water swim coach. He’s a lifelong swimmer and champion of wild swimming, often writing about the subject and talking about it to anyone who’ll listen! He based in Edinburgh.
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Dip Advisor – Guided Swims, Coaching and Teaching
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Dip Advisor is an outdoor swimming guiding, coaching and teaching business run by Ella Foote.
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07843582078
For Love of Water – Nina Yates
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​For Love Of Water (FLOW) offer sessions in Lymington, Milford on Sea, Steamer point and the Solent. Experienced local Open Water Swim Coach Nina Yates and her safety team provide a variety of open water environments and swim retreats to coach confidence, technique and efficiency.
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Open water swimming coaching in the South West.
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Helen Webster Swim Coaching
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Build your open water swimming confidence and skills with Helen Webster at South West Maritime Academy near Bristol.
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07967 626891
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In The Swim – Rachael Hunter Dunn
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Pool and Open Water swim coaching for both adults and children in Brighton & Hove and surrounding areas.
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James Ewart – Technical Swim Coach
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James is a technical swim coach and video analysis specialist. He coaches at pools in Chichester, Petersfield and London Bridge and in the sea at Bracklesham Bay.

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Jo Good – Gone For A Swim
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Discover the magic of open water swimming with individual or group sessions led by experienced open water swimming coaches based in Southend-on-Sea.
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07968 160055
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Offering Wild Swimming and Open Water Coaching in Goring, Pangbourne and Wallingford.
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Juliette is an Open Water Swimming Coach with The Triathlon Training Team who is passionate about helping people achieve their sporting goals, particularly in those starting their multisport journey.
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Jurassic Coast Swimming – Fay Edgar
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Weekly group coaching sessions held for beginners and intermediates from Bowleaze Cove, Newton's Cove and Weymouth beach. 1-2-1 swim coaching is also available.
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Karen Parnell – Chili Tri
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Explore the amazing lakes and sea swimming locations in Southern Spain with ChiliTri coaching, clinics and camps.
Training for an event?
We have a plan for that!
Phone
+34 616 341 709
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Marianne Johnson – Weightless Swimming
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Marianne Johnson offers a variety of Open Water Swimming Coaching sessions including group and individual sessions for beginners and more advanced open water swimmers.
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Mhorag Murphy – Swim Wild Glasgow
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Mhorag is a professionally qualified and fully insured STA Level 2 open water swimming coach.
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My Swim Pod – Sarah Broadly Swim Coach
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Sarah Broadly offers 1-2-1 Open Water Swim Coaching at the Cotswalds Water Park as well as courses and retreats.
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07917 033670
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Open Minds Active
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Open Minds Active is a social enterprise that promotes positive mental health, wellbeing and togetherness in nature. They offer Open Water Swimming coaching sessions and cold water swimming sessions in the Bristol area.
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