Techniques Swim and Triathlon Coaching Reviews 

I went to Techniques Swim School as an adult non swimmer, afraid of the water but with a desire to learn to swim. I'd had a few false starts with friends trying to teach me and watching YouTube. I had almost given up and this was going to be my last chance. I had to overcome a fear of water, embarrassment, a lack of co-ordination and general panic! Neil breaks everything down and gets you focus on individual components of the swim stroke, such as breathing, arm stroke, leg kick. He gets you to build up one element at a time and also increase your general swimming fitness. Kit such as a pull bouy, snorkel, fins are used to aid your focus on technique. These are the things you just don't do if you try to learn on your own! Neil isn't a miracle worker, you have to put the work in and listen. He encourages you and is extremely positive especially when you struggle with your own motivation during the difficult times! It took me a number of months to learn to swim and I know I would not have achieved this without Technique Swim School.

I visited Neil for help improving my technique. After just one session I think I had already knocked 10s/100m off my pace and was using less strokes. He gave me drills to do focussing on the specific elements of my technique where I needed to make adjustments and over the following months my pace and swim stamina massively improved! I even stopped getting pain in one shoulder as a result of correcting some poor habits.

I'm 26 years old and before starting with Neil I was a complete novice. I couldn't swim a single length.
Having the confidence to go to the public baths & practice was pretty much non-existent.

My girlfriend bought me a swimming analysis with Neil for my birthday and I was sold from there. I knew if I was ever going to conquer my fear of the water and get me moving this was the guy to help.

I've been going to Neils sessions once a week for about 6 months now and I'm thrilled to say I can swim 4-5 lengths without stopping. I never thought I'd get to this stage & I'm looking forward to making more improvement.

The sessions themselves are very welcoming, Neils clear when explaining & demonstrating yet pushes everyone to their limits. Can't recommend Neil enough.

As a semi- decent swimmer in my younger days I thought my technique was solid but within 10 minutes Neil had spotted some things I could improve and having seen the video evidence I could see his point of view. Changes made to catch and pull and after a couple of days practice my pace per 100m had improved by nearly 15 seconds. Highly recommended for anyone new to swimming or experienced swimmers that just need a tweak or two and everyone in between. Great coach who explains things in easy to understand language. Give Neil a go as you won’t regret it.

I am 48 and could only swim breast stroke and i have done triathlons like this, coming to Neil as he was recommended and has not disappointed at all, i now swim front crawl and with the drills,techiques and tests he gives me and video analysis I am getting better (well I think so haha) but REALLY enjoying it, he's patient and informative,, A1 thanks ;)

As a late starter in my mid 50s to front crawl I was never going to breaking any records! After a few years and a several different coaches with a variety of techniques I was frustrated that I could still not get my average speed for 100m below 2mins
I turned to Neil and gave him the challenge of getting my average swim speed to 2 mins for 100m
After a single video analysis, a few correctional drills and some practice I’m pleased to say I am now consistently below 2 mins/100m…. Better still, it’s a lot less effort so he has also improved my swim efficiency too!!!
He is an outstanding and diligent coach, with a proven track record. Absolutely no hesitation in recommending his services.

I have been swimming with Neil for a number of years. I started off swimming with my head above the water. He has helped me to improve week after week . I am now in the fitness lane being pushed all the time by Neil.😁 nice and friendly atmosphere. Shaun

I started swimming with Neil to learn technique as I couldn’t swim crawl, only breaststroke. Who knew there would be so much to learn?!

He’s been encouraging and patient and got me from not being able to swim a length to swimming the length of Coniston in a relatively short space of time. That wasn’t something I ever thought I’d be capable of.

I would definitely recommend him to both non swimmers and triathletes alike. He always works us hard but I can definitely see results.

I have been swimming for a number of years in various distance triathlons. Recently I started to see a drop in my performance. I had a 1 to 1 video analysis session with Neil to try and identify where we could improve my stroke. Neil was quick to identify an area for improvement and set me some specific drills to undertake. After several weeks for following the drills my swim speed is improving and i recently broke my PB for an Ironman distance race swim. Neil was really helpful and has contacted me since the session to check on progress. I would highly recommend Neil, not only if you are new to swimming but also to help continuous development of seasoned swimmers. Neil has a great manner and always ensures that you understand his instructions so that you are clear on what you need to do.

Was a little nervous about going to my first session but Neil quickly put me at ease in the pool. I was looking to increase my distance without burning out after 200 / 300m. Amazingly this happened in my first few weeks with changes to my breathing and stroke technique. I am Comfortably doing 1.5km to 2km a session after 3 months and got my 400m sub 8 mins from over 12 mins.
Won’t lie the drills are tough and take time to get use to but with hands on in the water, video recording of your technique and 1 to 1 coaching this helps you progress. There is great camaraderie with all the swimmers and the cool down races are very competitive 😆
Would highly recommend Neil for improvement at all levels of swimming from complete novice to advanced looking to eek out better times.

I joined to improve my speed and technique after entering numerous triathlons. These have massively been improved and since joining I've knocked nearly 3 minutes off my 400m time. My confidence has also improved and this has enabled me compete in numerous full distance traithlons with more to come. 100% recommend to any level of swimmer.

I can't recommend Neil highly enough. I could swim before I went to his lessons but couldn't do more than a couple of lengths of front crawl without gasping for breath. I went to Neil's technique class for quite a few months and on my last 'long swim' I did over 100 lengths in an hour. He teaches you the correct technique and points out where you are going wrong. He is very patient and you never feel silly asking questions. I continue to go to his fitness lane class now which I find hard but it has definitely improved my fitness - even my running has got faster!

With Coach Neil's enthusiasm and support i went from barely swimming a length to completing my first half ironman in open water. There are swimmers of all ability's but everyone is so friendly and welcoming. Can't recommend this highly enough.

Neil has taught me swimming for c.9 months, and during this time I have seen an improvement in my technique that I could only dream off (I could swim but with a very poor technique when I joined). Still lots of work to do but Neil’s patience, knowledge and hard work in teaching me has definitely paid off. He will tailor sessions to your particular issues and come up with novel ways for you to practice - and overcome - an area of weakness. Whatever you’re standard of swimming I would not hesitate to recommend Neil.