Feedback from our Course attendees

Dear all,

Just wanted to say thankyou for all your help with my swimming. I did my first Olympic tri at MK at the w/e, and was so chuffed to do the swim in 23minutes 25seconds. My overall time was 2hr 32minutes 30seconds.

So delighted, clearly the doggy paddle is doing something (which is good as the street cred hasn't recovered!)

Will definately be back for more.
Thanks again."
- Candice

"I just wanted to thank you very much for letting me participate in last Saturday's session. I really enjoyed it and I'm sure it will improve my swimming!

All the things that Jon has been telling me about the coaches are obviously true, I'm also really glad that you're both helping him out. His swimming has greatly improved since he did that course after Furzefield and has been doing the Wednesday night sessions in Seven Kings. Not only that, he really enjoys them too!"
- Sasha

"Thanks heaps for all the help over the last few weeks - it has been really great to get some swimming done and get a bit more confidence in the open water. You guys offer a great service and I will recommend you to anyone I can..."
- Charles

"Matt here - I was at two of your courses, one at the back end of last year and the other at start of this year. I have just had the time to analyse both of the DVDs you sent me following the completion of an 8 week course and I thought I'd share this with you.

Here are the results of my first four lengths following Course 1:
Time
100m ( ish ) - 1.58
Average stroke count per length - 41

Following Course 2:
Time
100 ( ish ) - 1.39
Average stroke count per length - 32

So an impressive results which is obviously due to the development of a far superior stroke and only occurred over one eight week period. And I wasn't really practising on my own!"
- Matt

"Thanks for the swim critique, dvd and the countless tips and encouragement over the Wednesday night course. The course has injected me with new found confidence in my swimming and helped tremendously towards my goal of completing the full London triathlon in a couple of weeks time. My pool based 1500m time has come down from struggling to do it in over 41 minutes to a (relatively!) comfortable time under 38 minutes, I hope to get this down even more over the next few weeks. Look forward to seeing you all soon at events in the future!"
- Howard

"Thanks for your email, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed last night's session, please pass my thanks on to Dawn. Swimming has always been quite difficult for me and because I haven't really enjoyed it in the past I haven't spent as much time as I should on the discipline. After last nights session I feel really motivated to do so much better.

Look forward to seeing you all next week.
Best regards."
- Brian

"Had a good session tonight in the last course 8 Swim for Tri session. Great first experience of what drafting and being bashed around by stronger swimmers feels like. I have benefited so much from the Swim for Tri sessions. Before I started the course I had swum a few 400m sets and 1 x 800m set but now I am swimming 1 mile sets with relative comfort in pools and the Tooting Bec Lido. Wanting to keep this improvement going I have also now signed up to course 8A ie the next batch of Weds sessions."
- Russell

"Just a short note to explain that on Tuesday evening I managed to swim a Mile!!! Something that seemed impossible 5 weeks ago.

Thanks to all for your coaching so far.
Regards"
- David

"Thanks for the excellent session on Saturday - I really enjoyed the swim and the relaxed approach. I felt great the whole weekend!"
- Charles

"I really enjoyed Saturday, although I was exhausted and fell asleep Saturday afternoon! Meeting the others taking part and chatting to experienced triathletes about the races I've entered also helped with some of the nerves about swimming in Lakes and Docks rather than a nice clean swimming pools.

Thanks for all your help on Saturday."
- Barbara

"First of all a HUGE thank you to all of you for helping me to get it RIGHT! After struggling without an eye to oversee & a voice to encourage most of the time it was ab fab; love learning & I am doing my best to change those old habits...so watch out for a better streamlined Sue - might even fit into a smaller cossie one day as a bonus (I do like my food so the exercise is slowly & carefully being increased...not the portions!). Was impressed by how quickly, & accurately, you all analysed our strengths & weaknesses but more importantly by the personal (humane?!) enthusiastic & practical way it was communicated...& with a lively sense of humour.

Thanks again."
- Sue

"I really enjoyed Saturday - thanks so much to you and your team - it was an excellent day.
I have been practising my drills this morning - and getting very strange looks from other swimmers as I had my fins on!

Thanks for your help."
- Hazel

"This is an email to say thank you so much for your help at the session last night, you have no idea how so very very much it was appreciated!

Thanks again and see you next week.
Best regards"
- Melissa

"The DVD arrived yesterday - what an excellent training guide thanks."
- John

"Guys, thanks very much for a great course. Have lowered the stroke count and learned a lot. Thanks for showing me I wasn't such a smooth swimmer after all! I'll be back once I've put it all into practice over the season and once I've got more time to dedicate, hopefully in the autumn.

Thanks again."
- Rob

"Thanks for the course it was the best £130 have spent in a long time.
Whilst I haven't fixed all my swim problems at least I now know what I'm doing wrong and what to do to fix them.

Thanks again."
- Andrew

"Hi, hope you're doing well.
Did my first event on Monday, and kept up a comfortable 1:45 pace, I could hear you coaching in my ears as I swam along. So thanks a lot for all the good advice you gave me, it really does work.
Now do you know anything about cycling...

Thanks again."
- Graham

"I haven't seen you since I bought my DVD player and finally got round to watching the DVD which is excellent. Seeing the drills done properly makes such a difference. I watch it before I go off for my session - it's definitely helped a great deal.
I'm looking forward to the last 2 sessions.

Thanks."
- John