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I was excited to join the first session, I was already convinced that the set up was going to be fun and helpful, and it was great. The other swimmers... read more are all really nice and friendly and Susan brings a lot of energy and makes it fun. The sessions have been transformational for my swimming. Just a few changes to positioning and philosophy make a massive difference. Susan started with us on the pool deck getting the basics sorted. These fundamentals are so important, and have opened the door to more stable, more efficient (and hence faster!) swimming.

Susan is an excellent coach and explains everything so well. In just three weeks I have made so much progress. It’s amazing .

Expert swimming coach with infinite patience who explained swimming technique very clearly using spoken and written words, exercises in the pool and video.

I am an avid open water swimmer and never had swimming lessons before, but at 69 years old began to find that I need to work increasingly harder to maintain... read more my times. Susan has effectively rebuilt my stroke and ‘rewired’ my brain to a point that my effort level is dropping and my times improving. Thank you Susan, I am now enjoying my swim sessions more and more.

I am an avid open water swimmer and never had swimming lessons before, but at 69 years old began to find that I need to work increasingly harder to maintain... read more my times. Susan has effectively rebuilt my stroke and ‘rewired’ my brain to a point that my effort level is dropping and my times improving. Thank you Susan, I am now enjoying my swim sessions more and more.

Susan is the best swim coach I’ve ever worked with. She not only explains the science behind what we’re aiming to achieve in the water, but also distils it into... read more clear, practical steps that help you build technique, muscle memory, and the right mindset. I’ve had some excellent instructors over the past few years, but Susan’s depth of knowledge and precision in teaching are on another level. Her expertise is exceptional, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a coach who matches her combination of skill, insight, and results.

I attended the Technique SwimFit sessions with the goal of improving my freestyle breathing technique and stamina. I took swimming lessons as a child but hadn't swam consistently for +10 years,... read more until earlier this year when I started swimming at a lake (almost always breaststroke) where I first met Susan who recommended I try the Technique SwimFit sessions. The sessions are highly technical with short feedback loops, and I found my mind being worked more than my muscles! We always start outside the pool and go over the movements of the session before getting in, and Susan encourages us to engage, fail and realise (together) why we swim with particular patterns and technique. It's a rewarding process and generates a community-feel between us all that isn't daunting/embarrassing. By the end of the session block, my stamina had drastically improved and I can get my breathing right (when I'm focusing on that alone!) - and I also improved in so many other areas that I had no idea about e.g. lat engagement, arm entry/exit, hip drive. I am amazed how technical freestyle is and Susan is best placed to teach this. As much as I have improved my swimming technique, my greatest takeaway is that I've fallen in love with swimming. Susan is both encouraging and inspiring, and I can't recommend these sessions highly enough.

I have had swimming coaching from a number of people, ranging through literally pushing me in the pool and stamping on my fingers when I tried to get out, to... read more shouting from poolside that my leg action was all wrong, without saying why it was wrong, or how to improve. Working with Susan is the polar opposite of these approaches. She is supportive, patient and practical. Having the video feedback, along with her getting in the water to demonstrate techniques unlocks those critical understsndings that lead to improvement. I am enjoying my swimming so much more now and will go to more of Susan's workshops to keep the momentum of improvement going.

I’m an adult learner who developed an affinity for swimming later in life. Before I met Susan, I was enjoying my weekly swims but felt my technique could be better. I... read more noticed significant improvements in my swimming after just a couple sessions (1:1 and group) with Susan. I feel more relaxed in the pool, my breathing’s steadier, and my body feels like it’s moving in the water more effortlessly, gliding. The joy and happiness I’d already felt being in water increased ten-fold after receiving coaching from her - I’m starting to build an internal understanding about what good swimming feels like, and am able to bring this to my own practice sessions, too. Can’t wait to learn more under her expertise. Susan has a warm personality, communicates with clarity and has a beaming smile. Feel grateful to have found her after a long time searching. I’m always looking forward to my sessions with Susan.

A great way of improving your swimming whether it is swimming for fun or to improve your race time or ability. Susan uses the science behind swimming in small... read more building blocks to make improvements in stroke. Susan is encouraging and makes it fun to improve your stroke.

Susan's Technique Swimfit classes are just brilliant! I am a lifelong swimmer who thought they had pretty good technique but in just a few sessions Susan has transformed my... read more swimming strokes and I'm swimming faster, easier, more smoothly and more efficiently. My swimming is more enjoyable and best of all the nagging backache that my swimming used to give me has now gone thanks to the aerodynamic "whole body" way that Susan teaches. The lessons are inclusive, fun, encouraging and Susan is just the warmest most engaging teacher. The lessons take place in Chingford/Woodford/Buckhurst Hill area and I cannot recommend highly enough

Susan is an exceptional teacher and coach whom I have learnt a massive amount from in a very short time. Over three 1.5hr lessons she demystified and simplified aspects of... read more swimming that have eluded me all my life! She is incredibly attentive and full of simple tips, decent advice and thoughtful recommendations.

Susan had transformed my swimming, from a guy who thought he could swim, albeit with a pull bouy to keep my legs up, to a 1.5k freestyler , who competed... read more in open water swim event, that was the first lesson, after the second lesson I knocked 20 sec off my 100m time 👀 - great coaching style and a lovely person…

Susan is an outstanding coach, She goes beyond just explaining technique – she really helps you feel what correct swimming should be like. That way, when I’m training on my... read more own, I can replicate the right movements with confidence. She works incredibly hard, is patient, and has a great way of breaking things down so they stick. I’ve made real progress thanks to her guidance and can’t recommend her enough.

I took a swimming workshop with Susan in 2023, and more recently some 1-1 lessons. Although it sounds dramatic, I consider meeting Susan one of the luckiest things that has... read more happened to me. Her teaching totally transformed my relationship with swimming from something I dreaded doing because it was exhausting to something I love because it feels good. Susan is an amazing instructor, and I can’t recommend her enough!

I realised early in my triathlon training I was in urgent need of some swim help (turns out it's actually really hard!). I found Susan online and signed up for... read more the five week Adult Technique SwimFit at Bancroft’s School. I can't speak highly enough of the whole experience. Susan is a wonderful instructor and more than just feeling like I've improved (which I 100% have), it changed how I feel about swimming in general (I was pretty firmly in the 'not my thing/'if I have to'' camp previously). To top it off, the group was filled with a great mix of friendly and welcoming people. Tl;dr - Great experience, couldn't fault a thing. Will be back

Had a really great experience with Susan on her Efficient Freestyle workshop recently. I can't quite believe the difference this has made to my swimming. I'm already using less strokes... read more per length, am quite significantly quicker per length and feeling less tired also. The videos and analyses are also so helpful and have given me clear areas to work on to progress further. Many thanks again Susan.

I recently completed my Ironman 70.3 and had an incredible experience — finishing about 20 minutes ahead of the friends I was racing with. Last time I came in last,... read more so this was the result I’d been working hard for! The part I was most nervous about was the swim, but it ended up being the highlight of the day. I did 1900m faster than I did 1500m in my last race! I genuinely loved every second of it, which is something I never thought I’d say after my last race experience. This is 100% thanks to Susan’s brilliant coaching. Susan has been endlessly patient and went above and beyond to support me outside of sessions. I can’t thank Susan enough — I’d recommend Susan in a heartbeat to anyone looking to improve their swimming, whatever their level.

I did a one day workshop with Susan at Bancroft’s. I’m in my late 40s and late to swimming. The workshop was excellent. It’s based on the Total Immersion approach... read more but with Susan’s own take on it. I was encouraged to rethink some elements of my position and stroke which I’d been learnt through lessons and YouTube videos. This was quite a surprise but made sense given time to process. I’m now incorporating them into my swimming and enjoying the process. It’s too early to see any significant changes in speed but I’m pretty confident they will really help my swimming over time. And it’s definitely made me more relaxed when swimming which is a big positive. I’d 100% recommend the workshop.

Since I began working with Susan, both my swimming times and overall enjoyment have improved significantly. I’ve found her coaching style and approach to be highly effective. Over a number... read more of sessions, we’ve focused on improving my buoyancy in the water, paying more attention to how I breath whilst swimming as well as enhancing the functional aspects of my stroke. By making improvements in all these areas and not just in my stroke, I’ve become a much stronger swimmer and now enjoy swimming a lot more. After years of experimenting with different techniques, I’ve finally found a method and a coach that really work for me. I’ve already recommended Susan to several friends and they’ve also experienced meaningful progress and increased confidence in their swimming.

My daughter is a competitive swimmer and we were looking for someone to help her swim more efficiently, esp Fly. Susan breaks down each strokes into small steps and explained... read more the science behind each strokes in a way my daughter can understand. The video analysis feedback at each session was very useful and so is the encouragement to focus a couple of steps at each training without being overwhelmed. My daughter had 4 lessons with Susan so far and her techniques has improved massively, best of all she has achieved many PBs including 100m FLY! Susan is an amazing coach and great with young swimmers and I highly recommend her.

A fantastic teacher and coach! Takes time to critique you on a personal level and only wants the best for you. Clear and simple instructions given that can only enhance... read more your swim journey, no matter what level your at. Has time, patience, energy and enthusiasm to improve you as a swimmer. I thoroughly recommend Susan as a swim coach as she is so easy to get on with and you'll love her style of explanation. You cannot go wrong with her teaching methods and rationale as what to do, and why.

Susan was a brilliant teacher, I arrived a struggling swimmer despite years of self improvement, but quickly became an effortless freestyle swimmer. Susan’s experience crossed with total immersion techniques and... read more video analysis proved a strong combo and quickly got me to the level of effortless and efficient swimming I had been aiming for. I’d highly recommend her, especially if you’re not getting the results you want with self directed learning.

I have been working with Susan since last summer and it has transformed the way I swim. I started working hard on my technique after a full day workshop with... read more Susan last autumn and am now way more efficient-and swam the length of Windermere with a training plan Susan developed for me. I am now working on my technique again as planning more swims next year. So , if you want to improve your technique whether for fun, exploring or distance swims for next year I recommend you get in touch with Susan now ish!!!