About
A coach who won't rush you through the water
I teach swimming at Sumang Lane, Punggol - toddlers from one year old, children, and adults who never learned. A good number of my students arrive genuinely afraid of the water, and that is the part of the job I care most about getting right.
The approach is simple enough to describe: work out exactly where you are, break the stroke down into pieces small enough to actually manage, and never move on before the piece before it is comfortable. It is slower on paper and faster in practice.
- CertifiedAUSTSWIMEducators in aquatics
- TeachesAges 1 and upToddlers, children, teens, adults
- Based atSumang Lane, PunggolSingapore
The teaching kit
Every item here exists for one reason: to make an invisible movement visible before you are asked to do it in the water, where you cannot see, hear or breathe properly.
- 01
Anatomical figure
A small jointed human figure, used to show body position and movement above the water before you try it in the water. Students consistently name this as the thing that made the technique click.
- 02
Video feedback
Short clips filmed during the lesson, sent to you afterwards so you can see your own stroke and track the change over the weeks.
- 03
Pull buoy
Held between the legs to switch the legs off, so the lesson can isolate the arm stroke and the catch.
- 04
Fins
Used to build the feel of propulsion and correct the kick before the kick can hold you up on its own.
- 05
Stretching rod
Used in the warm-up, before anyone gets in the water.
- 06
Rubber toy fish
For the younger swimmers - a target to reach for, and a reason to put a face in the water without being asked to.
How a lesson is run
Consistent enough to be predictable, flexible enough that two people in the same class can be at different stages.
- FirstA baselineWhat you can already do, in the water, before anything is taught
- ThenShown on dry landBody position demonstrated with the anatomical figure, so you see it before you feel it
- ThenOne piece at a timeDrills that isolate a single movement - pull buoy for arms, fins for the kick
- AfterVideo feedbackClips from the lesson sent to you, so progress is visible week to week
Book a lesson
Tell me who the lesson is for and roughly when suits you. I'll come back with the times I have free at Sumang Lane, Punggol.
