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Freestyle
Coaching Clinic
A specialist 2-hour Freestyle technique clinic. One stroke, one session, real change. Max 8 swimmers, Borehamwood — launching soon, join the waiting list.
What the Freestyle
clinic fixes
Freestyle is the stroke you swim most — and the one carrying the most ingrained habits. Whether you are a triathlete chasing a faster swim leg, a club swimmer shaving seconds, or an adult who simply wants to move through the water without fighting it, the gains here show up on every single length.
This clinic rebuilds front crawl from body position upwards. Rather than piling on more effort, we strip out the drag and timing faults that quietly slow you down, so the same energy carries you further and faster.
Join the waiting list →£55 per swimmer
Inside the
Freestyle clinic
Every minute is spent on the technical detail that makes the biggest difference — with precise, individual poolside feedback throughout.
Body position and alignment
Head position, core tension and why the legs sink — we fix the root-cause drag that makes every other part of the stroke harder than it needs to be.
High-elbow catch and EVF
Early vertical forearm mechanics — setting up a catch that anchors the water and generates real propulsion, instead of slipping through it.
Hip-driven rotation
How rotation powers the pull. Most swimmers rotate too much or too little; finding the right axis makes the stroke feel effortless and protects the shoulders.
Bilateral breathing
Timing, head position and breathing patterns that don't break stroke rhythm, lift the head, or pull you off a straight line.
Kick timing and efficiency
Two-beat versus six-beat kick, when each belongs, and how to stop the legs working against the stroke rather than with it.
Stroke rate vs distance per stroke
Finding the tempo that holds technique together at race pace — the balance between turning the arms over and getting full value from each pull.
The habits costing
you time
- Dropped hips and sinking legs that turn the whole body into a brake
- A crossover entry that sends you snaking down the lane
- Breathing late and lifting the head, which drives the hips down
- A dead spot at the front from over-gliding
- A straight-arm, dropped-elbow pull that pushes water down instead of back
- A scissor kick that opens up every time you breathe
Drills you can
take home
How we build the stroke
Every correction comes with a drill you can take back to your own training. Sculling and catch drills to find where the water goes; single-arm and fist work to expose what the hand is really doing; kick-on-side and 6-1-6 for the rotation the catch depends on. We set a benchmark at the start and re-test it at the end, so you feel the change rather than take our word for it, and you leave with the two or three drills that will actually move your stroke — not a list of twenty.
Who the Freestyle
clinic suits
Triathletes
Front crawl is the swim leg. Small efficiency gains here translate straight into a fresher bike and run — and a calmer open-water swim.
Club swimmers
Race-legal, measurable technical change before the competition season, targeted at the freestyle faults costing you time.
Adult improvers
Build genuine efficiency and confidence so longer swims stop feeling like a battle. See our blog on building to a confident 400m for the bigger picture.
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FAQs
Is this front crawl clinic suitable for triathletes?
Yes — triathletes are one of the main groups we see. The freestyle clinic focuses on the efficiency and breathing control that make the swim leg less tiring, and it pairs well with our open water coaching.
I can already swim freestyle — will I still benefit?
Almost certainly. Most swimmers who can complete lengths comfortably still have one or two faults — a crossover, a dropped elbow, a late breath — that cost real speed. The clinic exists to find and fix exactly those.