How we do it!
At Swimwerkx you'll find our approach fits you because we remember our first nervous steps into swimming and open water.
You'll get more than the usual one stroke fits all approach, and we can help you understand everything from hand position to breathing to the latest thinking about that elusive catch and pull.
A lesson is as long as we think you're having fun, and we usually film you where allowed and whether you book one or more sessions you'll get a personal email reminding you of what you learnt.
All coaches are fully OW insured and are CRB | DBS checked.
Our guarantee? if you feel that you've learnt nothing or are not more confident getting out of the water than when you got in then there's no charge, or the next one is on us. We like you to leave happy!
1-1 COACHING
From Intermediate to GB Age Group
Get to the next stage, consider a 70 minute personalised hands on swim session, indoor or outdoor pool, sea or lake, you'll depart with drills, technique, film analysis and commentary plus a tips sheet and swim programme if you want it
GROUP COACHING
Why not get together a group, and practice your drafting, sighting or just the best way to swim fast and effortless front crawl in any environment. Ideal for friends or club mates or anyone wanting to experience open water or group swimming
Services
Swimwerkx provides easy, proven coaching for swimmers looking at their first front crawl swim, Big Swim, Triathlon, Pool or Open Water. Our hand's on technique ensures that you depart after ONE session with all the tools you need, or your money back. How many can say that? We can train athletes, see Lovetri.com, but we focus on delivery of race proven technique that makes you go faster, its that simple!
WHO WE ARE
Paul Gardner is an experienced front crawl and open water swim coach. Based just north of London the team has access to
lakes around the m25 and can travel with expenses paid. Home Lake is Denham near Hillingdon and Rickmansworth Hertfordshire. Home pool is Stoke Mandeville or High Wycombe although in reality any pool works
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He has competed for GB at Triathlon and is a BTF LII Diploma *Coach [Open Water], holds NOWCA Open Water Coach Accreditation and is a member of the STA, he's an Ironman Certified Coach and is level II Training Peaks qualified too.
Himself coached by some of the best he now passes this knowledge onto others in an easy to understand, hands-on way that is 15 years proven
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*the old L III performance qualification, and is the first to gain it in the UK
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He is principal coach at Lovetri Racing and Coaching, and was technical lane swim coach for Hillingdon Triathletes for 11 years. He specialises in optimising technique to an individual's abilities to ensure a confident and relaxed time in the water. He is especially effective with nervous swimmers and those seeking the next step up in competitive triathlon racing to represent GB
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Athletes have included and include novices, Tri Club athletes, GB Age Group top 20 open water marathon swimmers and even an ex Olympian.
Mostly friendly, he can be found generally delaying getting into the lake until at least late summer, unless it's Majorca. That's him in the first photo below!​​​​​​​​​
​Juliet Wallace-Mason, assistant coach, and Swimming Director is an accredited STA Open Water Coach and accomplished open water swimmer, self confessed mermaid, and loves nothing better than swimming, buddying up with nervous swimmers and or passing her knowledge on.
She's was ranked last time she raced in 2020 at #6 in the world in her age group at Aquabike, so she's pretty useful on the bike too.
She is a qualified L1 British Triathlon Coach and Assistant Coach at the annual Lovetri Spring Training Camps held at the world reknowned fast pool BEST swimming centre Majorca. She's also a Royal Lifesaving Society Open Water Lifeguard
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Based in Worcester, she looks after two home lakes:
Escape to the Lake: Leigh, Near Malvern Riverlands Farm, Teme Ln, Leigh, Worcester WR6 5JY
(Offers a 350m circuit swimming around 2 islands)
Broadfields Wild Swimming & Well Being:
Cutnall Green near Droitwich WR9 0PN
(Offers a 220m circuit with a 3mt ledge where you can stand around the margins)
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Unlike Paul she's happy in any temperature water and always travels with her wetsuit and costume!
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That's her in the second and last photos below!​​​
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Contact
Lovetri | Swimwerkx
Berkhamsted House
121 High Street
Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP30AX
SwimWerkx coaches are fully insured. Coaches are covered by the STA UK blanket policy for open water coaching. In addition certain coaches are covered by British Triathlon Ultimate Coach insurance AXA XL 1979893/0 for £5m under public liability with a further excess public liability of £10m under RSA Insurance Group plc Policy YMM903231. Coaching is provided under conditions and best practice guidelines of the British Triathlon Federation. To swim safety you'll have to be able to swim at last 200m in a pool; be willing to sign SwimWerkx indemnity; [SCROLL UP] sign in and comply with the host venue's swimming and safety conditions and confirm that you are not under medication that might affect or impair your mental and physical abilities. We'll take juniors under sixteen but only with parental attendance.
Put me back in the water!
BEAUTIFUL DENHAM WATER SKI LAKE
Hosted by Robin and his team why not visit and swim in the beautiful clear waters of Denham, 1k loops
MORNING SESSIONS
Monday mornings - 7:45 - 9:45 AM (check in from 7:30 AM)
Tuesday mornings - 7:45 - 9:45 AM (check in from 7:30 AM)
Wednesday mornings - 7:45 - 9:45 AM (check in from 7:30 AM)
Thursday mornings - 7:45 - 9:45 AM (check in from 7:30 AM)
Friday mornings - 7:45 - 9:45 AM (check in from 7:30 AM)
Saturday mornings - 8:15 - 9:45 AM (check in from 8:00 AM)
Sunday mornings - 8:15 - 9:45 AM (check in from 8:00 AM)
EVENING SESSIONS
Monday evenings - 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM (check in from 7 PM)
Tuesday evenings - 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM (check in from 7 PM)
Thursday evenings - 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM (check in from 7 PM)
PRICE - £7
ALL bookings are now done through the NOWCA Actio App. You must be a member of NOWCA in order to book onto the sessions. Link to sign up to NOWCA and to download the app can be found at nowca.org
ESCAPE TO THE LAKE
ESCAPE TO THE LAKE
RETREAT. REWILD. REINVIGORATE.
Riverlands Farm, Teme Ln, Leigh, Worcester WR6 5JY
Hosted by Pippa and Will, the lake is a beautiful safe environment to reflect, swim and feel one with nature
Whether you're just dipping and chilling, or swimming for fitness and freedom around the islands and under the bridge on our 350m loop you're welcome!
Full toilet facilities & a social rewarming area with fire pit. We use 'Sports Guardian' check-in / check-out bands.
Find out more
Escape's SG Band
SESSIONS
Mondays - closed
Tuesdays - 07:00 to 09:30 am
Wednesdays - 17:30 to 19:30 pm
Thursdays - closed
Fridays - 8:00 am to10:30 am & 16:00 pm to 18:30 pm
Saturdays
08:00 am to 09:30 am
OR
09:30 am to 11:00 am
Sundays 9:00 am to 11:00 am & 15:00 pm to 17:00 pm
Speak to our resident patient & lovely swimwerk swim coach, mermaid and activator Juliet
Enquire about our 'cold water dipping experiences', Breast stroke to front crawl clinics, and front crawl technique improvement courses, for swimmers and triathletes alike. We guarantee you improve under this GB athlete's care
Usually found in the water or by the side with her Lovetri Swimerkx
tee shirt that reads 'put me back in the water'
BROADFIELDS WILD SWIMMING
& WELLNESS
Broadfields Wild Swimming & Wellness
Cutnall Green near Droitwich WR9 0PN
Hosted by Jenny this bijou lake features clear safe water. You can stand all around our 220m loop lake on a perimeter 3m underwater ledge and you're always in view of the bank so it's ideal for those new to Wild Swimming as well as more seasoned swimmers
Welcome!
We offer toilet facilities & a social rewarming area with fire pit and operate the 'Sports Guardian' check-in / check-out bands. Find out more here
Broadfields SG Band
SESSIONS
Opening Hours and days change seasonally
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Speak to our resident patient & lovely swimwerk swim coach, mermaid and activator Juliet
Enquire about our 'cold water dipping experiences', Breast stroke to front crawl clinics, and front crawl technique improvement courses, for swimmers and triathletes alike. We guarantee you improve under this GB athlete's care
Usually found in the water or by the side with her Lovetri Swimerkx
tee shirt that reads 'put me back in the water'