When I was younger I only had one passion that I clicked with immediately, that passion was swimming. From the early ages of 3 + ,I have adapted and refined my skills in swimming to later on become a well educated teacher of Aquatics. At the start of my journey as a Teaching assistant at 19, I learnt the valuable skills that I would later on carry with me and become the person I am today.
As a teacher , I am always proud of others achievements and milestones made. My mother once said “Hard work determines the mind”, meaning whatever you apply yourself to you can achieve greatness in no matter how small.
Teaching swimming is the most rewarding job by far. I am always humbled to teach my swimmers a skill that they will live, use and know for the rest of their lives.
My aim is to help and support everyone in their goals with swimming. Whether you would like to learn swimming or to redefine your technique within swimming. I am well diverse in teaching people of any age the skills they would require to compete their goals.
To learn swimming is to learn the enjoyment of water.
To be able to go on a beech and say you built strength to swim the ocean.
To go on holiday with your friend and sleep on a lido in the pool.
Or even just for your own safety.
Swimming can open a gateway of enjoyment you never new was possible!
My granddaughter Harper has just turned 7 years old and totally enjoys her 1-1 Saturday morning swimming lesson with Lydia very much. Harper looks forward to it all week – Lydia has helped Harpers confidence in the pool so so much. Thank you Lydia!
My 2.5 year old daughter, Anvika just loves Lydia. I was unsure how my daughter would react in water as she doesn’t enjoy having a bath. Her bond with Lydia clicked instantly. My child looks forward to swimming and it has been an amazing journey.
Lydia has been teaching my ten year old to swim for a little while now, and she is amazing. My daughter has really progressed during her lessons and is now much more confident. I would hugely recommend 1-2-1 lessons, and especially with Lydia. My daughter really looks forward to her lessons, so thank you for being awesome!
Lydia was just fab with our little boy as soon as we arrived for our taster session. He couldn’t have been more excited and she was so patient with him. He really benefits from that 1-1 support and even after one lesson his confidence has soared! Would highly recommend for anyone thinking of doing 1-1 sessions
Me and my wife have been having lessons with Lydia for over 6 months now and having started off as beginners we have developed so much confidence in the water and being able to swim. Lydia is a very calm, patient and attentive teacher always encouraging us even when we make mistakes. Both me and my wife thoroughly enjoy our lessons and look forward to them every week. We are confident if we stick to our lessons we will reach our goal and become confident swimmers with the support of Lydia.
Lydia is a fantastic swimming instructor and does so well to juggle both of my boys at the same time, despite them being at different stages in their swimming journey. I struggled to find a swim school that would allow my eldest child to train to achieve Bronze/Silver/Gold/Honours Awards needed for competition level, without the daily commitment that is usually required elsewhere, but Lydia has been incredible with the training needed to achieve these milestones. Lydia has also helped my youngest child gain confidence in the water and he has now come on leaps and bounds. We often maintain communication in between lessons to discuss my boys next target & Lydia always comes back to me straight away if we need to make any changes to our lessons. Thank you for your continued support Lydia; the boys look forward to their lessons with you!
Lydia is exceptional with my boys. My youngest is autistic and Lydia knows how to motivate him whilst tailoring the session to ensure she gets the best out of both my boys in a session. In 3 sessions there is already a difference in their swimming ability. Thanks Lydia
Lydia is amazing we love her, my daughter has come on with her swimming dramatically.
We left our previous swimming group as we didn’t feel our son was making any progress.
Since starting 1:1 lessons with Lydia his progress & confidence is outstanding.
When starting with Lydia oliver unable to swim & had a fear of putting his face in the water.
Through Lydias teaching, support, patience & encouragement oliver has recently achieved his 15 metres swim award.
Lydia makes lessons fun, adapting & varying each lesson to olivers abilities whilst encouraging further development & praising throughout.
Its lovely to see oliver so happy & confident in the water & looking forward to his swimming lessons each week.
Both my children love having their 2:1 swimming lessons with Lydia. They both connect with her and she’s a wonderful teacher. Since starting to learn to swim with Lydia, they have developed so much. Their confidence has grown in water and their abilities to swim have improved too. It was great watching them on holiday this year and letting them be able to play and swim in the pool, knowing that they are safe. Thanks Lydia, you have taught them skills for life!
Highly recommend Lydia and Swimnow for swimming lessons!
My two children 16 & 13
Have been having lessons with Lydia for the past month my children have come on heaps and bounds. They have so much more confidence in the pool also doing very well with their breathing techniques, they look forward to each lesson with Lydia.
Lydia is such a lovely lady can tell she loves teaching. I would definitely recommend booking in with Lydia Thank you so much.
Lydia is currently teaching my son (age 4) to swim. Doing a fantastic job and would highly recommend her to anyone out there wanting to learn to swim.
Lydia is a brilliant teacher, my daughter has gained so much confidence in water since started her classes, she has developed and now loves swimming, she’s always looking forward to the next holiday so she can go and showcase her skills.
Me and my wife have been having lessons with Lydia for over 6 months now and as adult beginners we have made significant progress. Lydia is an amazing teacher who has a lot of patience and teaches everything in steps helping us to build our confidence with everything. We are really pleased with the progress we have made with her so far and would recommend her to others.
Lydia is amazing with our little boy, she has so much patience as he is non verbal but developing language skills now and he is autistic. She always keeps him busy and makes it fun to do and he has being doing amazing learning to swim. I would most definitely recommend Lydia for anyone’s child to learn to swim. 5* from us xx
Best swim teacher! Lydia has been teaching my sons, 16 & 14 both are autistic. She has adapted her style to help them learn and be confident swimmers. She has used visual aids to help and gives them sensory breaks so they can focus on swimming She is kind, compassionate, gentle and very patient. Thank you
My granddaughter Harper has just turned 7 years old and totally enjoys her 1-1 Saturday morning swimming lesson with Lydia very much. Harper looks forward to it all week – Lydia has helped Harpers confidence in the pool so so much. Thank you Lydia!
My 2.5 year old daughter, Anvika just loves Lydia. I was unsure how my daughter would react in water as she doesn’t enjoy having a bath. Her bond with Lydia clicked instantly. My child looks forward to swimming and it has been an amazing journey.
Lydia has been teaching my ten year old to swim for a little while now, and she is amazing. My daughter has really progressed during her lessons and is now much more confident. I would hugely recommend 1-2-1 lessons, and especially with Lydia. My daughter really looks forward to her lessons, so thank you for being awesome!
Lydia was just fab with our little boy as soon as we arrived for our taster session. He couldn’t have been more excited and she was so patient with him. He really benefits from that 1-1 support and even after one lesson his confidence has soared! Would highly recommend for anyone thinking of doing 1-1 sessions
Me and my wife have been having lessons with Lydia for over 6 months now and having started off as beginners we have developed so much confidence in the water and being able to swim. Lydia is a very calm, patient and attentive teacher always encouraging us even when we make mistakes. Both me and my wife thoroughly enjoy our lessons and look forward to them every week. We are confident if we stick to our lessons we will reach our goal and become confident swimmers with the support of Lydia.
Lydia is a fantastic swimming instructor and does so well to juggle both of my boys at the same time, despite them being at different stages in their swimming journey. I struggled to find a swim school that would allow my eldest child to train to achieve Bronze/Silver/Gold/Honours Awards needed for competition level, without the daily commitment that is usually required elsewhere, but Lydia has been incredible with the training needed to achieve these milestones. Lydia has also helped my youngest child gain confidence in the water and he has now come on leaps and bounds. We often maintain communication in between lessons to discuss my boys next target & Lydia always comes back to me straight away if we need to make any changes to our lessons. Thank you for your continued support Lydia; the boys look forward to their lessons with you!
Lydia is exceptional with my boys. My youngest is autistic and Lydia knows how to motivate him whilst tailoring the session to ensure she gets the best out of both my boys in a session. In 3 sessions there is already a difference in their swimming ability. Thanks Lydia
Lydia is amazing we love her, my daughter has come on with her swimming dramatically.
We left our previous swimming group as we didn’t feel our son was making any progress.
Since starting 1:1 lessons with Lydia his progress & confidence is outstanding.
When starting with Lydia oliver unable to swim & had a fear of putting his face in the water.
Through Lydias teaching, support, patience & encouragement oliver has recently achieved his 15 metres swim award.
Lydia makes lessons fun, adapting & varying each lesson to olivers abilities whilst encouraging further development & praising throughout.
Its lovely to see oliver so happy & confident in the water & looking forward to his swimming lessons each week.
Both my children love having their 2:1 swimming lessons with Lydia. They both connect with her and she’s a wonderful teacher. Since starting to learn to swim with Lydia, they have developed so much. Their confidence has grown in water and their abilities to swim have improved too. It was great watching them on holiday this year and letting them be able to play and swim in the pool, knowing that they are safe. Thanks Lydia, you have taught them skills for life!
Highly recommend Lydia and Swimnow for swimming lessons!
My two children 16 & 13
Have been having lessons with Lydia for the past month my children have come on heaps and bounds. They have so much more confidence in the pool also doing very well with their breathing techniques, they look forward to each lesson with Lydia.
Lydia is such a lovely lady can tell she loves teaching. I would definitely recommend booking in with Lydia Thank you so much.
Lydia is currently teaching my son (age 4) to swim. Doing a fantastic job and would highly recommend her to anyone out there wanting to learn to swim.
Lydia is a brilliant teacher, my daughter has gained so much confidence in water since started her classes, she has developed and now loves swimming, she’s always looking forward to the next holiday so she can go and showcase her skills.
Me and my wife have been having lessons with Lydia for over 6 months now and as adult beginners we have made significant progress. Lydia is an amazing teacher who has a lot of patience and teaches everything in steps helping us to build our confidence with everything. We are really pleased with the progress we have made with her so far and would recommend her to others.
Lydia is amazing with our little boy, she has so much patience as he is non verbal but developing language skills now and he is autistic. She always keeps him busy and makes it fun to do and he has being doing amazing learning to swim. I would most definitely recommend Lydia for anyone’s child to learn to swim. 5* from us xx
Best swim teacher! Lydia has been teaching my sons, 16 & 14 both are autistic. She has adapted her style to help them learn and be confident swimmers. She has used visual aids to help and gives them sensory breaks so they can focus on swimming She is kind, compassionate, gentle and very patient. Thank you
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