South West Swim

I took part in the Introduction to Open Water Swimming with Jason and Colin. I was very unsure of what to expect but they managed to put everyone at their ease with a very relaxed but informative session. Just the right balance of theory and practical. I loved it and can’t wait to get into the water again. Also really enjoyed the coffee and cake!

I had an introduction to Open Water Swimming session with Jason at Lake86.  As a first-timer in the open water, and not an overly-confident swimmer, this session was ideal to help me feel at ease in starting out in open water swimming.  The perfect blend of 'dry' training to cover important safety aspects and advice on gear, and then a very useful session in the water to learn about acclimatising and some important basics like sighting and breathing.  Jason's style of coaching and knowledge and experience made it a superb session.  I feel much more confident in coming back to the lake to practice what I have learned now.

I am new to open water swimming been doing it about 5 weeks and booked a 1 to 1 session with Jason absolutely fantastic. What a super kind encouraging person, explained everything thoroughly and put me at ease straight away.  Learnt a great deal in one lesson due to his patience and very clear instructions.  Will certainly be recommdong Jason to friends and will book another lesson when I have put into practice what I learnt. Thank you Jason

I can't be more supportive of the coaching Jason facilitated other than 110% +.
What I always appreciate the most; apart from superb coaching, is the care and compassion he has with each individual. He has so far given me the tools to progress and succeed on my open water swimming journey whether it's for wellness or lots and lots of meters. I am very new to this but I highly recommend SWS.... amazing I am hooked

Attended the Introduction to Wild Swimming and really was not sure what to expect. As a nervous middle aged novice I was made to feel very comfortable and the information Jason gives is fantastic, including the best way to get into a wetsuit.
The actual introduction into the water was so well done and even though I was by far the slowest swimmer there I never felt hurried.
A fantastic introduction to what I think i going to be my new favourite past time

I was very pensive about getting into the endless pool as I'm a very weak swimmer, with quiet poor technique. However, within 5 minutes of arriving the tension had completely disappeared due to Jason professional, relaxed and engaging manner.  The session was very insightful and I learned a lots regarding how one bad trait could filter down the line and hinder smooth swimming in a big way, I had a few I might add! Jason didn't over complicate things and I now have a clear step to step plan to follow starting with leg drills. So looking forward to the journey and working with Jason in the season ahead. thanks Jason!

I would highly recommend the endless pool video analysis!  I am into my third year of open water swimming and hoping to increase my distance from 2K to 4K.  My open water CSS is around 2min/100m and pool time slower.  Jason provided an excellent session.  Started out with a discussion about my aims and my thoughts on my current stroke.  After a warm up, a detailed video analysis was completed (viewed from all angles) aided by stroke insights from a watch that was provided.  Out the pool for a thorough review of the video and stroke insights to work out my swim type (overglider crossed with an Arnie!) along with highly specific findings which generated the basis for a personalised swim plan to improve.  Great tips on drills too!  Looking forward to making the changes and coming back in around 3 months.  An exceptional experience - thank you Jason!

I’ve always swam to an acceptable level in a pool, but getting to the lake and swimming straight was a huge issue! I’ve swam with Jason’s squads for years but decided to try and sort the issues on a small clinic he ran. There was only three of us, and the knowledge and simple tips meant by the end of it I was almost swimming in a correct line! Jason makes things really easy to do, he explains the pros and cons of things you need to do and also is patient. After the Course, Jason sent on some drills to work on in the pool. Great clinic, thanks

Great open water training session today with Jason at Lake 32. Taken away several tips which certainly helped during the lesson and looking forward to a good open water season.
Great coach and highly recommended

Jason is so knowledgeable and decided to video me so I could see exactly how I was ‘trying to swim’. Now have some homework until I see him next time - a session well needed and so worth while with a true expert .