Transform Your Swimming Skills for all ages with professional training from an experienced professional swimming teacher. Located in Central London.

Perfect! I really enjoyed my first lesson with Caterina. We started with breathing exercises, and I quickly realized that I had been breathing incorrectly while swimming. What I appreciated was that she adapted her explanations to my background. When I mentioned that I play the saxophone, she pointed out some similarities between breathing for swimming and breathing for a wind instrument. That connection made everything click much faster for me.

A big part of the lesson wasn't just about swimming faster, but about swimming more efficiently. We spent quite a bit of time discussing body position, balance, staying afloat with less effort, and how small adjustments can make a huge difference in the water. I'm not very familiar with different swimming schools or teaching methods, but her approach reminded me of the American philosophy that focuses on the fundamentals first—things like body position, balance, buoyancy, and breathing—before worrying about speed.

We also went through freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke. Caterina carefully watched me swim and immediately spotted several habits that were holding me back. What I liked was that she didn't just tell me what was wrong; she explained why it was happening and how to fix it. She was also happy to explain each stroke from scratch and used plenty of examples that made the concepts easy to understand.

Another thing we worked on was turning at the end of the lane. This has always been one of my weakest points, and I usually end up swallowing water. After about 10 minutes of practice and feedback, I was already seeing progress and felt much more confident.

Overall, the lesson felt very personalized. Caterina is observant, patient, and clearly knows how to break complex techniques down into simple ideas that make sense. I left with a much better understanding of how swimming works and several practical things to focus on in my training. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone who wants to improve their swimming, whether they're a complete beginner or looking to refine their technique.

Perfect! Caterina is a very patient and experienced swimming coach. She taught me front crawl, turn and helped me to improve my breaststroke. I will recommend her to swimmers at all levels!

Perfect! I’ve wanted to learn how to swim properly all of my life and held back for decades before deciding now was the time. Catarina is the perfect swim instructor—laser focused on technique, patient, firm but supportive . I improved markedly at our first session and can’t thank her enough to help me break down this barrier and achieve a goal that means I’ll be able to enjoy my summers in the Med

Perfect! The lesson was excellent. Caterina showed my 60-year-old mum a few swimming styles and explained the correct breathing technique. My mum starts feeling more confident in the swimming pool, which will help her continue training and keep her healthy. I really recommend Caterina as a coach.

Perfect! Exceptional teacher
My son who is 7 loved their lessons and progressed hugely
Couldn’t recommend Caterina more

Perfect! I really enjoyed my first lesson with Caterina. She is very patient, encouraging and professional. She breaks down things in small steps to gradually build my confidence! I could see very clear progress just within one session. I am now motivated to go to the pool more often to practice!

Perfect! I’m super happy! Caterina is just brilliant. She is professional
Super calm. from no swimming skills, I left feeling much confident and safe in the water.
I strongly recommend her.
Thank you, Caterina.

Perfect! I had an amazing experience with this swimming teacher and was very impressed, even after just my first lesson. She was incredibly patient, friendly, and made me feel comfortable in the water right away. She explained everything clearly and gave me confidence to try new techniques without feeling nervous. Her positive attitude and supportive teaching style made the lesson enjoyable and motivating. Even in one session, I already felt more confident and learned a lot. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great swimming teacher.

Perfect! I can’t recommend Caterina enough as a swim instructor. She consistently goes above and beyond — even staying past our allocated time to make sure I truly understood the techniques and got my breathing right.

Her teaching style is incredibly hands-on, patient, and detail-oriented, which made a huge difference to my confidence in the water. She doesn’t just teach you to get through a session — she makes sure you actually improve.

If you’re looking for someone who is genuinely invested in your progress and will push you (in the best way), Caterina is exceptional.

Perfect! I'm really enjoying my swimming sessions with the amazing Caterina. Her feedback is excellent; she gets the balance totally right for me re not letting my many mistakes go but also being positive, encouraging and patient. I feel motivated to really try but very comfortable too; no mean feet as I can be quite nervy! I was bizarrely very nervous before the first session as not had 1:1 swimming tuition before; but she put me at total ease immediately. Caterina is very kind, warm and good spirited; she celebrates good moves (anything from effective bubble blowing/breathing out to correctly stretched arm or from pointed toes or correct head movement during swimming and breathing) with expressive pronounced but genuine praise and its the best feeling.
Caterina works me hard but has a skill to cause you to leave the pool feeling tall, confident, on cloud 9 and very relaxed.

Perfect! Caterina made sure I got plenty of time to learn and practice. She explains and demonstrates the techniques well. Thank you!

Perfect! Caterina is an amazing, down-to-earth teacher - encouraging, funny, and easy to learn from. She tailors each lesson to your level and breaks things into bite-sized steps that never feel overwhelming. You can tell she genuinely loves teaching, and it makes the whole experience even better. Highly recommended!

Perfect! Caterina is an excellent swim coach who helped build my confidence in the water and develop my swimming. Her background as a professional swimmer provides a technical gearing to her teaching approach, with a focus on correct form and lots of useful tips in the water. Highly recommended teacher.

Perfect! Caterina has been an amazing instructor - she’s patient, takes time to get to know your strengths and teaches accordingly. She never rushes you and makes sure you get exactly what you need from the lesson! She’s also very easy to get along with! Would highly recommend Caterina as a swimming instructor!

Perfect! It was very nice having a lesson with Catarina. She is so kind and understanding. She made sure my son felt comfortable in the lesson. He really enjoyed it

Perfect! Caterina is the best swimming instructor I’ve ever seen. She’s very professional, skilled and knowledgeable with great passion for swimming and teaching. Best combination you could get. Highly recommend her.

Perfect! Katerina is passionate and focused and has been great with the two 12 year olds she's worked with everyday this week to improve their swimming a lot. Thank you!

Perfect! Amazing swimming tutor, she has so much patience and genuinely loves to teach. She is passionate and caring and I would highly recommend her if you’re looking to get swimming lessons!

Perfect! She is kind and calm. She was patience enough to teach the basics.just one class completed I am already feeling confident in water. She spends a lot of time and effort for students.

Perfect! Very good teacher that is attentive and patient. She was very easy to talk to and so comfortable to be around. I learnt a lot more than I expected to because of how good she is at teaching and explaining step by step. Very relaxed and fun session.

Perfect! Caterina has been absolutely amazing! My daughter was so scared of swimming and I had tried various teachers over the last couple of years with no success. We have just had our 5th lesson and my daughter is swimming and gaining so much confidence! Caterina has such a calm and patient manner and has really gained her trust - she is a truly wonderful teacher and person! Highly recommend!

Perfect! She has a remarkable skill for identifying individual strengths and areas that need improvement, and she adjusts her teaching style accordingly—whether working with beginners or more advanced swimmers. Her keen eye for technique and her ability to explain corrections in a clear, supportive way make every session both educational and enjoyable.

Perfect! Encouraging, engaging, patient and makes the learner comfortable
Really felt like I learned so much so quickly and felt confident after first lecture.

Perfect! My 12 year old son is in a swimming club and like to compete in regional competitions. For a long time he has struggled with his technique, especially with Butterfly and Backstroke. Caterina corrected his technique and it has dramatically improved his performance. He is now able to swim much faster without needing to use so much strength and energy. This is exactly what he wanted. This weekend we had a club competition and his times improved dramatically. Not only is Caterina brilliant swimming coach but she makes her lessons fun too. I can't recommend her enough.

Perfect! Caterina taught my granddaughters aged 6 and 8. The youngest was very frightened by the water, particularly being splashed. Caterina is an outstanding teacher as she quickly had them in the water using floats and gaining confidence. I fully recommend her as my grandchild have asked for follow up lessons and this says everything!.

Perfect! Caterina has been absolutely amazing. My 5 year old daughter had a very bad experience with a previous teacher and she became afraid to get into the water.
Caterina made my daughter feel at ease from the first lesson and got her to go into the water. We are only 3 sessions in and my daughter is so much more confident. Looking forward to continuing having lessons with Caterina she's very wonderful and a lovely person

Perfect! She is such a wonderful tutor she was so sweet and nice with my kids.
She was very patient and

Perfect! Caterina is a fantastic teacher. My 6 year old son immediately felt at ease with Caterina and despite being generally uncertain about being in water, he was quickly trying new things with her encouragement and coaching. By the third lesson he is managing to swim with a float, put his head under water and blow bubbles, as well as lying on his back and trying back stroke - huge leaps for him. He is smiling all through the lessons and really trusts Caterina. She is so friendly and kind and I would highly recommend her to everyone. Thank you Caterina!