| "I used to swim a fair bit even before training with Annie. I'd go to the pool several times a week and I was able to swim a mile of front crawl without finding it too difficult. Like any other swimmer, though, I knew deep down that my technique could use some improvement. I contacted Annie and within a couple of days, we had our first session. I was impressed not only by how quickly and precisely she was able to identify the weak spots in my stroke, but also by how fast she managed to correct them. We worked on drills together and after only two sessions, I was already a much more efficient swimmer. My stroke count dropped significantly and I improved my swim time for 100m by 15 seconds. I continued training -- and improving -- with Annie. We meet weekly when I am in Oxford and we work on all four strokes these days. I am impressed with how patient Annie is and how determined to make sure that I get everything right. She doesn't let me give up and if there's something that I'm having trouble understanding, she will find ten different ways to explain it and to help me visualize the correct movement. After our sessions, I leave the pool not only happier, but also confident that I am a better swimmer than I was when I walked in."
"As a confident self-taught swimmer I wanted to find a teacher who would be able to analyse my stroke, identify the good and bad points and help me to get faster. Annie quickly identified key areas for me to work on, and having never done drills before, they soon made an impact on my swimming style. I felt smoother in the water with a better transfer of power, resulting in me achieving my targets and taking a big chuck of time off my 400m PB. Annie's approach is both friendly and informative and she is able to explain clearly what you are doing wrong and how to change it. I have no hesitation in recommending using her to improve your swimming technique."
"First I needed confidence and bags of it. Water has always been my nemesis since childhood thanks to a lovely sister of mine who tried to drown me on more than one occasion! Now you can fully appreciate my deep-seated fear. To start with Annie made me do all the things I thought I would never do, not even in my wildest dreams: jumping in and out of the water, touching the bottom of the pool and staying there for a handful of seconds and more, treading water, sculling, pushing and gliding. Now I can relax in water as I know for a fact that it will always carry me and never let me down (literally!) Yes, I can swim and breast stroke is my favourite! All right, all right, I'm not perfect yet - I only had a few lessons - but I know I'll get there. Annie is simply a wonderful teacher: inspiring, supportive and exceedingly patient on top of being a fully qualified, highly-respected professional in her field. Remember: if Annie says you can do it, believe me, you can, sure you can!" "I have always been an enthusiastic pool-goer, but felt the need to improve my swimming technique. So I sought Annie's help who taught me how to swim efficiently instead of swimming just as a habit - I enjoyed a great deal her patience and lessons with her." “I was struck by Annie’s infectious enthusiasm, technical knowledge of her subject and ingenuity. It always felt that whenever I failed at something, there was another option, another thing to try and a reason to be optimistic. Many of my training sessions were straight after work and I would be tired and distracted. Despite this, she always seemed to be able to get the best out of me and had a quite uncanny ability to spot the difference between the times when was being defeatist and needed to stay focused from the times when continuing to train would have been counter-productive. This built my confidence in her and meant that I got the most out of my training...”
"When I met Annie it was at a very low period of my life, where everything that could go wrong went wrong. I knew that a major key to turning my life around lay at my general health and well being. My health and fitness levels had been ravaged by the onslaught of personal tragedy and a stressful and chaotic lifestyle which made me vulnerable to all sorts of infections and lacking motivation and low in energy for most things, including exercise. Before enlisting the help of Annie I merely fleeted with the occasional fitness sessions. Nothing never lasted for more than a few days, so I got in contact with Annie and we set about putting a fitness plan together. She has managed all areas of my training. I learned a vast amount from her during this period, she hugely increased my self-belief and motivation to exercise . I can see clear differences in the appearance of my body. My body fat has gone down and I feel alot fitter. I now feel that my future goals are realistic and can be achieved in time. I feel really motivated to carry on the training and new lease of life I have found. I have always found Annie to be energetic and enthusiastic and training with her is a genuine pleasure. Whilst she has always proven to be knowledgeable, reliable and professional, her real talent is in the areas that are more difficult to learn; understanding people and finding ways to motivate them whilst making the whole process pleasurable. She has actually made me enjoy having a healthier lifestyle, nothing short of a minor miracle!"
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