What others are saying

Julia – Triathlete Northants

Hello Nigel

I thought that the session went very well and has been a great help to me in trying to improve my technique. Being able to see your mistakes on screen, having them analyzed and then immediately being able practise the modifications was and has been invaluable.

The series of short swims followed by further analysis was excellent and the way the whole stroke was worked through section by section enabled me to focus on each problem area individually and then towards the end of the session we were able to put the whole stroke together. Well worth the visit.

Sally & David Murray – Triathletes

Hello Nigel,

We thought our individual sessions with Jack were excellent.
Having our usual technique filmed at the start of the session was a good starting point, and as we have never done this before we were able to see exactly where we are going wrong!
Jack worked through specific areas methodically (legs/arms/breathing) and we could see a visible improvement by the end of the session (Sally 90 mins/ David 60 mins).
Jack was encouraging throughout and Sally took on board his ‘mind over matter’ comment – during the first session back in the pool she swam 10 x 100m breathing bilaterally, which is considerably more than prior to the Swim Therapy session (despite swimming 2,500m per session, the breathing was never bilaterally).
One comment from Dave, who competes regularly, is that he should have attended Swim Therapy session at the end of last season, as part of winter training, rather than Spring, as it will take some time to improve his techinique ahead of this season.

The DVD serves as a handy reminder to use before a training session – it’s commentary is clear and encouraging.
Thank you for the tip on the ‘superman’ drill.

Best Wishes,
Sally and David Murray

Dan Wade – Leyland Barracuda

Hi Nigel

Dan’s 2 hour session with Jack and input from Steve was fantastic. Jack’s approach to teaching Dan was great. Dan learnt loads, but there was still an element of fun, which made it an enjoyable but very constructive swimming session.

I brought Dan’s Chief Coach Gillian Rankin from Leyland Barracudas with me, we were both very impressed.

Gill has been teaching Dan since he was 4, both privately and with the Club. She was able to spot things with Dan’s Freestyle and Backstroke via the camera shots, that would not have been as easily picked up on at a normal swim session.

Dan really enjoyed the day and watches the DVD before training sessions, we have noticed a really big difference/improvement in both strokes since last Friday.

Dan will definately be returning to Swim Therapy in the near future.

Kind Regards

Sheena Wade

Nichola Sutton – Neptune SC

The lesson went superb and I was very pleased with the coach that took the session (Matt). We immediately booked to come again on the 30th April at 4pm for another 1 hour session and will probably book again on that date. Cheers Gez

Lucy Pratt – Dronfield Dolphins

“an excellent session, Jack established areas to work on very early and kept them going as the main themes throughout the 90 minutes. Lucy reduced her 6 week old 50m PB by 6 seconds at the recent Championships. She is looking forward to a Breaststroke session sometime in the future”

David Plunkett – Grimsby Tri Club

Hi Nigel,

I really enjoyed the session and the videos clearly showed up areas of my poor technique. On my first session back to the pool on Monday my 100 sets went down from between 1:45 & 1:50’s to between 1:37 & 1:40’s. My longer distance times were no better due to reverting back to the poor technique when tired. I now know what I should be doing and need to improve my aerobic capacity to be able to sustain the better technique. My eventual goal is to be able to sustain 1:30 100 pace for 400 metres in a 25m pool or 1:40 pace for 1500m. A long way to go and I’ll be back for another session in a few weeks time.

Regards

Dave

Dave Plunkett

Grimsby Tri Club

Mark Hesk – Triathlete Worcester

Nigel

The session was literally ‘eye opening’………..great value for money…………… I now know what I need to do to improve.

Kind Regards

Mark Hesk

Sam Holmshaw – Eckington SC Sheffield

1) Position of Venue – superb, extremely easy to find from the motorway links

2) Site & equipment – First Class training pool with impressive camera equipment and computer technology for recording the swimmer from all angles.

3) Staff

Owner/Reception – nice chap, very knowledgeable and clearly swimming and helping swimmers is his life’s passion

Coach – Superb young man, very amiable, positive and able and adept at:

1) Identifying the problems and areas of improvement for the swimmer
2) Engaging the swimmer to explain new concepts and improvements
3) Explaining the concept and improvements to the level of understanding of the swimmer
4) Encouraging the swimmer to try the improvements and rewarding the swimmer on successful completion of the concepts
5) Providing a concise understandable commentary on the DVD of the session.

All in all, an extremely enjoyable way to spend a Saturday afternoon and extremely good value for money service.

So impressive that we have booked a further session for our son”.

Adrian Gill – Triathlete Buckinghamshire

“I spent several years teaching myself to swim better from a text book. Ultimately I was wasting my time for two reasons: firstly because I couldn’t interpret exactly what the text book meant and secondly because I had no idea what I looked like in the water. Unsurprisingly my swim times were not improving.

I go to Swimtherapy every 6 weeks or so. Instant feedback from the pool cameras allow Nigel to break down my stroke and show me exactly where I am going right (occasionally) and wrong (mostly). I cannot imagine how much more difficult it would be to learn without this feedback. As a result of my sessions with Swimtherapy, my swimming is faster and takes less effort.”

Alexander Robertson Age 11 Borough of Kirklees SC West Yorkshire

The session on Tuesday had a great impact on Alexander, so much so, the following night in his squad session he moved from
middle of the lane to the top. All this was achieved by applying by
the techniques he learnt the night before – an amazing result. We’re
really pleased with the extra confidence it has given Alexander and
can’t wait to his next session at the end of March.

Reply: we can only guide you, your improvement is down to your understanding and application, so well done Alexander!

Dee Brown Leamington Spa SC

Our Daughter attended swim therapy with Matt on Saturday 14th Feb 09 ,We as parents were very pleased with Deanne”s professional coaching with Matt ,Deanne gained more confidence in herself improving in her Butterfly and Backstroke technique to the point of her being able to see for herself the instant improvement of all her strokes in a 90minutes session, Our Daughter who has ADHD gained so much more confidence in herself after the session and after entering her first competition on the Sunday after she improved and beat her personal bests in all strokes , please pass on our thanks to Matt from us as parents and from Deanne , Deanne looks forward to coming back in six weeks time.

Thanks for the feedback guys, hope Dee keeps improving. Regards Nigel Kube Head Coach

Jasmin Kirk – Scunthorpe Anchor Swimming Club

Hey,
Just Wanted To Say Thank You.
I’ve Been Training Three Times Since My Session & Feel Like I’ve Improved Already!
Been Working Extra Hard On Keeping My Breathing To Both Sides As Well As Dropping My ‘Paddle’ Before My Elbow
I’ve Been Keeping My Head Central As My Number One Priority On Back,
Then Working On My Rotation And Dropping My Arms To The Deeper Water.
Still Feel Like An Idiot Going To ‘Three o’clock’ But Listening To Feedback It’s Mostly In Line With My Shoulders
I Reallyyyyy Enjoyed My Session And Can’t Wait To Come Back Next Time.THANK YOU!
Jasmin Kirk,.

Louise Bennett – Triathlete

The session was fantastic. Many thanks to Jack as he made me feel very positive about my new challenge, when I’m quite sure it must have been difficult to find positive things to mention at times!
I can’t wait to get in the pool tomorrow and try out the drills.

Many thanks

Louise

Lauren Shaw – Solihull SC West Mids

Jack / Nigel

Lauren thoroughly enjoyed her 90 minute session on Fly and Breast last Wed 15th October.

She now says her breast stroke no longer feels “rough” in the water and at Friday’s training session remembered to keep here eyes down and lower her arms. From poolside her glide looked longer and smoother and she looked more streamlined in the stroke overall.

She didn’t get much opportunity to put into practice the butterfly changes in training but she did try the above water clap and lowered her chin. She said she is going to work on this again during Sunday’s training session.

She is already asking when she can return to do backstroke and front crawl!!

We believe this was money well spent!

Regards,
Julie & Lauren Shaw

Adam – Nottingham

Nigel,

I’m sure you get many emails like this but Adam would like to say thanks – this weekend at Club Champs he has knocked 11 seconds of 200 free and 33 seconds of 400 free, so is now well inside a county time for his 400 free which was one of his XXXXXXXX targets. See you on 8th November.

Kind Regards

Sue

Oscar Perry – Wantage White Horses SC OXON

Hi

Oscar received his DVD today, and whilst he is still at school I’ve had a look. Its fantastic.

He absolutely loved the session with you, its the first time he’s done anything so special and came home so excited. He told me he seems much faster already at breaststroke and is putting into practice all you told him. The dvd is just perfect, it is pitched perfectly at his 10 yr old level [with loads of great encouragement] and will serve as a great reminder of all the points you raised, for the months to come.

I want to thank you so much for a memorable morning and Oscar will definitely be back to see you again.

Kind Regards

Lucy Perry

Aiden Page City of Coventry

Aiden has recently attended his second Swim Therapy session, this time with Matt. The first session was a great success and Aiden’s session with Matt certainly lived up to expectations. Matt immediately pin-pointed various ways that Aiden could improve on the efficiency of his freestyle. The phrase, “the camera never lies”, comes to mind. Aiden was able to actually see, from all angles how he swims, not how he thinks he swims. Matt worked with Aiden on each separate issue and then brought it all together. At all times Matt was patient and took the time to explain why. Aiden has the full support of his club and now has many specific drills to work on in training, more importantly, he now knows why he is doing them and what he is trying to achieve. The DVD’s have played an important part for Aiden. With a few weeks between sessions, he has been able to revisit a DVD and thus been able to stay on track. Thanks Matt

Matt & Grace Calver – Great Yarmouth

Our children Matthew (9) and Grace (13) recently had a session with Matt Thomas. Matt explained, in easy to understand terms, what the critical areas of their strokes which required correction were and which drills should be used to achieve this. The time flew by and he proved to each of them that they were both very capable of great improvement. We will cetainly be back again to ensure the improvement that can be seen is achieved and then improved upon.

Lowestoft & Oulton Broad SC

Nathan Harkin – SN7

The 90 minute session Nathan had with Matt was excellent. Nathan wanted to improve his freestyle and fly and within 5 minutes Matt had identified key areas for Nathan to focus on. After an hour of drills, Nathan really felt the benefit, encouraged at all times by Matt’s comments and relaxed style. The DVD of excerpts of the session with Matt’s commentary is a great resource and Nathan will use it to remind himself of stroke improvement ideas he can practice in training. We’ll be back in 2009!

Best regards, Shaun

Name Supplied – Area Hornchurch Essex

can only say good things about (name supplied)’s two sessions at swimtherapy. We were very impressed with the whole set up but mostly with matt and his expert eye and how he was able to spot the “problem areas” and with simple instruction able to point (name supplied) in the right direction. She has started to put these into action and already feels there is an improvement in her stroke.

We will come back in a few months time and see whether you guys also think this