SwimWay Swimming School Reviews 

We have been with SwimWay since October 2025 & the progression I have seen with my daughter has been incredible. She went from barely wanting to put her face in to starting to practice a backstroke in less than a year. I can tell you we didn’t make this much progress with other swimming instructors.

Cecelia the present instructor has the most gentle but effective approach — she reads the children so well and adapts the lessons to their personalities and abilities. Both my children became comfortable with her so fast. She is encouraging and knows when to push! Anyone who swims with Cecelia will be lucky to have her guide their children in the water. I have seen my 5y/o daughter’s confidence, coordination and enjoyment grow over the terms she has swam with her. She is equally good with my 2 year old who instantly felt comfortable and safe. Cecelia pushed her appropriately to gauge her comfort and skills in the water. It wasn’t just play but it certainly felt that way to her — perfect! Would definitely recommend her.

Giving 4 stars because we had unexpected changes of instructors twice, once near the end of the term and then another time after term ended. This is a bit disruptive to a new swimmer, who has to build trust and confidence with the adult from scratch. Also it can be a bit chaotic at the facility where we are. This is only because it is a rented private home facility so there is only so much control SwimWay can have without much admin staff on site.

You may feel the price is steep but it’s the going rate in London and certainly worth the investment given the rate of progress!

Cecilia is a fantastic teacher and has greatly helped our daughter grow in confidence and ability. She is very friendly, encouraging and the right balance of soft yet disciplined. Would definitely recommend!

I would highly recommend SwimWay for children’s swimming lessons. My daughter just turned 5 and has made incredible progress in the last 6 months. She went from not enjoying swimming and being afraid to put her head under water, to asking me every day if it’s the day of her weekly lesson, and being able to swim over half the length of the pool in breaststroke. I’m amazed! Natalie made her feel comfortable and safe from day 1 and has really helped her confidence and skills grow more than I could ever have imagined. Thank you!

Chiara has been teaching my daughter to swim since she was 8 months old, and I couldn’t recommend her more highly. She is endlessly patient and has a real gift with young children. Every lesson is calm, encouraging and genuinely fun, and my daughter has grown so confident in the water under her guidance. Chiara clearly loves what she does and it shows in how the kids respond to her. If you’re looking for a swimming instructor for your little one, she’s the one.

Have taken both my daughters here to learn to swim over the last several years. All the instructors have been great, most recently Piers and Sonia: very patient and encouraging and really individualised lessons.

Chiara is a great teacher. She is friendly, calm, encouraging and very knowledgeable. Our son has learnt so much with her and he now loves swimming. Pool and facilities are also great.

Great and clean facility, really catered for kids swimming with good changing areas. The tutors are friendly and excellent with kids. Piers has been brilliant and has helped our daughter gain confidence and technique. After trying out a few different swimming places this doesn’t compare and so glad we found it!

Piers has been an excellent teacher for our daughter. He is great with the children and has a good sense of humour and she has progressed really well over the last year.

My son has been under Piers coaching for a year now and I only have the highest praise for his kindness, professionalism and all round excellence. Piers is one in a million and one of those teachers you’ll never forget as he gives his all and your child will no doubt see the benefits. He’s incredibly personable and knows how to coax the best out of his students. He’s simply brilliant and I couldn’t recommended him more highly.

Chiara at the Kew Gardens pool has been incredible with our daughter, Nora. She has helped her develop into a fantastic swimmer and builds confidence in young children. She is fantastic!

We had an amazing experience with Coach Piers! Our little one was a bit nervous about getting into the water at first after a long break, but Coach Piers’s patient, encouraging, and fun teaching style completely turned things around. Now, he looks forward to swim days all week. The progress he’s made in his water safety and basic strokes is incredible. We are so grateful for such a positive introduction to swimming!

Piers is a fantastic swimming teacher. He is patient, encouraging and has a wonderful way of helping children feel confident and comfortable in the water. We have seen a real improvement in both swimming ability and confidence, and the lessons are always enjoyable. I would highly recommend Piers to any parent looking for a kind, professional and dedicated swimming instructor.

Our son has really improved his swimming since starting with swim way. piers is a great teacher very patient

Piers has been an awesome teacher to two of my kids. He is warm, friendly and very clear with instruction. As a result they were both engaged from the very start of every lesson and couldn’t wait for their swimming lessons to start. He took time to understand each child and was great when they were having a nervous day, reassuring and encouraging them. They have both improved so much under his brilliant instruction.

Great teacher for our son!

Absolutely amazing swimming experience for all my 3 children. They have become confident, strong and beautiful swimmers. The teachers are supportive, talented and make the lessons fun and the children advance quickly. A special shout out to Pierce who is the best teacher we have had.

Alice has been swimming with Chris for 2 years building confidence and skills. Chris is incredibly calm, patient with young children and utmost caring.

My daughter’s swimming instructor Yurii is really amazing. He has great experience teaching little kids and been so patient with my daughter. I can see how much she has improved within one term! We will surely continue next term.

Our 9-year-old has made fantastic progress thanks to his wonderful swimming coach, Paulina.
She strikes the perfect balance between being encouraging and maintaining high standards. She's firm, disciplined, and definitely a taskmaster, but always in a way that motivates children to do their best.
She has a great ability to bring out the best in her swimmers, building both their confidence and technique while ensuring they work hard. Every lesson is purposeful, and it's clear she genuinely cares about each child's progress.
If you're looking for a coach who gets results while keeping children motivated and engaged, I couldn't recommend her more highly.

My daughter, Renaya, is currently working towards her Stage 5 with Chris, and he’s been absolutely brilliant. Her progress has been amazing, mostly because Chris is so organized and actually plans out his lessons properly. We love that he gives us a quick update every single week on how she’s doing and what they’ll be focusing on next. It’s great knowing exactly what the plan is for the next few weeks and terms. Couldn’t recommend him and SwimWay at HomeGuards enough.