SwimWay Swimming School Reviews 

Rheanne is a brilliant instructor for small children

Our daughter (11) has been swimming with Chris at Home Guard for about 5 years. Before Chris, she was super nervous in the water but Chris immediately put her at ease and built up a huge amount of trust. She is now amazingly confident in the pool and has progressed beyond all expectations- with near-perfect (according to Chris!) technique across all strokes. Every year at renewal we need to ensure she is assigned Chris as he is phenomenal. Can’t recommend him enough.

My son has been swimming with SwimWay since he was a baby and we have been so happy with the teaching and his progress. His current teacher - Gleb - is brilliant, kind and has taught my son how to swim with technical precision and pacing. Thoroughly recommend!

Our son has made more progress in the last two months since Anna came along than in the last year. She is attentive patient and understanding.

Thanks so much to her and to the Swimway team.

Dedicated training focused on good skills whilst still keeping it enjoyable.

We signed my 4 year old up to 1:1 lessons with Nicola after a few failed tries at different swim schools. He was initially very resistant to getting in the pool without us, and very nervous about going in the pool in general which was starting to impact holidays etc. Luckily he very quickly warmed to Nicola who has been excellent throughout. He's now confident in the pool and looks forward to his weekly lessons. Nicola's style is great - gentle and fun which is exactly what my son needs. We've now signed up for our third term with him, and we look forward to my son progressing in his swimming ability. Would highly recommend.

Both of my children learned to swim with SwimWay. The instructors are excellent and have a way of keeping lessons fun and engaging. My son has been learning with Gleb for many years and we cannot recommend his style of training enough.

Excellent experience with Swimway. Our son started at just under 4 with Gleb and has made fantastic progress in two years.

Professional and effective swimming school, really high standard of teaching. Would highly recommend Swimway and Gleb in particular.

My daughter loved her crash course with Ronaldo recently!

We've been taking our little one to the baby and parent classes for just over a year now, since he was 3months old. We've had Kirsty for the duration who has been fantastic - she is brilliant at making sure the parents know what we should be doing and is fully focused on the children enjoying the experience while learning.

We joined Swimway after an unsuccessful year or so with a different swimming school. My then 4 year old immediately connected with the coach (Gleb) and in no time at all he grew to love water. Now 6, he can swim in different styles and properly enjoys every lesson. Highly recommend, it’s worth the money.

It’s been fantastic to see our little boy’s confidence in the water grow since we started with SwimWay. Our instructor, Kirsty McLauchlan, ensures it’s a fun, safe learning experience. Pitching it pretty much perfectly so that he learns and we enjoy it, while not forcing the pace.

We had our first ever swimming lessons with Chris in Southfields and he was amazing! My kids are quite shy and scared of the water. He built trust quickly, was very kind and attentive in his communication and through play they made a lot of progress. They can't wait to have more lessons. Couldn't recommend him more highly!

Dovile is excellent, has supported our 6 year old daughter with swimming, gently cajoling and encouraging her. She is supportive, great fun, and very knowledgeable. Our daughter has made excellent progress, whilst having fun, and always much looks forward to her swimming lessons. Full marks.

Thanks to Kirsty, our son has developed into a confident and happy swimmer. Children make impressive progress under her tutelage because they trust her and she makes the lessons fun- she really is a brilliant and gifted teacher. She engages fully with her pupils resulting in happy and competent swimmers. Quite simply, she possesses that rare gift of making learning fun.

My son has been with SwimWay for many years. My latest applauds go to Kirsty. We’ve had both holiday 1-1 and pre-club lessons with her. She is very hands on and gives clear instructions. Even in group setting, she talks to each child and jumps into the pool to demonstrate or correct them if needed. She makes the lesson fun and challenges the kids to do their best too. My son loves swimming with Kirsty.

We’ve had an excellent year swimming with Kirsty, she’s a brilliant teacher and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. My daughters thoroughly enjoy their lessons and have improved their technique in the water greatly.

My daughter has been swimming with Ivanka at swimway for a few years now. Ivanka is patient and meticulous with technique. She also makes sure that the kids have play time and enjoy the experience. My daughter has developed into a strong and confident swimmer. I would not hesitate to reccomend Ivanka.

I have three girls who have all swam at Swimway. The one to one teachers are fantastic at teaching them technique and also confidence. My third child flat out refused to swim for three years, but with the help of Dan, swimming is now Celine’s favourite day of the week. It’s a real miracle!

We recently used one of Swimway’s swimming pools, the Kew Gardens location, for a Family and Friends session and had a very positive experience.

The pool was clean, well maintained, and provided a relaxing and pleasant environment for everyone attending. Communication with Kirsty, the booking coordinator, was excellent throughout the process — clear, prompt, and very helpful.

We also appreciated the detailed information provided in advance regarding how to reach the location, pool etiquette, and the FAQs, which made the whole experience straightforward and stress-free.

Thank you to the Swimway team for a very enjoyable session. We would happily recommend them.