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Summer 2026 Client Success
Danielle Thompson
Three months ago I couldn’t swim even half a length of front crawl. Yesterday I completed my first 70.3 Ironman, swimming the entire 1.2 miles in front crawl (with a bit of panicked breaststroke at the beginning, sure) well under my estimated time. The tips and techniques Gayle gave me over the course of our swimming classes were the only reason I was able to do it. Plus, she makes the sessions fun and as someone who hated swimming but now loves it, that counted for everything those first few times!
Iron Man 70.3
Bradley Hucker
I’d highly recommend GV3 Swimming. After not doing much swimming since my school days, I joined Gayle and the team for a few months of group lessons and saw a huge improvement in both my technique and confidence. The friendly, clear instruction and small, capped groups made a real difference, while having a regular session to attend each week gave me the motivation to keep improving. The 50m pool is excellent too.
With their help, I recently completed the 2-mile Swim Serpentine — something I certainly wouldn’t have felt confident doing before joining GV3!
GV3 gave me the technique, confidence and motivation to go from barely swimming since school to successfully completing a 2-mile open-water swim. The sessions are friendly, well structured and small enough that you get plenty of attention.
2 - mile Swim Serpentine 
2 - mile Swim Serpentine Lucy Matson
I was very new to front crawl when I joined Gayle’s sessions last autumn and could barely swim a length without gasping for breath and switching back to breaststroke. Over the winter and spring, I improved so much in both technique and speed through Gayle’s coaching, as well as having a regular, friendly group to train with and motivate me.The sessions are always varied and fun, and Gayle is incredibly supportive and encouraging.
My swimming has improved so much that I recently completed the 5km Go Swim Loch Lomond event and the 2-mile Swim Serpentine event — both of which I couldn’t have imagined myself doing 12 months ago.
Roll on next season!
Client Spotlight
Well done to Katherine and Izzy for all of the preparation they are putting into training for their team English Channel Swim this summer! They are working unbelievably hard already and continue to do so. Their positivity and determination is so inspiring! GOOD LUCK THIS SUMMER!