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  • Turner Swim Recommend: Docklands Watersports Centre as the Safest Open Water Swimming venue

    Turner Swim recommend the safest open water swimming venue in London as being The Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre, Canary Wharf. Open Water swim coaching with Turner Swim. Swim outside of coaching sessions. Warm showers and changing rooms available.

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  • Terms and conditions – updated 15 June 2020 for all new purchases

    Turner Swim terms and conditions. Lessons can not be cancelled or rearranged with less than 48 hours’ notice before the scheduled lesson start time. We are sorry but we can not make any exceptions to this rule. Please read through our terms and conditions.

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  • How can diet boost your immune system? Part 1.

    How diet can boost your immune system? What to eat to stay safe! It has been proven by the WHO that people with a stronger immune system are less likely to catch any types of virus or infection. So, what we can do to strengthen it? Read Nutritionist and Swim Coach Madga's blog.

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  • Message to all our clients

    27 November 2020 Update: Turner Swim will reopen in at least 3 London hotel venues on Wednesday 2 December. Exeter restarts 7 December. Off-peak lessons are with Leanne and David at County Hall for December only. Click "Read More" to view updates.

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  • Swimming training for the Olympic Games Trials

    Turner Swim Manchester Swim Coach Katie is swimming training for the Olympic Games Trials. Read her blog and find out how her training in South Africa's high performance centre is going. We wish Katie all the best for the April Great Britain trials.

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  • Swimming Breaststroke Beautifully

    Katie is a current Great Britain International breaststroke swimmer. Watch Katie swimming and read her first of three breaststroke blogs. Katie also provides adult swimming lessons with Turner Swim near Manchester, book in and improve your swimming technique.

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  • Backstroke Swimming Technique Tips

    Swimming backstroke technique by Turner Swim Manchester Swim Coach Lucy. Check out Lucy's top 5 technique tips for swimming backstroke well. A former national level swimmer, Lucy is available for adult swimming lessons at Marriott Worsley Park Hotel.

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  • Swimming Challenges

    Client Charles has continually achieved different swimming challenges. From turning his weak breaststroke into front crawl, completing his first triathlon and in 2019 swimming the Bosporus cross-continent Asia to Europe Swim. Read Charles' story and we hope you feel inspired too!

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  • Swimming For Good Health In London

    Client Yamini joined us for adult swimming lessons this summer, to learn front crawl and start swimming for good health. Watch Yamini's video and see her story of how she became a triathlete. Read Instructor Andrew's blog about why he feels swimming is great for his health too.

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  • Canary Wharf Mile Swim Event – Saturday 15July 2023

    Join us for Turner Swim's 5th annual Canary Wharf 1-Mile Swim, an open water swim event in Millwall Outer Dock. The waves start at 8am through to 10:30am, on Saturday 15 July 2023. Starting and finishing at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. £100.00 for the winner!

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  • Swimming The Bosphorus

    In July 2018, Turner Swim coach Andrew went swimming the Bosphorus! The Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim is an annual 6.4km open water swimming event between Asia and Europe in Istanbul. Feel inspired? Join us for open water swim coaching near Canary Wharf, London.

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  • Swimming Lessons for Adults in London

    Turner Swim have provided adult swim lessons in London since 2013. Visit us in luxury hotels at Piccadilly, Holborn, Waterloo, St Paul's, Chelsea, London City and Tower Bridge hotels. Read about our unique adult lessons, our in-house instructor training and our love for swimming.

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  • Learn to swim competition with Yakult, Turner Swim and Olympic Medallist Jazz Carlin

    We were recently in a partnership competition with Yakult and Olympic Medallist Jazz Carlin for Turner Swim to teach 4 adults to swim, courtesy of Yakult funding. Read Olympic swimming medallist Jazz Carlin's thoughts on the participants that Turner Swim had taught.

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  • New Year’s Resolutions and Swimming Aims 2018

    New Year's resolutions and swimming aims can be hard to put together. Charles learnt to swim front crawl with Turner Swim. Now his 2018 aim is to swim the Bosphorus, from Asia to Europe in July. Check out our blog on picking realistic goals and making them a reality.

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  • Breathing While Swimming – Top Tips

    Breathing is an essential component in swimming. But why is breathing well so important, how should we breathe when swimming and what are our top tips for improving an adult’s aquatic breathing ability? Read our breathing while swimming blog to find out more.

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  • Instructor Krys Completes Redbull Neptune Steps Open Water Swim

    Swimming instructor Krys completed the Redbull Neptune steps open water swim in Glasgow. Although swum over just 420 meters, the 7 ladder climbs make for this open water swim competition to be an intense event. Read this blog to find our how Krys got on in Glasgow.

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  • Learning-to-swim Front Crawl – Swimming Lessons From a Client’s Perspective

    Struggle to swim a length front crawl? Fear not. Charles learnt to swim front crawl as an adult with Turner Swim. His aim was to be able to do a 400 meter triathlon swim that he had watched his wife complete. Click to read Charles' blog about lesson one with Turner Swim.

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  • Swimming Goggles Advice – By former swimming instructor Rebecca

    Former Turner Swim instructor Rebecca viewed swimming goggles as the single most important piece of equipment in swimming. Read this blog to find out why! Should you choose clear or coloured lenses? Where should the straps go and how do we maintain our goggles?

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  • Wetsuits for Open Water Swimming and Triathlons – A Beginner’s Guide

    Wetsuits for open water swimming are distinctively different from traditional surfing wetsuits. Made specifically for swimmers needs, many have additional buoyancy and flexibility built in. Read more on the wetsuits that instructors David and Andrew tested out.

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  • How to incorporate swimming into your weekly routine!

    London swimming training from a swimmer's view point. Find out swimmer Rebecca's top 3 tips for incorporating swimming into your weekly routine. At Turner Swim, the post-exercise endorphins certainly encourage us to keep swimming!

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