Swim - Dan The Merman - Argyll

Really helpful and fun session with Dan. We are all keen and quite experienced cold water swimmers so up for anything. Great coaching on breathing and stroke and good ideas about acclimatising our bodies before and after we swim during the winter months. A lot to take in and work on and felt like I was learning to swim all over again! That’s a good feeling for me even when I am discombobulated. Thanks so much to Dan for excellent coaching for the five of us gals of a certain age….

Dan was amazing! He was great at giving tips which matched our swimming skills. He helped with improving my swim time in races! Dan is very easy to get along with and we had an amazing swimming day! Would definitely recommend Dan for open water swim coaching on any skill level. Thanks Dan!

I had a wonderful swim with Dan the Merman in Argyll. He is so calm and knowledgeable that I never felt anxious despite my fear of open water. Not only did I get in the water, and stay in for the whole lesson, but Dan also helped me sort out my terrible front crawl technique. Dan is a great teacher, he introduced me to some new breathing techniques, provided safety tips and taught me a new open water swimming stroke in a very short time. After my lesson, Dan followed up with some great sugges...

We had a fantastic swim with Dan the Merman in Argyll. I was swimming with my 15 year old daughter and 11 year old son. Dan is a great teacher, he introduced us to some new breathing techniques, took us through a safety briefing, led us into the water and taught us a number of new open water swimming techniques in a very short time. He has a lovely calm way with the children and really wanted us to learn from him and have a good time. Our only regret is that we only had time for one lesson. T...

In just 5 sessions I feel like I've come a million miles.. it really doesn't take long when you apply yourself and focus. Having a patient, knowledgeable, experienced and talented coach goes a long way too of course. Encouraging feedback from Dan as always.. "Fantastic progress today. Week by week your body position is consolidating. Material improvement in your aquatic breathing from even last week and we’re getting there on the initial stroke phase. A few observations today, so we just n...