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1. Quoc says:
   07/12/2011 at 9:59 pm

   Hi Lesley,

   We’ve really enjoyed the lessons – Ian and Pat’s teaching is really top notch! Both myself and Q**** can swim a bit now, and we’re really happy with the progress we’ve been making from week to week. I managed to do a length (with a bit of sporadic breathing!) for the first time yesterday and well chuffed
2. Suprana says:
   13/06/2011 at 2:38 pm

   Just wanted to let you know – did my first solo full length swim today at FTW on my b’day. There was nobody else around so had pool to myself. Will keep practising Happy to recommend you.
3. Sukhy says:
   30/03/2011 at 3:19 pm

   Hi Lesley,

   I just wanted to say thank you for your help these last few months!! Swimming was something I gave up on years ago and always just thought it would be one of those things I would never be able to do. Now it’s actually getting to the point where I look forward to it on the weekend!!!
4. Alison says:
   12/11/2010 at 11:10 am

   I just wanted to say a belated thank you very much to you and Claire for helping me overcome my fear of the water. I went on holiday and had the most wonderful time and my confidence in the pool just grew and grew. I was up and down on the fun slides as well. Everyone was completely shocked at the new swimming me esp the husband who has being trying for 20 years to persuade me to learn.
5. Amanda Bennett says:
   17/08/2010 at 9:25 pm

   Being a 27 year old non-swimmer I was a bit worried about taking swimming lessons so late on but due to an impending diving holiday I decided to bite the bullet and book lessons!!

   Having tried and failed in the past at finding a teacher that I felt confident with I was very happy when I met Lesley as she put me at ease right away. I was in total shock that by the end of my first lesson I was able to swim the length of the pool 3 times!! I now feel totally confident in the water and that wouldn’t have happened without Lesley’s help – I would feel confident recommending Lesley 110%.
6. Amna says:
   08/07/2010 at 10:47 am

   As an child I always dreaded swimming lessons but now as an adult I enjoy swimming. All thanks to Lesley’s ability to make swimming lessons easy and fun.
   I would definitely recommend Lesley as an instructor.

   Thank you again.
7. Romana says:
   23/06/2010 at 12:41 pm

   During my lesson Lesley was very supportive and encouraged me to keep trying to practice the strokes. We covered front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke. Rather than just continue to take my money, she made me realise I do not need to have continuous lessons but needed to practice on my own and develop my own confidence in the water as I did know how to swim, I just had not done it in a long time. I definitely recommend Lesley as an instructor; she is very very down to earth and honest.
8. Arathi says:
   02/05/2010 at 8:43 pm

   I just want to say a big, big thank you for the swimming lesson on Saturday. I can’t believe I learnt so much from you in just one lesson. I was so nervous to begin with but I couldn’t stop smiling by the end of it!

   M said he would pay for another 2 lessons if I liked the first one, and I would definitely like to continue learning from you.

   Thank you again,
9. Alan says:
   12/04/2010 at 11:38 am

   “In spite of (or maybe because of !) swimming lessons at school I’d never quite managed to learn and in fact had always been afraid of water. I also felt a little embarrassed at being an adult non-swimmer: it seemed like everyone I knew could swim. However, having spent a couple of beach holidays in Greece sweltering on the beach while my wife swam around happily in the sea I decided, at the age of 42, it was time to take the plunge. Via swim.com I made contact with Lesley and signed up for half a dozen lessons in February 2010.

   Lesley quickly put me at ease, taking time to make sure I was comfortable in the water before going on to teach me the basics. She also made learning fun, and was patient with me, but also good at setting me small achievable targets. After a few lessons I could happily put my head under water and leg kick 5 metres, and after a few more I could do the full front crawl for around 10 metres.

   Lesley keeps her lessons interesting by mixing up the exercises and she also had me trying floating and kicking on my back, and I quickly found I was very comfortable with backstroke. Since I was so happy with my progress by now I signed up for some more lessons and a few weeks later I could swim backstroke for half a length of the pool.

   Four months after my first lesson, I’m just back from our summer holiday in Greece and this time instead of sitting by the pool or at the beach in 38 degree heat I was in the water every day – not only did I swim in the hotel pool but for 12 days in a row I went into the beautiful Aegean Sea and either swam or just floated on my back – and loved it ! What a transformation !

   So if you’re a complete non-swimmer or are afraid of the water and think swimming’s for other people, not for you – think again !”
10. Rebekah says:
    23/03/2010 at 11:55 am

    Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help! I’m sure I wouldn’t have learned nearly as much in a class and I now feel confident I can continue to improve on my own.

    I also think you’re a really gifted and committed teacher, you’re ability to break the elements of the stroke is very helpful and I’m sure many students who’ve struggled to learn elsewhere will flourish with you. Considering your sense of humour you still managed not to fall about laughing when I demonstrated my self taught hybrid swimming stroke in my first lesson- for that you deserve recognition!