ViBe Swim Coaching

08/08/2023

Grab a Summer Special Now!

If you're worried about being in open water, or if you have big plans for a marathon swim next year, or even if you have a triathlon in September, you're going to love my Summer Special offer.

Book and pay for 4 training sessions to be taken before 12th September, and you'll get a special price of £160 for the lot. This offer is only available for 4 people, so it'll be first come, first served.

You could be working on your sighting, your drafting, a better stroke or speed - you could simply use the sessions to take the plunge into open water for the first time. You're the boss, and we'll work towards your goals.

This offer closes on Sunday August 20th, so don't hang around too much!

You can buy the summer special here: https://wildopenwater.com/vidabennett

20/06/2023

20/06/2023

This week is Drowning Prevention Week, and here are a few facts from the RLSS

An average of 312 UK and Irish Citizens lose their life to accidental drowning each year.

04/06/2023

What an amazingly beautiful day for an introduction to open water swimming.

7 wonderful women, who were convinced they were wading into purgatory, but who emerged from the water 20 minutes later full of beans and loving life! And they can't wait to go again

If you have FOMO, there's another session planned for Sunday 2nd July, 8am, at Caversham Lakes. - take the plunge - you'll love it!

03/06/2023

The weather is looking amazing for tomorrow's Intro to Open Water workshop, and it's a strawberry moon - so guess who's getting a nice snack of strawberries and cream tomorrow? And, of course, my now famous home made scones 🥰

29/05/2023

I'm just SO excited for my next Intro to Open Water Swimming course next Sunday.

That workshop is FULLY BOOKED, but there's still some space on the 2 July. Just visit my website to choose your date and book your space.

I've been swimming at the lake this weekend, and the temperature is just right for an amazing swim!

Anyone that's ever wanted to try open water swimming, but felt overwhelmed about where to start, what to do, and what you need to get started.  Maybe you're a new triathlete looking to complete your first triathlon in open water, and want to e abl to swim open water confidently.  Maybe you've hear...

28/05/2023

Another happy coaching client. This session was about practising front crawl improvements. And a beautiful day to boot!

21/05/2023

What an amazing day for the inaugural ViBe Swim Coaching Intro to Open Water Swimming! The weather was beautiful - even if the lake was 'refreshing'.

We covered water safety, 'what's in the bag?' cold water shock and the gasp reflex. Then we dipped or swam, in either a wetsuit or a swimsuit (everyone is welcome here!), followed by a little hot chocolate and scones made by own fair hands, along with fresh strawberries and squirty cream!

Huge thanks to Janet, who helped with the admin, and chopped the strawberries, and generally made the refreshments look lovely!

The next Intro is fully booked, but there's still space on the 2nd July or 10th September workshop. Just follow this link: https://www.vidabennett.co.uk/vibe-swim-intro

15/05/2023

Ever wondered what differences there are between outdoor, open water and wild swimming? Wonder no more - here's a handy guide...

PS Still two spaces available on my next Intro to Open Water workshop next weekend, 21st May!

When we talk about swimming in the great outdoors? What exactly are we talking about? Outdoor Swimming: Any swimming you can do outdoors, usually lidos, pools etc. These generally have changing rooms, showers, café and regular opening hours. There’ll be lifeguards – usually pool lifeguards, and...

12/05/2023

Today's client was an experienced swimmer that wanted to improve her front crawl.

This week we worked on body positioning to encourage a better streamlining in the water.

She noticed the difference straight away and went home happy.

This week's homework is all land based. :-)