Private adult swim coaching in Melbourne. Build confidence, refine your technique and fall in love with swimming.
your lesson
One-to-one pool coaching, with time to practise and ask questions.
Lesson detailswho it’s for
Adults building confidence, returning to swimming or training for an event.
Find your starting pointwhere we swim
Private pool lessons year-round. Beach coaching opens above 16°C, subject to suitable conditions.
beyond the lesson
Choose a custom swim set or development report. Your first lesson also includes access to the insight library.
MSAC admission is separate and paid directly by each swimmer.
One lesson. Your swimming.
Time to work on your swimming, at your pace.
Start with what you’d like to improve. Get feedback on your swimming, understand what’s happening and practise a change you can feel. Your private hour gives you time to try an exercise, ask questions and compare how your swimming feels before and after. The focus is on understanding what helps, so you can keep working on it between lessons.
Whether you are building confidence, returning after years away or preparing for an event, describe what feels difficult and the lesson will begin there. You don’t need to diagnose your stroke or know the technical terms. Perhaps you run out of breath after a few lengths, feel your legs sinking or struggle to hold a steady pace. Those everyday observations are a useful starting point. If you cannot yet swim independently, get in touch before booking to discuss a suitable lesson.
1:1 Pool Coaching · 60 minutes
$165
Includes 60 minutes of private coaching and your choice of a custom swim set or development report to use afterwards. Pool lessons take place at MSAC in Albert Park. MSAC admission is separate and paid directly by each swimmer.
Every private lesson includes your choice of a written swim session or a development report, based on what you worked on in the water. Use it to guide your practice between coached sessions, revisit a drill or remember a useful cue. It supports your ongoing coaching, so you don’t have to work everything out on your own after one lesson.
You can keep booking one-to-one lessons for as long as they’re useful to you. Come regularly to build your skills over time, or return when you want feedback, a technique check or help with a new goal. There’s no fixed number of lessons to complete: each separately booked session builds on your current swimming and what you’d like to do next.
A complete session with distances, pacing guidance, rest and technique cues written for you. You’ll know how to organise your swim and where to focus your attention, whether you’re building distance, practising a stroke change or adding more structure to your regular pool visits.
A written explanation of the main areas you worked on, why they matter and the drills and cues to practise. It helps you connect the coaching feedback with what you felt in the water, giving you a reference for your own practice and questions to bring to a future lesson.
Your chosen written follow-up is included after every lesson. Further one-to-one sessions are booked and paid for separately, whenever you’re ready to continue.
Book your next lessonWork on easier breathing, a smoother stroke or the skills you need for your next swim. Pool lessons offer a familiar place to practise and repeat a change. Beach coaching adds the different demands of swimming without lane ropes or walls. Whether your goal is regular exercise, a social bay swim or an event, the lesson starts with your experience and what you want to do next.
Melbourne water, your way
Build the skills in the pool. Take the confidence to the bay.
Start where the water feels manageable, whether you’re learning as an adult, returning after years away or finding that nerves get in the way. Build confidence with breathing, floating and putting your face in the water, with close support and each skill broken into small steps. There’s time to pause, ask questions and repeat something until it feels more familiar. Practise how to regain your footing and settle your breathing, then add movement and distance when you’re ready. Your lessons progress at a pace that gives you room to learn without feeling rushed.
If you can swim lengths but each one feels harder than it should, explore where your effort is going. Work on breathing, balance, alignment and how your hands and forearms move you through the water. You’ll try focused exercises, then return to normal swimming to compare the feeling and see what helps. As your stroke becomes more comfortable, practise keeping that rhythm over longer distances rather than simply pushing harder. Leave with clear technique cues and a focus for your next session, whether you swim for fitness, relaxation or the satisfaction of going further.
Make the swim a part of race day you feel ready for, whether it’s your first sprint triathlon, a 70.3 or a full Ironman. Work on efficient freestyle, controlled breathing and a pace you can sustain, with the aim of leaving the water ready for the bike and run. Build technique in the pool and, when conditions allow, practise open-water skills such as sighting, navigation and staying composed around other swimmers. Shape your sessions around your race distance, training schedule and the parts of the swim that concern you most.
Ready to leave the lane ropes?
Private 1:1 beach lessons open when the bay temperature rises above 16°C. Use the temperature guide above to see how the bay is tracking, then get in touch to discuss a session. We’ll begin on shore to talk through your experience and check local conditions before practising confidence, sighting, navigation or pacing. You might work on choosing a landmark, settling into a comfortable breathing rhythm or holding your direction. Water temperature is only part of the decision: weather, water quality and your readiness also matter, and sessions may be changed or postponed.
Private lessons · 60 minutes · Personal follow-up included
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Andy Jacobs
Australian licensed swim coach, competitive ocean swimmer, Masters swimmer and Victorian water polo player. Andy brings years of pool and open-water experience to his coaching and still trains regularly himself.
I’m an Australian licensed coach and veteran pool and open-water swimmer. My coaching is patient and easy-going, with challenges that feel exciting rather than overwhelming. After nearly 20 years at Apple, I brought my enjoyment of explaining ideas and solving problems into a sport I love. I still swim in a squad and spend weekends in the bay with the Port Melbourne Icebergers. I want you to leave a lesson understanding what you’ve learned and looking forward to trying it again.
AquaEdge is rated 5.0 from 10 reviews on Vagaro. Swimmers value the programming, practical support and confidence that develops over time. Their feedback gives you a swimmer’s perspective on the coaching, beyond the lesson descriptions here. Read through their experiences to get a feel for the support and approach you can expect.
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An open-water assessment gave me encouragement and a clear next step. I left ready to build my skills with one-to-one coaching.
Cecily S.
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Read practical articles on breathing, technique, training and open water. They explain common swimming difficulties, explore research and offer ideas to discuss or practise in your own sessions. Use them to revisit something from a lesson or understand why a particular skill matters. Three are free to preview. After your first lesson, you’ll receive a code for the full library.
Ready for a swim?
Book a private lesson, or get in touch if you’d like to talk first. Tell us about your current swimming, what you find difficult and anything you’re working towards. You can start with one session and decide on further coaching after you’ve had time to practise. There’s no need to commit to a course before you begin.
