Swimray is currently the only provider of private swimming lessons in the Singapore's Open Water. Pioneered by our Co-Founder Coach Ray, our open water swimming lessons has been a go-to-lessons for those seeking an out-of-the-world swimming experience.
Open Water Swimming Course Background
Being a naval diver and training under harsh conditions of the open water, coach Ray is acclimatised into the culture of open water swimming. During his time there, he had learnt all the skills and techniques necessary to swim in the open sea.
Other than the learning, what Coach Ray experienced was a unique experience of doing an open water swim. Compared to the pool, one would be able to experience swimming against an all natural beauty of a background. Being able to navigate in a borderless, open area in the sea, transits a sense of freedom and fulfilment to the swimmer.
Coach Ray realised the lack of professional training for the genre of Open Water Swimming. As such, combined with his naval diving experience, he set upon pioneering a trademark coaching program for swimmers passionate in open water swimming. Starting out with just weekend open water clinics, Swimray has managed to carve out a professionally-run Open Water Swimming program with private swimming lessons running everyday by the seas of Sentosa and East Coast.
Why Open Water Swimming Lessons?
Other than experiencing the tranquility and freedom that swimming in the vast open sea presents, one could also experience the following when partaking in open water swimming lessons.
Test your swimming and survival skills in bottomless depth
Increase in endurance swimming with no stoppages
Navigate yourself against the natural obstacles in open water
Variation in routine lap swimming
Test yourself against currents and tides, increasing overall swim speed
Prepare for triathlon/biathlon
How Open Water Swimming is unique
Open water swimming presents the swimmer with challenges that are never experienced in a pool.
Rough waters, tides, waves
Absence of guiding lanes
Requires more energy for the cold and to swim against current
Overcoming a fear of bottomless depth
Do You Know..
Open water swimmers have significantly higher stroke rate
A competitive pool swimmers might not be able to swim straight in open water
Swimming in open water is technical due to the waves, current, and not being able to swim straight
Drafting behind a swimmer in an open water swim save approximately 30% of your effort
Unlike Open Water Swim Clinic, where it is usually conducted in a group of 10 to 20 swimmers, our Open Water Swimming Lesson focuses more 1-to-1 Swimming Lessons between you and the instructor. This allows you you to improve faster, and achieve your goals in triathlon swim or open water swimming as soon as possible.
Each swimming event is different - thus the lesson is individually designed to suit your stroke, techniques, speed, and aerobic fitness - to help you concur different water conditions in the open sea.
What You Will Learn From Open Water Swimming Lessons
How to navigate and swim straight in open water
swimming
Open water safety ( Changes & Direction of Tide / Undercurrent / Potential Hazard )
The better stroke refinement for open water swimming
How to handle tides
How to handle waves
How to increase endurance and strength for open water swim
How to get comfortable with open water swimming
How to draft
How to turn at the buoy
When should you speed up
If you are looking for a comprehensive course to master open water techniques in Singapore - the team at SwimRay will get you there quicker!
Open Water Swim Techniques
The basic skills and techniques you should know for open water swim!
Sign up for our open water swimming course to learn more!
Planning
Strategize your swim and execute your swim plan
Sighting
Navigate the course effectively with our complete sighting techniques
Drafting
Improve drafting technique to save up 30% energy and shed off your timing during open water swim.
Stroke Rate
Learn to adjust your stroke rate and concur different water conditions!
Pacing
Pace yourself the right way at the right time.
Tactical Swim
Adopt different swimming techniques and skills for different situations.
Open Water Swimming FAQ
Who should sign up for the course ?
Anyone who wish to build their fundamental techniques for open water races - A step by step guide for beginner looking to compete in open water races.
Where will the lessons be conducted ?
The lessons will be taught mostly at swimming pool, some sessions will be conducted at Sentosa beach.
What you can expect from the course ?
We emphasize more on techniques rather than fitness - lots of correction instead of up and down the pool. An intensive course to address mainly techniques - prepare you for the open water swim.
Any requirement before signing up ?
To achieve the best learning outcome - we recommend you to master front crawl stroke before signing up.
Stroke efficiency test : 100m swim (front crawl) without rest.
Can breastroker sign up ?
Of course, we have coaches who specialized in breastroke to guide you through your race. We will emphasize on your stroke efficiency and tailor workout just for you.
Is my stroke efficient enough to join this course ?
We always schedule an one-off session to access your stroke efficiency, and we will advice you accordingly.
Private Swimming Lessons at Open Water
Find out more about our Open Water Swimming Program.
Lessons will be held either at your preferred swimming pool or Sentosa Beach.
