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THE MOST POWERFUL STROKE

BUTTERFLY

Highly energy intensive and the most difficult stroke to learn

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Highly energy intensiveUndulation of the bodyHardest to learnCrowd pleaser

FULL BODY WORKOUT

Butterfly will push your muscles to their limits.

You will cross over all techniques from frontcrawl, backstroke and breaststroke into butterfly

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ENERGY

INTENSIVE

Explosive cardio power

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CROWD

PLEASING

Will turn heads

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COMPLETE

VERSATILITY

Combines swimming techniques

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BUTTERFLY

BUTTERFLY — Competent Swimming

TECHNIQUE TRANSFER

  • Skills from the other three strokes come together in butterfly — breathing, leg and arm action, undulation
  • Butterfly is reserved for swimmers with a solid grasp of the water
  • Widely seen as the hardest stroke to learn, because it needs every key technique
BUTTERFLY — Competent Swimming

ENERGETICALLY DEMANDING

  • Full body engagement using powerful muscle groups simultaneously — one of the most energy-demanding strokes in swimming.
  • Each breath during undulation is costly, disrupting streamlined movement and using more energy
  • Complex coordination and timing means swimmers must use proper form at all times or risk causing further drag
BUTTERFLY — Competent Swimming

BLOW YOUR FRIENDS AWAY

  • Dramatic and epic visually
  • Synchronous and powerful movement allows butterfly to be a crowd pleaser
  • Full use of technique elegantly represents core swimming understanding

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Get your first lesson at 50% off the usual £49.99 and take on the most powerful stroke.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

No. Most of my students are adults in their 30s–60s learning for the first time. Age changes nothing about the method — it's the same water.
No. The lane is exclusively yours for the lesson, there's no public session running, and I'm in the water with you — not standing over you with a clipboard.
That's the most common sentence I hear, and it's exactly what the taster assessment is for. We start where you actually are — even if that's the steps.
Yes. Just you and me, every lesson, whole lesson.
Your roadmap from the taster tells you precisely — and at our Edgbaston pool it's backed by the guarantee: swim your first width in 5 lessons, or lesson 6 is free.
Swimwear, a towel, and goggles if you have them. That's it — I bring everything else.
Private 1-1 lessons work out from £39.99 per lesson on our 12-Lesson Plan (£44.99 on the 8-Lesson Plan, £49.99 on the 4-Lesson Plan). New customers can start with a Taster Lesson for just £24.99 — 50% off — which includes an assessment. No direct debit. See our Pricing page for full details.
Start low-risk: new customers can try a £24.99 Taster Lesson — 50% off — that includes an assessment, with no direct debit. Prefer to talk first? Request a callback and we'll give you a ring.
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