Freestyle lessons & coaching – improve your swimming technique with Swimclinic

Private/one-to-one lessons at the Herisau Sports Centre for St. Gallen, Appenzell and Thurgau
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Learn to swim freestyle: body position, breathing, arm stroke and leg kick

Unterwasser-Video zur Verbesserung deiner Schwimmtechnik
Swimming course in the St. Gallen region: Learn to swim the front crawl properly or improve your technique with video feedback at the Herisau Sports Centre. For beginners and advanced swimmers.

I have been working for many years as a swimming instructor for beginners and as a coach for swimmers up to international elite level. Using the front crawl technique described here, I became a top-ten masters swimmer at world level in both the pool and open water.

My freestyle lessons and training sessions are based on a front crawl technique that has been tried and tested for over 25 years, originally developed in Australia for middle- and long-distance swimmers. The real trick to swimming faster and without tiring is reducing water resistance: maintaining good posture and body position during the arm stroke and when breathing. You will learn the effective use of your whole body during the arm stroke and leg kick in the form of longitudinal rotation as a second step.

I am happy to teach the other swimming strokes or help improve your swimming technique:
  • Backstroke
  • Breaststroke
  • Butterfly
Coach: Felix Gmünder

Video feedback is analysed and discussed right at the poolside to accelerate your learning progress. The detailed video analysis helps you to further improve your swimming technique.

Booking private/one-to-one lessons for all levels, from beginner to elite

Private / one-to-one lessons
Prices in Swiss francs per person

30 / 45 / 60 minutes
60.00 / 90.00 / 110.00

Plus swimming pool admission: CHF 8.50 (Indoor Swimming Pool Association) or CHF 12.50 (swimmers not from a municipality within the Indoor Swimming Pool Association pay the non-resident rate [Further information])

These lessons make use of above-water video and, where necessary, underwater video, which are briefly discussed during or after the lesson.
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Detailed video analysis to improve your swimming technique

Why analysis in the swimming pool is superior to that in a flume or swimming channel:
  • Authentic feel for the water: The interaction of the body with the still water (body position, stroke pattern and leg kick) corresponds exactly to reality in training and competition.
  • In a flume, the water often flows unevenly or creates turbulence against the swimmer, which can distort the natural body position in the water.
  • Natural movement sequence: Swimming in a lane in the pool provides the necessary visual and tactile feedback; swimming technique is not affected by feelings of confinement or turbulence.
  • Starts and turns can also be filmed and analysed in the pool.
  • Unbeatable value for money: Despite the high degree of realism and comprehensive camera angles from all sides, this form of analysis is extremely cost-effective.
Cost CHF 150.00. The price includes the following service package:
  • Above- and underwater footage with a brief debriefing at the Herisau Sports Centre indoor pool (30 minutes)
  • A technical training session following the video analysis (an additional 30 minutes) can be booked and paid for See above for prices and registration.
  • A video compilation lasting 6–8 minutes
  • Detailed analysis and commentary (voiceover) on your swimming technique, partly in slow motion and with still images, as well as suggestions for improvement
  • Delivery of the video in Full HD quality. The video is your property. (Link to an example)
  • Online discussion (Zoom or Teams) of the video.
  • Select the filter Felix Gmünder and adult swimming (incl. Videoanalyse) 30 minutes
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