Stroke Optimisation & Correction — Private Swim Coaching in Singapore
No two swimmers move the same. Your coaching shouldn't either.
Stroke Analysis and Optimisation
Age range: 7 and above
Every swimmer moves differently. Our job is to identify what is currently holding your swimmer back — body position, timing, breathing, catch, coordination, or how the stroke holds under speed.
Through video analysis, targeted drills, and structured mini-sets, we help your swimmer understand the correction and carry better movement into training and racing.
What to expect:
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Once-a-Week Sessions: One-on-one / in small groups
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Unlimited Access to Coach: Consultations available 7 days a week
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Race Strategy Preparation: Tailored strategies for competitive success
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Mindset Development: Improved mental approach to challenges in swimming journey
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Long-Term Athlete Development: Guidance for sustained growth
Built for Competitive Swimmers
Stroke Optimisation is built for swimmers who are already training, racing, or preparing to compete — but need more focused technical attention than they can usually get in a squad setting.
If your swimmer trains hard but is not dropping time, loses shape under speed, or struggles with breathing, timing, catch, or water connection, this is where we identify the current priority and work on it properly.
The goal is not to change everything at once. The goal is to fix the right thing first, then help your swimmer carry that improvement back into regular training and racing.
How We Work: Assess, Correct, Embed
Our coaching process is practical and focused. We identify the current priority, correct it through targeted drills and feedback, then help the swimmer apply it into normal swimming, speed, and race situations
Assessment:
We observe how your swimmer moves and identify the main issue currently holding them back.
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Implementation:
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We apply the correction into structured mini-sets so your swimmer can carry better movement into training and racing.
Correction:
We use clear cues, targeted drills, and feedback to help your swimmer understand and feel the change.
Why Effiswim Stroke Correction Works
Expert Swimming Guidance: We do not start by giving every swimmer the same correction. We first look at how your swimmer actually moves in the water — body position, timing, breathing, catch, kick rhythm, and how the stroke changes under speed.
Stroke Optimization: Stroke optimisation means finding the part of the stroke that is costing the swimmer the most. For one swimmer, that may be body line. For another, it may be breathing timing, catch, rotation, coordination, or losing shape when tired. The goal is not to make the stroke look pretty for one drill. The goal is to help the swimmer move better when they swim normally.
Competitive Performance Enhancement: Many swimmers can perform a correction slowly, but lose it when the set gets faster or when they are tired. We help swimmers apply better technique into speed, turns, race skills, and training situations — because that is where the correction needs to hold. This is especially useful for swimmers who train hard but are not seeing the progress they expect.
Winning Mindset and Mental Preparation: Confidence improves when swimmers understand what they are working on. Instead of simply telling a swimmer to “try harder”, we help them know what to focus on, what the correction should feel like, and how to respond when the stroke starts to break down. That gives the swimmer a clearer way to train, race, and handle feedback.
Personalized Approach: Every swimmer has a different current limiter. Some need a stroke correction. Some need better coordination. Some need help carrying a skill from drills into normal swimming. Some need a clearer race-skill focus. We adjust the coaching priority based on what the swimmer needs now — not based on a fixed template.
Holistic Development: Good stroke correction should help more than one session. We want swimmers to understand their movement, take ownership of the correction, and carry better habits back into training. Over time, that builds a swimmer who is more aware, more coachable, and better prepared for the next stage of their swimming.
Swimmers we have worked with come from
SINGAPORE
Myanmar
Hong Kong
Thailand
Malaysia
United States
South Africa
China
Germany
Belgium
Australia
India
Brunei
Rates
Foundation Coach
Perfect for those just dipping their toes and want to have great technique to form a good base for the future
DURATION PER SESSION: 45 mins
$120 per PAX PER session
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$75 per PAX PER session
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$60 per PAX PER SESSION
Skills Taught:
Getting into appropriate shapes
Brushing up on stroke dynamics
Introduction to key technical skills
Long Term Athlete Development
Performance Coach
Great for students who are early into thier competitive swimming Journey
DURATION PER SESSION: 1 HOUR
$170 per PAX PER session
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$120 per PAX PER session
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$95 per PAX PER SESSION
Skills Taught:
Stroke Refinement
Improvement in co-ordination
Learning Basic Racing Strategies
Early mindset transformation
Optimising technical skills (Starts, turns, underwaters)
Elite Coach
Lead by OUR BEST COACHES WITH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN COMPETITIVE SWIMMING, SPECIALISED COACHING for kids who are competitive and looking to drop times in their races
DURATION PER SESSION: 1 HOUR
$300 per PAX PER SESSION
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$200 per PAX PER SESSION
for short term engagements (for less than 1 month), do note that rates will be varied.
Skills Taught:
Stroke Refinement
Learning of Race Techniques and how to swim FAST!
Learning Advanced Racing Strategies
Video analysis of Training Videos weekly
Our classes are sold in packages of 4 sessions minimum. We believe this continuity is essential for achieving noticeable improvements in your swimming technique and performance.
Locations: Novena, Newton, Bishan, Toa Payoh, Orchard, Central Singapore.
Public Pools: Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, Jalan Besar Swimming Complex
Success Stories/Testimonials
Jonathan Tan
Asian Games Bronze Medalist;
SEA Games Gold Medalist
I was under Danny for a few weeks including a training camp in Brisbane. I was not only inspired to train harder under him, but also felt assured my training was in good hands. He had just retired from swimming competitively itself n started his coaching career. He was able to relate to us swimmers very well and understand our training needs. What I enjoy training under Danny is that he is very committed and would go the extra mile to correct your stroke. :))
Frequently asked questions
My child already has a squad coach. Why would they need Stroke Optimisation?
How does Stroke Optimisation help my swimmer?
What level should my swimmer be at?
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What if we don't see any improvement?
Real swimmers. Real stroke fixes.
Not sure what Effiswim coaching actually produces? See four real examples — stroke breakdown under speed, pacing issues, race-skill gaps, and long-term development. Each one shows how we found the priority and helped the swimmer carry the improvement back into training and racing.
