Expert Help for Fast, Efficient Swimming

Bulletin Board Our Performance Camps for Kids bring out the best in your young swimmer, with a combination of in-the-water coaching and daily video analysis that can't be beat for instilling lasting improvements.  Here's a sample on our video page.  Download camp applications here and register online on our events page. In our latest video Broward Aquatic Coach Nico Lilly demonstrates a set of 6 x 50 freestyle using a tempo trainer to dictate the frequency of his strokes.  Tempo trainer-focused workouts can help you develop speed where the rubber meets the road:  the marriage of stroke length and stroke rate. NEW Total Immersion Dates & Sites!  We've expanded to new sites in St. Petersburg and Islamorada (Florida Keys) as part of our 2009 Total Immersion workshop schedule.  Register online here by May 15th and save $50 (code: springsale)!  Go to our Events Page for a full run-down of these events and more. Alignment, Balance: VIew From Down Under Alex, a current client, has struggled with "sinking legs" despite our best efforts to lower his head to balance out his bodyline.  Turns out that poor alignment was at the root of the problem:  his neck craned down and his hips "clam-shelled" as  he kicked. (click here to continue reading) Efficient Swimming After 3 Lessons:  Watch this video of a rookie triathlete swimming side-by-side with his coach after his third private lesson.  Our methods work where years of conventional training often fail, developing the skillful and economic form that ensures you'll maximize your swimming potential. We teach great swimming skills that can be learned and perfected--check out this video of student and teacher swimming in tandem.  Our proven methods make great technique available to anyone willing to learn. New 2-Beat Kick Video Clip!  Only StrokeDoctor Swimming teaches the energy-saving 2-beat kick. Check out this footage to see just how much effort--and how many heartbeats--you can save when you integrate the 2-beat kick into your stroke. Friend and colleague Boris Fernandez swam a 6 hour course around Key Biscayne Feb. 27 as a tune-up for his English Channel challenge this summer, and has the Man o' War jellyfish stings to prove it. He's raising money for Manos del Sur to help build a school in Nicaragua.  You can follow his journey here. New!  Broward Masters Video Nights. Join us for our Broward Masters Video Nights and take advantage of high definition footage that will show just where you can make the greatest gains in skill and efficiency. Includes post-video pool session so you can get to work on that improved stroke! Click here for details. Swim, Breathe, Repeat By Gary Fahey One of the first things new swimming clients are quick to confide is their inability to breathe to both sides—as if confessing an unconscionable shortcoming.  What usually follows are stories of failed attempts to complete quarter mile swims breathing every third, fourth or fifth stroke. (Click here for full story) Register with Team in Training, Get $100 off instruction!  Stroke Doctor swimming is proud to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in its efforts to fight cancer.  All 2009 registered Team in Training athletes are eligible for a $100 discount on a package of lessons. Exclusive discount for SFT / Team Hammerheads  Our support of South Florida's largest triathlon team, the Hammerheads, continues with $15 off your first lesson or $60 off a 5-pack.

Greater efficiency, Less struggle!

Stroke Doctor Swimming provides the best in personalized, hands-on swim instruction. Our lessons will give you the skills to swim with confidence and speed in any body of water. From elite athletes to anxious beginners, our patient, knowledgeable approach produces the best results.

YOU get wet, WE get wet!

Hands-on interaction is the key to your success. We swim with you, observe your progress from above and below the surface, and offer precise feedback to fast-track your improvement. We're happy to supplement your learning with email support, phone consultation and web-based resources, but these are no substitute for face time with your coach. Our unique commitment to personal attention sets us apart. You don't just get a training schedule. You get a coach.

Want to be fast?

Train hard with poor mechanics and you'll ingrain permanent bad habits that undermine your performance. We teach you to build skill-enhancing focal points into each stroke so you'll reap maximum benefit from every minute in the water. Great technique. Proper training. Fast swimming.

Partnership with Total Immersion

Our relationship with Terry Laughlin and Total Immersion, the world's leader in adult swim instruction, dates to the mid-1990's. Taught as cutting-edge technique back then, the revolutionary TI concepts are accepted swimming wisdom today.

But it's not our swimming drills that set us apart. It's our mindset. We believe anyone can learn to swim well, that excellence is a product of mindful diligence, not "talent."

Stroke Doctor Swimming and Total Immersion are part of a vibrant swimming community that strives to find new and better ways to achieve success in the water. We maintain an open mind and welcome insights that come to us from our colleagues, athletes and clients. Swimming is a source of endless puzzles, and it is the joy of discovery that makes each trip to the pool an adventure.

Watch Terry Laughlin's endorsement of Gary Fahey here