On-site swim coaching

Cleaner stroke. Easier swimming. Real speed.

Technique · Efficiency · Slipstream-supported

In-person swim coaching for triathletes and swimmers who want better mechanics, more feel for the water, stronger pacing, and confidence in racing. Sessions can come to your own pool, even small ones, with technology-supported feedback when it helps.

Why athletes book this

Most swimmers don’t need more random volume. They need better movement, clearer feedback, and a format that works with the pool they actually have.

01

Clearer feedback

Direct deck-side coaching on what’s actually slowing you down, not vague advice from a YouTube clip.

02

More efficient swimming

Improve how the stroke feels and how much speed you get from a given level of effort. Less waste, more carry-over.

03

Flexible delivery

Sessions adapt to your pool. With a Slipstream device, even a small backyard pool can support meaningful continuous-swim work.

Who it’s for

Whether you’re new to structured swim work or an experienced swimmer fixing costly inefficiencies, the approach adapts.

Multi-sport

Triathletes

Improve body position, timing, breathing, pacing, and open-water confidence so the swim costs less energy and leaves more for the bike and run.

Adult swimmers

Adult swimmers

Build cleaner fundamentals, better feel for the water, and habits that hold up under fatigue, without overcomplicating the process.

Youth & developing

Developing athletes

Learn sound movement patterns early. Don’t carry poor mechanics into higher-volume or higher-intensity training as you scale up.

Plateaued

Stuck swimmers

Useful when fitness is improving but swim pace isn’t moving, or when easy swimming still feels too expensive.

What happens in a session

Sessions are shaped around your level, goals, and the pool you have, not a one-size-fits-all template.

01

Set up, adapt to the pool

We meet at your pool. With a Slipstream device, even a small pool supports continuous-swim work, controlled effort, and technical drills that would otherwise need a long lane.

02

Coach, the right cue, drill, format

Targeted corrections that address a real problem, with cues simple enough to keep using after the session ends. Format shifts based on whether the priority is technique, pacing, or skill-building.

03

Transfer, turn drill into swimming

The aim is to carry change into steady swimming, faster work, open water, and race-specific demands, not isolate it in drills only.

What we work on

Coaching can be focused around one clear problem, or built more broadly around overall efficiency, confidence, and skill development.

Technique & efficiency

How you move through the water

Body position, balance, rotation, breathing pattern, catch, timing, stroke rate, rhythm, and reducing wasted movement length-by-length.

Pacing & feel

Effort, pace, and control

Build awareness of pace, control effort across intensity, and hold cleaner mechanics when fatigue arrives. Feel-for-the-water work that translates to race day.

Race-specific skills

Open water & race readiness

Open-water confidence, sighting, race starts, buoy turns, group swimming, and adapting technical work to what’s realistically possible in your pool.

Session formats & pricing

Three ways to work together. All can be delivered in your own pool.

Technique session
$95single · 45 min

Focused in-person session built around one or two technical priorities. Direct feedback and a clear next step. Best for tune-ups, race prep, or first contact.

  • Live deck-side coaching and stroke feedback
  • Simple drill progression you can keep using
  • Adapts to your pool size and setup
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Open water session
$95single · 60 min

Race-day skills, not just pool work. Safety fundamentals plus the open-water competencies that actually decide swim splits, sighting, drafting, mass starts, navigation under stress.

  • Safety: situational awareness, breathing under stress, panic management
  • Race skills: sighting, buoy turns, drafting, group swimming
  • Open-water venue or pool race-simulation drills
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Shared coaching
$1402 athletes · 60 min
$1603 athletes · 60 min

For partners, small groups, or teams wanting guided technical work together. In smaller pools, athletes rotate through turns or focus on drills, foundational skills, and observation while others work.

  • Shared session structure, individual feedback
  • Rotation-based coaching works in smaller pools
  • Pricing scales by group size
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The Slipstream advantage

The piece of equipment that makes home-pool coaching genuinely useful, even when the pool is smaller than a single lap.

Slipstream P3000 swimming machine
Stationary swim current · Made in USA · Yousuli partner

Stationary swimming, anywhere

Slipstream creates a wide, deep, even current at the head of the pool. You swim in place. We watch from multiple angles, run continuous-effort sets, and observe stroke under real fatigue, without needing a 25-yard lane.

  • Wide, deep, conditioning current (~3,000 GPM)
  • 11 speed settings. Top end edges toward 1:20 / 100 yd. Battery at full power runs about an Ironman swim (~3.8 km, ~4,200 yd) on a single charge
  • Multi-angle stroke observation in any pool size
  • Yousuli works with your pool or brings the device for sessions

Slipstream is also a Yousuli partner brand. See the partner program →

Want the curriculum first? The free Swim Foundations mini-course → walks through the 6-stage adult-learner pathway built around the Slipstream swim station. Drills, tools, common mistakes, and a practice plan, no signup required.

Slipstream speed settings, and what they roughly map to

From my own observations and the heart-rate data I’ve gathered swimming against the device. Useful for planning a session before you turn it on, and for knowing which speeds are for warm-up, technique work, or hard efforts.

  • Speeds 1–2. Probably too light for swim usage. Useful for water orientation, not propulsion.
  • Speeds 3–6. Great for beginners, kicking sets, and drill practice. The current is on, but not so strong that it interferes with technique work.
  • Speeds 7–10. The working range for aerobic to threshold swimming. See chart below.
  • Speed 11. Edges toward 1:20 / 100 yd, near the top of what most adult athletes can hold for long.
Slipstream Likely intensity Pool pace (yd) Pool pace (m) Confidence
7Moderate aerobic1:40–1:37 /100y1:50–1:47 /100mlow–moderate
8Steady aerobic / upper aerobic1:37–1:33 /100y1:47–1:43 /100mlow–moderate
9Hard aerobic / threshold-ish1:31–1:27 /100y1:40–1:36 /100mlow
10Strong threshold to near top ramp effort1:28–1:23 /100y1:36–1:31 /100mlow

Conversion used: 100 yd pace × 1.0936 ≈ 100 m pace. Reference points: 1:40 /100y ≈ 1:49.4 /100m · 1:37 /100y ≈ 1:46.1 /100m · 1:33 /100y ≈ 1:41.7 /100m · 1:28 /100y ≈ 1:36.2 /100m · 1:23 /100y ≈ 1:30.8 /100m.

One caution. The chart is a pace-equivalent conversion, not proof that the hydrodynamic load is truly identical in a pool vs. against the Slipstream current. Treat it as the best rough operational chart from the HR data I have so far, not a calibration standard. I’ll update the table as more data comes in.

FAQ

Common questions before booking.

Where do sessions take place?

In your own pool, almost anywhere in greater Los Angeles. With a Slipstream device, even small backyard pools work. A dedicated Yousuli pool base is in planning for athletes without home-pool access.

Is this only for triathletes?

No. Adult swimmers, developing athletes, and anyone who wants to swim better are all welcome. The approach adapts to where you are.

Do I need to commit long-term?

Not necessarily. Many athletes book a single technique session for a tune-up. The 4-session coaching block exists for those who want changes to actually stick.

Can a small backyard pool really work?

Yes, that’s where Slipstream earns its place. For group sessions, athletes rotate through turns or alternate between active swim work and drill / observation work depending on the available space.

What about open-water work?

The dedicated Open Water Session covers safety fundamentals plus race-day skills (sighting, drafting, mass starts, buoy turns). Sessions run in an open-water venue when the calendar and weather align, or as race-simulation drills in your pool.

Can this pair with a swim stroke analysis?

Yes, common combo. Swim Stroke Analysis from the Performance Lab gives you the diagnostic. On-site coaching turns the diagnosis into improved swimming.

Ready to swim cleaner?

Pick a single technique session for direct feedback, a coaching block to make changes stick, or shared coaching with your training partners. All formats work in your own pool.

Or browse all formats & pricing above.