Swim coaching
Whether you're a complete novice taking your first nervous dip in the open water or an elite endurance athlete training for an ultra challenge, Anna offers bespoke open water swim coaching to help you achieve your personal goals.
Personalised swim coaching
The focus is on working with you and your specific needs, whether that is guiding you safely and confidently into open water swimming for the first time or helping your prepare yourself for the biggest swim challenge of your life. Anna will work with you in a way that feels right for you, at the pace and level of intensity that fits your schedule and lifestyle.
How things work
Sessions are supportive, encouraging and bespoke for you. The aim is to help you move through fear, build lasting confidence, and connect with your own potential and resilience in the open water. Whether you are a seasoned swimmer looking to build endurance and fitness, or you are looking to take your first open water dip, Anna will be there to support and motivate. Expect to be challenged and to surprise yourself, and have a lot of fun in the process.
1:1 Coaching with Anna Wardley
£80 per hour (minimum booking 90 minutes)
Tailored coaching for swimmers of all abilities, whether you're taking your first steps into open water, building confidence and skills or preparing for an ultra endurance challenge.
Progression Coaching Package with Anna Wardley
£330 for 3 x 90-minute sessions
A structured coaching package designed to focus on your goals with personalised support and guidance. Whether you're preparing for an event, exploring sea swimming or seeking the physical and mental wellbeing benefits of time in the water, coaching is tailored to your experience and ambitions.
Enquire for group pricing.
Pool fees, lane hire and boat charter excluded.
The power of the water
Woven into every session is a deep understanding of nervous system regulation and what immersion in open water can do for us. Because the sea isn't just a place to swim — it's where the nervous system finds its balance, and where a genuine sense of calm and wellbeing begins. When our nervous system is regulated, we can perform at our best and manage the demands of training and life.
Where could this take you?
From making the leap from pool to sea for the first time, to taking on a challenge like an Iron Man or the English Channel — the goal is always the same: to help you exceed your own expectations, in the water and beyond. Anna loves to help people excel and would love to work with you.
Meet your coach
Anna Wardley
British endurance swimmer and open water coach
Anna took up swimming in her early thirties, teaching herself to swim front crawl at her local pool, motivated by her ambition to swim the English Channel, inspired by a newspaper article about a woman who swam to France.
Anna’s swim credits include:
The English Channel
Double Windermere
World Ice Swimming Championships
Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco
The Hellespont Channel from Europe to Asia
Catalina Channel, California
Round Jersey, Round Portsea and 103km around the Isle of Wight
Through her swimming endeavours, Anna has raised over £100k for causes close to her heart and in 2013, she was named Inspirational Woman of the Year in recognition of her 'incredible swimming achievements and outstanding efforts raising money for charity’.
One of Anna’s greatest passions is coaching others to realise their own potential in the water. She is proud to have helped hundreds of swimmers of all levels and from all over the world to achieve their swimming goals.
More than anything, she wants to share the benefits of being in the sea for our nervous system and overall wellbeing.
More than anything, she wants to pass on what she has discovered firsthand: that the sea is more than a place to swim and achieve goals; it can be the source of personal transformation, healing and nervous system regulation.
Anna would love to hear from you and find out how she can support you.
Locations
Anna offers sessions in the UK, Mallorca and internationally on request. Her regular training bases are in Stokes Bay in Gosport on the south coast of England, and Colonia Sant Jordi in Mallorca, home to the magnificent 50m pool at the BEST Centre and some of the best open water swims in crystal clear turquoise water.
International coaching and event support on request
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Stokes Bay
The Promenade, Stokes Bay Rd, Gosport PO12 2BL
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Hilsea Lido
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth PO2 9RP
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Colònia Sant Jordi
Mallorca, Spain 07638
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BEST Centre
Carrer Roada, 35
Colònia Sant Jordi Mallorca, Spain
Some questions you may have…
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Everyone is welcome.
Anna has worked with countless swimmers from complete novices to elite endurance athletes, and prides herself on supporting people fully on every stage of the swim journey.
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Anna’s coaching fees do not include pool entry fees, lane hire or boat charter costs, when required. Locations other than Gosport, Portsmouth and Colònia Sant Jordi will incur travel fees.
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Yes
Subject to travel expenses
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At Hillsea Lido there are showers, toilets and even a sauna! (fees apply)
At Stokes Bay, no shower or changing facilities are available at but there are public toilets and a cafe for snacks and hot drinks.
At the BEST centre there are changing facilities and showers.
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At Hillsea Lido there is free parking available onsite.
At Stokes Bay there is pay-and-display parking.
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Bring your swimwear, towel, goggles, cap, water bottle and snacks.
If you have them, please bring swim fins.
Also a hat and suncream if it’s sunny.
Please bring plenty of warm clothing, including a hat for when you exit the sea in colder temperatures.
Anna will discuss with you if any other training aids (swim snorkel, kick board and and pull bouy) are needed, and will have some available for loan if you don’t have them.
You are welcome to wear a wetsuit depending on your personal preference and what you are training for.
You might also consider wearing a rash vest, neoprene gloves and booties in the colder season.
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Anna takes care in supporting her clients and has a wealth of experience working with a wide range of physical and mental capabilities.
Coaching is personalised to you and your specific needs. Anna will work with you to make sure adjustments are made to ensure you can swim safely and confidently to realise your full potential.
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Yes Anna is fully insured to coach and support open water swimmers of all levels.
She is also fully qualified in life saving and First Aid.
She also holds a RYA Powerboat Level 2 licence. VHF operator’s licence
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Bookings are secured upon payment of the full fee and are non-refundable.
However, if you need to reschedule within 72 hours of your session, you are welcome to switch to another date within one calendar month. No refunds are given for cancellations
If it is not safe to proceed with your session then if possible we will relocate this to Hillsea Lido Portsmouth (subject to availability) or reschedule it.
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Please get in touch by filling in the contact form on the page below.
You will be sent a booking email which includes the payment link, onboarding questionnaire and medical form.
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Prices start at £95 for a 90-minute session.
Introductory package: £250 for 3 x 90-min sessions.
Enquire for pricing for groups.
Pool fees, lane hire and boat charter excluded.
Travel fees apply for other locations.
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Yes she does. This can include preparation of a training programme and regular coaching sessions.