Do you have a young child with a fear of swimming, a kid who loves to be in the water but lacks proper swimming techniques, or a budding competitive swimmer who would benefit from additional coaching? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, private swim coaching may be ideal for you.
Below are 7 Bangkok-based coaches who offer one-on-one instruction, either at their facility or in your own pool.
1. Billy Vail
Affiliated swimming school: Head Coach, Bangkok Swim Academy, Sukhumvit Soi 71 (www.bangkokswimacademy.com)
Qualifications: UK Level Three Club Coach
Contact: 02-381-9649; 080-0134-294; billy@bangkokswimacademy.com
Language(s) spoken: English
Rate: 3,500 baht per session
2. Alex Meramo
Affiliated swimming school: Assistant Head Coach, Bangkok Swim Academy, Sukhumvit Soi 71 (www.bangkokswimacademy.com)
Contact: 02-381-9649
Language(s) spoken: English
Rate: 2,500 baht per session
3. Daniel Jobes
Affiliated swimming school: Coach, Bangkok Swim Academy, Sukhumvit Soi 71 (www.bangkokswimacademy.com)
Contact: 02-381-9649
Language(s) spoken: English
Rate: 2,000 baht per session
4. Matt Ferrier
Affiliated swimming school: Head Coach, Bangkok Swimming (www.bangkokswimming.com)
Qualification(s): Australian Swim Coach and Teachers Association (ASCTA)
Specialization: Building water confidence and swimming skills for children
Contact: 085-236-0217; headcoach@bangkokswimming.com
Language(s) spoken: English
Rate: 1,000 baht one-time registration fee; 8,000 baht for ten 30-minutes lessons
5. Kanchalee Boonjong (Kae)
Affiliated swimming school: Instructor, Bangkok Swimming (www.bangkokswimming.com)
Qualification(s): Australian Swim Coach and Teachers Association (ASCTA)
Specialization: Building water confidence for babies aged 4 months to 4 years Contact: 085-236-0217; info@bangkokswimming.com
Language(s) spoken: English, Thai
Rate: 1,000 baht one-time registration fee; 8,000 baht for ten 30-minutes lessons
6. Tony Bourgoin
Affiliated swimming school: Individual teacher (www.swimmingbangkok.com)
Qualification(s): Swim Australia
Contact: tonelisethailand@gmail.com; tony@swimmingbangkok.com; YouTube: tonyetbee
Language(s) spoken: English
Rate: 600 baht for 30 minutes or 1,000 baht per hour
7. Peter Cseri
Affiliated swimming school: PB Corners (www.pbcorners.com)
Qualification(s): M.Sc. in Physical Education
Specialization: Building water confidence and swim techniques for children aged 1 to 12 years
Contact: 086 353 0975; pbcorners@gmail.com
Language(s) spoken: English, Hungarian
Rate: 450 Baht per 30 minutes group class (max. 5 students in a class) and 650 baht for 45 minutes group class; private class 750 baht per 30 minutes
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