Reviews

Not overwhelming someone with everything they could improve, but looking carefully at the person and giving them at most one or two points to focus on that will really help them move forward. With patience, attention and enough humour to remind us that, above all, we can also have a tremendous amount of fun swimming.

I have learned a lot in a short time and know what to focus on. I can already tell I’m swimming much more efficiently, so I can keep going for longer without losing speed. My goal of swimming across the IJsselmeer next year is becoming more and more realistic.

Sharon has a rare gift for meeting every single person exactly where they are. She doesn’t just coach swimmers; she coaches human beings. […] Most importantly, she taught me how to gain true confidence in open water: to embrace and share nature instead of fighting it.

I learned so much from you, but most importantly you gave me back my confidence and, above all, my enjoyment of swimming. I’m truly grateful to you for that.

I’ve done plenty of swim workouts before, but yours have a depth of intelligence that I can sense, even if I don’t always know what’s going on. Your private lessons have been transformative, both in Mallorca and Hawaii.

My memories of the SvR camp in Mallorca are filled with sunshine, sea, swimming and, above all, your patience. Thanks to your warm coaching, both the 50-metre outdoor pool and the open water of the Mediterranean became places where I can feel completely at home.

In one week, from ‘understanding’ to ‘feeling’ to ‘doing’. In the end, I swam 2.5 kilometres in open water with complete confidence, and it left me wanting more! Now I’m returning with a fresh perspective to apply the lessons I’ve learned at work too.

I love your passion for coaching swimming, how you are helping me become a better swimmer, and the attention you give me both in our group and private sessions.

I learned to slow down so that I could speed up. And to distribute the power in my stroke, which I now keep trying to focus on. It was also a week where, alongside doing what you love, you can relax and do what you want in your own time.

Beyond radically reducing my times & enabling me to deliver above expectation for my team in the Noosa Triathlon last year, you provided such a warm, personalised coaching style.

As always, it’s been a pleasure doing another camp with you, Sharon. This is the second one I’ve attended, and the feeling is different—in a good way—and I feel like I have a better understanding of how to swim efficiently.

Thank you, Sharon, for working so hard with us from the first to the last moment. It is easy to see why you really are a true champion.

But I felt incredibly comfortable in both groups, and I think you were a big part of that. Your patience, your always positive attitude, and especially the down-to-earth way you shared your huge amount of experience with us really made a difference.

Upon arrival and meeting you, I felt at ease immediately. Your smile, friendly demeanour and beautiful attitude towards swimmers well below your level of competence stood out to me as well.

It wasn’t just a camp; it felt like a group of people sharing a passion for swimming and learning together. Thank you for creating such a memorable first edition.

She’s a brilliant professional and an even better person. I’m truly grateful for her interest and support in helping me improve my technique and feel much more confident and happy in the water.

An Olympic medal shows what you have achieved yourself. A swimmer who leaves the water with more enjoyment and confidence thanks to you shows what you have meant to someone else.

Thank you so much for the beautiful moment of hip drafting together, Sharon. I got to feel what it was like to swim faster. And together with you! What a memory!