Open Water Swimming - Back to the Sea

Join NL Wellness Head Coach Nye Levett for a two hour seminar about all aspects of open water swimming, whether the sea, a lake, or a river.

In this seminar you will learn:

• How to safely enter the water in the waves, even in large shore-break and how to enter the water as fast as possible through 3 different techniques in a race.

• Simple open water swimming safety signals

• How to swim effectively in currents, even ‘rips’

• How to do ‘sighting’ strokes properly and why they’re crucial

• How often to ‘sight’ and the many variables dictating this

• How to swim in the waves efficiently and calibrate your stroke to the waves

• How to ‘draft’ from others swimmers saving up to 30% energy

• Advanced open water techniques to increase racing performance

• Advanced open water manoeuvres to increase racing performance

• Optimal sports nutrition for swims, even ultramarathon distances 35km+

• How to swim in safely swim in cold water and reap the multiple benefits of cold water swimming

• What equipment is actually necessary

• How to judge how fast to swim using no equipment, or swim watches/wearables

Nye has coached swimming for 20 years and has coached 100's of swimmers and triathletes from all abilities from complete beginners to elite level.

He is passionate about helping people become healthier and happier and has a wealth of experience of open water swimming coaching to facilitate this. Open water swimming is a beautiful sport and pastime. This seminar has a lot to offer for newbie's and athletes alike.

Here are what previous attendee's of the seminar last year have to say:

The ‘Back to the sea’ open water swim seminar is awesome. Nye is an inspiring and engaging speaker. His technical knowledge is superb and his empathy for the individual wherever they are on the swimming journey is remarkable; this comes across very strongly in the seminar. It provided great advice on how to calibrate specific techniques for the waves and gave me confidence on how to get in and out of different conditions Nye’s nutritional and personal training knowledge enables him to have a very holistic approach. The seminar is very engaging, with questions encouraged and you really feel he is investing in you as individual. It is an informative, fun and inspiring seminar with likeminded souls in a lovely setting. I highly recommend it, whether as a standalone seminar or part your wider sea swimming journey. David Rolls Exeter

"Highly Informative! Nye talked about everything you might need while open water swimming, from checking currents to adequate nutrition. He covered both the physical and mental barriers you might encounter, especially from his own experience as a channel swimmer. His is an inspiring force. I would recommend his talk to people both new and experienced in open water swimming." Danne M

"Your seminar last February was immensely helpful, especially when I was swimming off Croatia, and I’m looking forward to the one this year." John T

"Nye's first seminar was really well constructed and gave useful insights into how to swim in the sea safely and efficiently. I'm attending the second seminar in April 2025." Richard B

"This seminar given by Nye was really interesting, Nye is very knowledgeable and had the whole audience engaged. He is a brilliant speaker and the audience were given time for questions at the end." Carrie J

There are several car parks nearby:

The Cathedral and Quay car park is a 5 minute walk away (0.2 miles).

The George Street car park is a 5 minute walk away (0.2 miles)

The Magdalen Street car park is a n 8 minute walk away (0.3 miles)

Host or Publisher NL Wellness Head Coach Nye Levett