Train Your Breath...
to train your mind and body
Our daily breathing habits are fundamental to both our health and wellbeing and our swimming efficiency, yet most people are unaware of how they breathe.
If you are a recreational, fitness, competitive pool or open water swimmer/triathlete, or want to overcome a fear of water, your breathing habits on land are key to your success and ease in the water. How we breathe on a daily basis determines how we breathe during physical exercise. For swimmers, breathing patterns have to change as we do not have access to air all of the time, like running or cycling, so we have to adapt.
The biggest thing that holds most swimmers back, at any level, is their breathing...on land. Not their fitness...Not poor swim technique, but that feeling of breathlessness after a few lengths, or gassing out early during sprint training§
What I offer Swimmers
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Breathing Habit Assessment and Breathing Re-training for health and performance
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Swim technique coaching with video analysis in a pool
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Open Water Coaching to build confidence, work on technique or race skills
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Menopause wellbeing using breathing, contrast therapy, open water swimming
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Guided cold water/contrast therapy to optimise health & recovery
Are you a swimmer who experiences any of these traits?
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​Do you breathe through your mouth at times during the day?
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Do you feel your chest rise and fall when you breathe?
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Do you sometimes feel like you cannot get a deep enough breath?
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Do you suffer with a stuffy nose/congestion?
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Do you wake up with a dry mouth in the morning?
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Do you struggle with poor sleep, insomnia, snoring or sleep apnea?
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Do you often have cold hands and/or feet?
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Do you notice you sigh or yawn frequently?​
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Do you suffer with lower back pain, shoulder/neck/chest tightness?
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Are you dealing with chronic stress or anxiety on a daily basis?
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Do you get out of breath quickly during swimming, running, exercise?
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Do you suffer with asthma or exercise-induced asthma?
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Do you suffer with menopausal symptoms?
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These are all linked to how you breathe on a daily basis
Most of us breathe to survive rather than breathe to thrive.
Make better breathing your new superpower for your health and your sport.
Start by finding out how well you breathe by taking the free breathing assessment.
How I Can Help
Through simple and scientifically proven functional breathing techniques, we work on improving your breathing habits where appropriate, either in conjunction with swim coaching or contrast therapy, I can help you:
Improve stamina, CO2 tolerance, respiratory muscle strength, recovery
Feel calmer, with more energy & better focus, more resilient and in control
Improve your physical health, sleep & mental wellbeing
Overcome your fear of water using your breath to calm your nervous system
Who This Is For
For Swimmers & Triathletes
Improve endurance, speed, core strength, and recovery with breath training.
Improve technique efficiency with swim coaching.
For Female Swimmers
Support your body through hormonal changes to regulate your nervous system with breathing training & contrast therapy
For General Wellbeing
Reduce stress/anxiety, asthma symptoms, high BP, disrupted sleep. Improve focus, energy, and resilience with functional breathing (& contrast therapy)
What Clients Say
This course was the right amount of time learning how breath affects our performance in sport, and every aspect of life, and time spent in the pool practicing. I came away with a huge amount of knowledge that I am now using daily. Highly recommend!
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- Christine, Breathing Workshop
I so enjoyed learning from you on Tuesday. Thanks for the videos and practice summary. It has really buoyed me up all week. These videos are so useful and your arrows and commentary really help to explain what I need to do and why."
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​- Belinda, 1-2-1 Swim Lesson
The Garden Spa Evening for midlife women was a real tonic. Breathing techniques, sauna and cold water therapy, and supportive guidance throughout. It was just the right length of time, the price was affordable, and the facilities excellent.
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- Claire, Garden Spa Evening
Working with Marianne has been transformational. I am breathing more easily using my diaphragm, I can exercise more efficiently, and am standing differently, and feel calmer and focused. I handle challenging situations far better than before.
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- Tracey, 1-2-1 Breath Coaching
Ways to Work with Me
1-2-1 Coaching
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Functional breathing training to improve sports performance.
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Functional breathing training for females for better health & wellbeing
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Swim technique coaching with video analysis.
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Open water swim coaching
Workshops
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Breath training for swimmers
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SwimMastery Fundamentals of Front Crawl (Level 1 & 2)
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Contrast therapy for menopause, athletes, wellbeing
Online Courses
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Coming soon...
Meet Your Coach
I’m Marianne, an Oxygen Advantage and Buteyko breathing coach helping people improve health, performance, and mental wellbeing through better breathing. I focus on functional breathing and nervous system regulation, helping clients build simple, sustainable habits to feel calmer, move better, and recover effectively from physical exercise. I'm also a swim coach, so specialise in helping swimmers and triathletes with efficient swim technique and breathing. I'm also a contrast therapy practitioner and offer sauna/cold water therapy sessions with breathing to improve health, reduce stress, help reduce menopause symptoms, or to boost recovery for athletes.