Francis has been teaching our son for over a year now.  Our son loves it despite the fact that the lessons can be quite tough.   Francis also displays great patience when he is dealing with a 4 yr old!! We have recommended Francis to numerous friends and couldn’t be happier with him.

My son has been learning to swim with Francis for over a year. As he is on the autism spectrum it was important for us that he had an instructor with the right qualities. I highly recommend Francis as an instructor. My son has made some real progress and his confidence in the water has improved greatly. He has been comfortable since the first lesson and the rapport between them has been brilliant.

My son has taken swimming lessons with Francis for 1 year since he was 3 and half. He started his first lesson constantly shouting ‘out’! Nowadays he is a confident backstroke swimmer and learning very hard to perfect his front strokes. The most important thing is that he enjoy swimming and looking forward to swim, with Francis every week. Francis is very professional, attentive but also firm teacher. He has great deal of experience working with children and making them feel confident in the water. We couldn’t be happier with his progress with Francis and would always recommend him to other parents. 

Francis is an absolute saint.  He has been giving my son swimming lessons for nearly a year and his patience is never-ending. My son has ASD and ADHD and keeping him on task is nigh on impossible but Francis never gets frustrated and remains calm throughout.  Our boys swimming has come on leaps and bounds despite his co-ordination difficulties and he loves his weekly half hour in the water.  Thank you Francis!

Francis has been teaching my two daughters (now aged 5 and 7)  in 2-2-1 swimming lessons over the past 18 months and they have gone from non-swimmers to confident swimmers in that time (particularly the eldest). He is a patient, gentle, friendly and attentive teacher, who tailors the lesson to each of my daughter’s abilities so that they both learn at their own pace. They look forward to the weekly lessons and really enjoy themselves. I have complete confidence in his coaching abilities and I also appreciate the way in which he is flexible when we have to cancel a lesson. I would highly recommend him as a teacher.

I would highly recommend Francis. I had lots of one to one and group lessons as a child but never really got anywhere. Just a few lessons in I already felt much more confident being in water. Francis is patient, a good communicator and makes the experience fun.

My son has been having individual lessons with Francis for a little over a year now. When he started out with Francis he was at a beginner level and very unsure of himself in the pool. Over the space of a year he has progressed to an advanced level and is a lot more confident in the water. This is down to Francis and his excellent coaching. He is positive in his approach. Always encouraging my son to do better and learn new and different technique, but never really forcing him to, if he doesn’t want to. He has also been very accommodating, especially when we’ve had to make changes to our weekly lesson. My son wants to continue with Francis as he says, he is kind and patient and likes learning from him. No better recommendation than that of the pupil!

My son Ritchie has sensory processing issues he had a number of swimming instructors before Francis. Prior to Francis there were days with other instructors where it was like he had never been in the water and would refused to do so. Six months on he is like a different child and Francis has moved him up to Stage 1.

My son is 4 and has had 1:1 swimming lessons with Francis for 8 months. His development in this time has been excellent he has developed his swimming skills and is very confident with water. Francis is an excellent teacher and we fully recommend him.

Our 5-year-old daughter has Dyspraxia and therefore has some challenges in planning movement. Francis has been teaching her for a few months now and I would recommend him highly. He is extremely patient and she has gained confidence in the water and very much enjoys the lessons.

My son went from a boy who wouldn’t let me shower him without having these wash hair shield on because he was afraid of water going on his face, to swimming confidently and enjoy his time in the water. The first few lessons he cried and begged not to go but now it’s the opposite, he loves it so much and trusts Francis 100 per cent. We even had to move from group lessons to one to one lessons, just so that we can have Francis as a teacher. Francis is a fantastic teacher, super patient and i would highly recommend him to anyone.

My daughter does 1-2-1 swimming lessons with Francis on a weekly basis. He makes every lesson enjoyable and has taught her so much in such a short space of time. We can’t thank him enough for the confidence he has given her in the water! would highly recommend!

Francis has been a fantastic swimming teacher for my kids. They look forward to the lessons every week. My oldest son used to have negative feelings towards local group lessons but now loves swimming and has a positive attitude towards swimming. They have made fast progress and I would highly recommend Francis as a swimming teacher.

Francis has been teaching my son for over a year. He started when my son had a big fear of the water and would not get in the pool without crying. Within  no time he was getting in and splashing around laughing and learning to swim. He has a wonderful rapport with those he is teaching . He will push  just enough to ensure he is being challenged, and gets the most out of each session. My son always comes away from his lesson buzzing and wanting to swim more.  Francis is always happy to discuss his progress and any concerns. He is good at communicating changes to the timetable with lots notice and has been very understanding and adaptable to changes that we have needed to make.

Francis is an amazing teacher for our daughter. Since she started lasted year we have seen major improvements with her swimming. This is due to his patience and persistence with her. We are extremely pleased and our daughter looks forward to her lessons with him weekly.