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Performance coaching · Hertford

Coaching for
Hertford swimmers.

Hertford and the wider East Hertfordshire area have a keen swimming community, from the county town itself out to Ware, Hertford Heath and Bengeo. Herts Swim Coach supports swimmers across this area — either at our well-equipped Borehamwood base, The Venue Leisure Centre, or through a network coach closer to home.

Hertford is served locally by Hartham Leisure Centre and by Hertford Swimming Club, which runs competitive and masters sessions at Hartham Pool. For swimmers who want focused, individual technical coaching to sit alongside club or fitness swimming, that is exactly what we provide — an uninterrupted, lane-hire session built around your stroke.

Every coach in the network is fully accredited — Swim England, ASA or STA Level 2 minimum — and DBS-checked. Your first session is an assessment: your coach watches you swim, sets the technical priorities, and builds a plan from there. Whether you come to Borehamwood or we arrange a coach nearer Hertford, the approach is the same.

Hertford is further from our main base than our other areas, so tell us where you’re based when you enquire. We’ll be straight with you about whether travelling to The Venue or arranging a local network coach makes more sense for your goals and schedule.

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Where we coach

The Venue
Leisure Centre

Our nearest base for Hertford swimmers — a 25-metre, eight-lane pool in Borehamwood with lane-hire coached sessions, separate from public swimming.

Address
The Venue Leisure Centre
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1JY
Pool
25-metre, 8-lane indoor pool. Coached sessions run in hired lanes — not shared with public swim.
From Hertford
Via the A414 and A1(M) — about 30 minutes by car from Hertford. Paid parking on site. For swimmers who’d rather stay local, ask about a network coach at a pool nearer you.
By train
Elstree & Borehamwood station (Thameslink) — 5 min walk. Direct trains from St Pancras, Farringdon and City Thameslink.
Coaching hours
Mon–Fri 6am–3pm  ·  Sat 1:30pm–3:30pm  ·  Sun 12pm–6pm
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What we offer

Coaching for
Hertford swimmers

All four coaching formats run from The Venue. Enquire and we'll match you with the right coach and session type for your goals.

1-to-1
Coaching

Dedicated poolside coaching in a hired lane. Full stroke assessment, technique correction and a programme built around you. All levels welcome.

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Squad
Sessions

Coached group sessions for adults 18+. Entry level 400m continuous. Progressive weekly blocks with poolside coaching throughout. Enquire for current schedule.

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Video
Analysis

Above- and below-water stroke analysis poolside, with frame-by-frame technique breakdown and a written report. The fastest way to see what to fix.

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Junior
Coaching

1-to-1 coaching for junior club swimmers aged 8–18 — technical sessions that run alongside your child’s club programme. DBS-checked, Swim England-qualified coaches.

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Who travels here

Coaching across
East Hertfordshire

We support swimmers from Hertford and the surrounding East Herts towns and villages — at our Borehamwood base or with a network coach nearer you.

Hertford Ware Hertford Heath Bengeo Brickendon Bayford Hertingfordbury Hoddesdon Welwyn Garden City Stevenage

Hertford has solid local swimming. Hartham Leisure Centre, beside Hartham Common, provides the main public pool, and Hertford Swimming Club runs competitive squads and dedicated masters sessions there (Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings), with Ware SC and the wider East Herts clubs close by. There’s plenty of club and fitness swimming in the area, but far less in the way of individual, one-to-one technical coaching. That is what we’re built to add — detailed stroke work and video analysis for Hertford, Ware and Bengeo swimmers who already train locally but want a coach focused on them alone, whether they travel to Borehamwood or work with a network coach nearer home.

Getting started

From enquiry to
first session

Three steps between now and your first coached session.

Enquire with your goals and schedule

Tell us what you swim, what you want to improve, where you're based and when you're available. Takes two minutes — no commitment at this stage.

We match you with the right coach

We identify the coach in our network who best fits your discipline, level and schedule. We come back within 24 hours.

Your first session

Meet your coach at The Venue in Borehamwood. Stroke assessment in session one, then a coaching plan built specifically around you from session two.

Nearby areas

We also coach
near Hertford

Coming from just outside Hertford? We work with swimmers across the surrounding towns too.

Area

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Swimming Coaching St Albans

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Swimming Coaching Borehamwood

Area

Swimming Coaching Hertfordshire

All areas

Every area we cover

FAQ · Hertford

Common
questions

Yes — we coach junior club swimmers aged 8–18 as well as adults. 1-to-1 technical sessions run in hired lanes and are designed to work alongside your child's existing club programme, not replace it. All coaches are Swim England, ASA or STA qualified and DBS-checked, and a parent or guardian stays on-site throughout.

Sessions run in hired lanes at The Venue Leisure Centre in Borehamwood, or we can arrange a network coach at a pool nearer Hertford — tell us where you're based when you enquire.

Enquire with your goals — or your child's age, club and events — and your availability. We match you with the right coach in our network within 24 hours, and the first session is a full stroke assessment that the coaching plan is built from.

Book coaching

Enquire about
coaching near Hertford

Tell us about your swimming, your goals and your availability. We'll match you with a coach and come back within 24 hours.