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Marne Frylinck

Owner and head coach, Middelburg Swimming Academy

Swimming lessons from six months old to competitive squads, in the Our Village pool.

The indoor hydrotherapy pool, with the Our Village tree set into its floor tiles

About Marne

Marne owns and coaches Middelburg Swimming Academy, a swim school that teaches in a positive, professional environment. She works with swimmers of every age and ability, from babies meeting the water for the first time to competitive athletes.

She has competed at international level, at Olympic qualification events and in open water. That experience as an athlete shapes how she coaches technique, endurance and, above all, confidence in and around water.

Marne sees swimming as one of the most valuable life skills a person can learn. Her lessons are safe, encouraging and enjoyable, and every swimmer is supported and challenged to reach their own goals.

A swimming coach holding a laughing baby in the shallow end of the hydrotherapy pool while the mother watches
Water familiarisation starts from six months, in the same pool as the hydrotherapy sessions.Illustrative image

Programmes and coaching

9 of the village tree’s 60 leaves belong to Marne.

  • Water familiarisationfor babies from 6 months
  • Learn to swim for children
  • Water safety and confidence
  • Adult learn to swimbeginners welcome
  • Stroke correctionand technique development
  • Fitness and endurance swimming
  • Competitive swim coaching
  • Open water guidance
  • Individual and small group sessions

Who she works with

  • Babies and toddlers starting out in the water
  • Children learning to swim and to stay safe
  • Adults learning to swim for the first time
  • Recreational swimmers building confidence and technique
  • Competitive swimmers working on performance
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