Singapore Swimming Coach
Professional swimming instruction for kids, adults and triathletes — across Ang Mo Kio, Lentor Hills and surrounding condos.
New — Stage Guide
All six stages with the exact assessment requirements, written by a certified assessor. Updated for the 1 July 2025 syllabus — including the new dive entries at Silver and Gold that many students still haven't been taught.
What I offer
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Structured lessons built around the SwimSafer 2.0 syllabus. As a certified assessor, I know exactly what examiners look for — and I teach to that standard from day one.
Saturday mornings · YCK Swimming Complex
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Patient, structured lessons for adults who never learned or want to improve technique. Designed for weekday morning schedules. Clear progression, no pressure.
Weekday mornings · AMK area
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Stroke correction and open-water confidence for first-time triathletes. As a 4× Ironman finisher and Level 2 competitive coach, I've taken many adults to their first finish line.
Flexible scheduling · all locations
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Private and small group lessons at your condo pool. Convenient, personal and fully tailored. I coach across AMK, Lentor Hills, Teck Ghee and surrounding areas.
AMK · Lentor Hills · Teck Ghee
Water phobia specialist
If your child is afraid of the water, this is what I do best. Over 10 years I've developed a specific progression for breaking water fear — gently, systematically, without pressure. It has held every single time. Not once has it failed.
Exclusive offer
Before your child sits their SwimSafer 2.0 assessment, find out exactly where they stand. As a certified assessor, I run structured pre-test check sessions evaluated against the real criteria — the same standard I apply when conducting official tests.
Students who attend a check session go into their assessment better prepared, with a significantly higher chance of passing first time.
Open to all students — including those coached privately at condos by non-assessor coaches. No matter who your current coach is, you can book a session directly with me.
Each stage page lists the exact skills tested, in the order the assessor marks them. Read your child's stage before you book anything.
Silver and Gold now open with a dive entry that wasn't in the old syllabus. If your child was taught before July 2025, they may never have practised it.
About Coach Gary
I'm Gary Tan — an NROC-certified swimming coach based in Ang Mo Kio with 10 years of experience coaching kids, adults, beginners and competitive swimmers across Singapore.
I hold SwimSafer 2.0 certification as both a coach and an assessor. That means I don't just prepare students for the test — I run the tests. I know exactly what examiners look for, and I build that into every lesson from the start.
My lessons are firm and structured. I won't let students splash around and call it progress. But I also know how to make sessions genuinely enjoyable — my students come back because they can feel themselves improving.
Outside the pool: 4× full Ironman finisher, Level 2 competitive coach, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. I train hard and I live what I teach.
Where I coach
Saturday kids classes
Weekday adults & private
Condo pool lessons
Within 10km of AMK
Ready to start?
Tell me what you need — kids lesson, adult class, condo pool slot, or triathlon prep. I'll let you know if I have something that fits.
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