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Train with a World Record Holder.
Become a confident open water swimmer in 30 days.
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How It Works
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Answer a few questions about your swim background, your race, your timeline, and where you're stuck. This is how I make sure I can actually help you hit your goal.
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30-day plan
I build every plan from scratch around your race, your timeline, and the specific issues I saw in your stroke. Drill work, weekly workouts, open water prep, race pacing
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Hi, I'm Maria 👋
I'm a 2x NCAA All-American, 3x Deaf World Record Holder, and former member of Ukraine's National Paralympic swim team. I've raced at the highest level the sport has — and I've coached triathletes who used to fear the swim into athletes who exit the water in the front pack.

  • $2000

    Course fee (basic equipment included)

  • 7 experts

    To deliver lectures and masterclasses during the course

  • 30 persons

    Average number of people in a group

  • 9 days

    Course duration (one day off included)

What You Get When You Train With Me
  • Coached by a World Record Holder
    You're not learning from someone who reads about swimming — you're learning from someone who's set records in it.
  • 100% custom plan, built for your race
    Your 30 days are designed from scratch around your race date, your stroke, and the specific issues we identify in your intro class. Nothing pulled from a template.
  • Weekly video review
    Film your swim, send it over, get a personalized breakdown back. You'll see exactly what's costing you time and exactly how to fix it.
  • Direct DM access
    No assistants, no inbox queues. You text me — I answer. Full access for the duration of your program.
  • Open water specialist coaching
    Sighting, drafting, race starts, panic prevention, pacing in chop — the things that actually matter in your race. Not just lane lines and lap counters.
  • Race-week strategy
    The final week is its own protocol — taper, mental prep, race-morning routine, swim strategy. You'll know exactly what to do on your race day.
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Reviews
From "I dread the swim" to "bring it on"
Started out unable to swim and scared being in the water. In only four lessons Maria got me confident to swim anywhere, even the ocean! I can now swim 200 meters, and look forward to days in the pool. I cannot recommend Maria enough!
Daniel M.
Great experience with Maria! In preparation for an upcoming sprint triathlon, I took lessons to learn freestyle swimming (proper technique.) Maria was professional, knowledgeable, funny, and provided plenty of drills to improve specific areas of focus. Highly recommend.
Sarah Penner
Maria is an amazing coach - I've learned so much so far in only 3 lessons, and I am definitely seeing improvement in my swimming with having no previous experience. She also taught me exercises to do on my own for practice outside of our lessons. 100% coming back for more lessons.

William Sheppard
Great experience with Coach Maria. She helped me refine my freestyle technique before the Masters National Championship, and one key adjustment she showed me helped shave several seconds off my season-best time.
Benedek Lendvai
Maria is an excellent instructor. Her passion for water and swimming is evident through her teaching. As an adult learning swimming for technique and overall health was important to me. By the end of the first course I gained confidence and felt more relaxed in the water. I already have my second course booked!
Roxana Kingsford
My coach Maria is amazing, she's very knowledgeable and breaks down every technique to the simplest form so anyone can understand it. She's patient and encouraging but doesn't let you slack off. Great communication and punctual. I definitely would recommend her services to anyone at any level.
William Davis
I’ve been working with Maria for about 6 months now and I cannot praise her teaching and coaching skills enough. I can’t believe the progress I’ve made—as a woman in her sixties, especially. I regularly swim freelance a mile or more these days, and when I started, not even that long ago, two pool lengths left me out of breath.
Domi Enders
I got a couple of classes with Maria in preparation of an upcoming Ironman 70.3. She was able to bring my least confident section of the race up to being my most confident area of the race. Can not say enough great things about Maria’s knowledge for swimming!
Tyler Kersanac
Does great at working with beginners and helps build technique for triathlon by paying close attention to the little details that you need to learn the techniques properly. Amazing work!
Michael Clark