🌊 MULTI Award-Winning Children’s Swimming Lessons
The Water Whisperer® - GAIL
ONE OF THE UKs HIGHEST AWARDED SWIM SCHOOLS!
Featured on TV | Multi-Award Winner | Trusted by Families Across Ormskirk, Southport, Formby, Aughton, Burscough, Wigan & North West
At The Water Whisperer®, we provide high-quality children’s swimming lessons in Ormskirk & Southport, using a unique teaching method designed for fast, confident results.
We specialise in helping children learn to swim safely, build confidence, and develop life-long water skills. Focussing on
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⭐ Why Choose Gail’s Swim School?
✔ Proven fast-results teaching method
✔ Small, focused classes
✔ Child-centred, confidence-first approach
✔ Parents in the water – learning together
✔ No mobiles, no distractions – quality time
✔ Safe, supportive environment
✔ Over a decade of elite sports and coaching experience, Ex British Champ & PT
Our lessons help children become confident, safe, and independent swimmers for life.
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👩🏫 About Gail – Award-Winning Swimming Teacher & Elite Athlete
Gail is an internationally recognised swimming teacher, professional swim teacher, and elite athlete, trusted by families throughout West Lancashire and Sefton.
She has dedicated her career to delivering exceptional children’s swimming lessons and supporting parents every step of the way.
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🏆 Awards & Achievements
• Prestige Award – Swim School Provider x 3
• Sporting Achievement Award Winner
• Sports Personality of the Year – Finalist
• Cosmopolitan Business Woman Achievement – UK Finalist (2x)
• Options Magazine – Regional Business Winner
• Options Magazine – UK Finalist
• A.S.A. Dedication to Teaching Swimming Award
• First Female Beach Lifeguard
• British Tropicana CV Champion
• Regional Winner – Ultra Fit Competitions (now CrossFit)
These achievements reflect Gail’s commitment to excellence in swimming education, child development, and safety.
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💙 Meet Gail & Her Amazing Pupils
Scroll down to meet Gail and the wonderful children and families who are part of The Water Whisperer® community.
Join THOUSANDS of happy parents in Ormskirk, Southport, Formby, Aughton, Burscough & North West, who trust Gail to give their children the very best start in swimming.
Gail has taught thousands of pupils
at home & abroad during her lifetime
career as an Advanced Swimming Teacher
📍 Looking for the best children’s swimming lessons near you?
Contact Gail today to book your child’s place.
Classes
🏊♀️ Swimming Lesson Times & Locations – Ormskirk & Southport
Our MULTI award-winning swimming lessons run weekly in the following locations:
📍 Ormskirk – Fridays 3.00 pm after school
📍 Ormskirk – Saturdays from 11.30 am onwards
📍 Southport – Sundays from 4:15 pm
We provide high-quality swimming lessons for all ages and abilities, from Mum’s & Baby and Toddlers through to advanced and competitive swimmers.
👶 From Mum’s & Baby to Advanced Swimming
We offer:
✔ Mum’s & Baby Swimming Lessons
✔ Toddlers & Pre-School Swimming
✔ Children’s Swimming Lessons
✔ Adult Swimming Lessons
✔ Beginners to Advanced Training
✔ Group Lessons
✔ Private 1-to-1 Lessons
VIP FOUR HOUR ONE A DAY INTENSE FAST TRACK COURSES
Every child is taught using Gail’s proven, confidence-building, fast-results NON-SWIMMER TO SWIMMER method.
Learn to Swim Made Easy
👩🏫 Specialist Teaching & Professional Qualifications
Gail is a highly qualified and experienced swimming teacher with specialist expertise in:
• Mum’s & Baby / Toddlers Swimming
• Advanced Swimming Instruction
• Cerebral Palsy Swimming Support
• Water Safety & Risk Assessment
• Personal Training
Additional qualifications include:
• Degree in Photography & Video
• Meditation Teacher
• Reflexology
• Indian Head Massage
• Massage Therapist
This wide professional background allows Gail to support children’s physical, emotional, and confidence development in the water.
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🚀 VIP Fast-Track Swimming – Learn to Swim Quickly
Need fast results?
Our VIP One-to-One Fast-Track Swimming Lessons are designed for rapid progress.
Many pupils learn multiple strokes and strong distance swimming in a short time.
For example:
Macy Phillips learned all FOUR swimming strokes in just four hours and swam both a quarter mile and half a mile.
See Macy’s video below.
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📞 Book Your Swimming Lessons Today
Call: 07449 135450
Or click the button below to book on mobile.
Limited spaces available – early booking recommended.
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meet Gail
Click on photos for videos
and some of her wonderful pupils & learn about their
amazing achievements on one of Gail's four hour, one hour a day, intense courses
"When I'm not that confident, she makes me feel more confident" Rebecca aged 6
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3 Yr old Chloe, in JUST 4 Group Courses Swam 3 Strokes & 1/4 of a mile!
Here is 3 year old Chloe showing us her amazing swimming styles! Don't forget Chloe also swam 1/4 of a mile whilst still three years old and one mile when she was four years old! Proof our courses are VERY easy to learn! Chloe attended four courses for five weeks, so 20 lessons! Chloe was featured on TV for her amazing achievements!
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Macy - Four Hour VIP COurse - Macy Learned ALL 4 Strokes & Swam 1/2 a mile - yes in just four lessons!
Click on the video to see how much Macy learned on just four one hour lessons. On her first lesson from a non-swimmer Macy learned a full stroke and swum 1/4 of a mile. On her third lessons Macy swam 1/2 a mile, these distances were non-stop, no armbands or support! Macy is one of our highest achievers on a four hour course. Another example of how easy our learn to swim program really is!
See Emilie and Ethan's outstanding achievements both took part in a group lesson!
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About gail
the water whisperer
🌊 Gail’s Swimming Journey – A Lifetime of Excellence in the Water
Gail Rickett learned to swim when she was just three years old.
From an early age, she loved the water and went on to compete in swimming galas, developing a strong athletic and competitive background that continues to shape her teaching today.
Over decades, Gail has combined her experience as an elite athlete, qualified Personal Trainer, and fully qualified Advanced Swimming Teacher to develop her own unique and highly effective teaching method.
This proven approach enables children to learn quickly, confidently, and safely.
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Thousands of Pupils Taught – Proven Results
Throughout her career, Gail has taught approximately TWENTY THOUSAND pupils, helping children of all ages and abilities achieve outstanding results. Gail begun coaching at her
swimming club where she trained at 16 years old.
The pupils featured on this website represent just a “drop in the ocean” of the thousands of children who have benefited from Gail’s easy-to-learn swimming programme.
These results are achieved through:
✔ Clear instruction
✔ Structured progression
✔ Individual correction
✔ Confidence building
✔ Life-saving water skills
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🏆 Award-Winning Support for Children with Additional Needs
In 2021, Gail won the Sporting Achievement Award, recognising her exceptional work with children who face physical, developmental, or learning challenges.
Many parents had previously been told by health professionals:
“Your child will never learn to swim.”
Gail proved otherwise.
In one remarkable case, she taught a young boy to swim breaststroke and backstroke, jump into deep water confidently, and swim several lengths independently.
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💙 Transforming Lives Through Swimming
Gail has consistently achieved jaw-dropping and life-changing progress with children who others believed could not succeed.
Her patience, expertise, and belief in every child’s potential allow pupils to overcome fear, build confidence, and develop real swimming ability.
Her mission is simple:
To give every child — regardless of ability — the chance to become a confident, capable, and safe swimmer for life.
Just Some Major Achievements.
All the distances here are without any flotation aids and non-stop and in a group class.
Emily 9 yrs - Non-swimmer to learning a full stroke and swam 1/2 a mile after ONE lesson!
Frankie 9 yrs - Non-swimmer to learning a full stroke and swam 1/2 a mile after two lessons.
Tommy 8 yrs - Non-swimmer to learning a full stroke and swam 1/4 of a mile on first lesson.
Patricia 11 yrs - Non-swimmer on first lesson after four courses Patricia learned all four strokes AND swam FIVE MILES.
Patricia 11 yrs - Non-swimmer on first lesson having never even tried to swim on her back,
learned all of backstroke AND swam 100 meters. It took her eleven minutes to learn
both the stroke and swim 100m. Google research states this takes 'TWO YEARS!'
Gail did it in 11 minutes and lost count how many others have achieved this or more in 30 mins or less.
Sam 8 Yrs - Non-swimmer on first lesson learned a full stroke & swam 200 meters
on Sam's 2nd lesson Sam swam 1/4 of a mile.
Bella 5 yrs - Non-swimmer, learned all four strokes and swam TWO MILES after five courses.
Chloe 3 yrs learned 3 strokes & swam 1/4 of a mile in 4 course.
Chloe 4 yrs old swam one mile.
Jodie 3 yrs old swam 1/4 of a mile.
Jodie 4 yrs old swam one mile.
Herbie 2 yrs swam 200 meters FULL backstroke.
Scarlette 4 years old swam 1/4 of a mile
Frankie & Emily after four one hour lessons learned breaststroke, backstroke AND front crawl AND both swam 1/2 a mile.
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