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4 to Freestyle

Build a freestyle that feels good — one awareness at a time.

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The 4-Class Path to Comfortable Freestyle

The 4-Class Path to Comfortable Freestyle — built from decades of coaching adult swimmers. Four classes: Foundation, Catch & Power, Flow, Integration.

Build a freestyle that feels balanced, relaxed, and natural.

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How Would You Like to Begin?

Learn at Your Own Pace

Follow the four-class pathway with practical Swim Missions, progress check-ins, Water's Edge and lifetime access.

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Learn With Audrey's Support

Complete the same course with four weeks of scheduled personal guidance from Audrey.

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Start With Your Stroke

Send Audrey your freestyle footage and receive a personal analysis of what to practise first.

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Why freestyle can be so challenging.

Most adults aren't missing effort. They're missing sequence— fixing breathing before balance, chasing power before connection. That's like building a house from the roof down.

4toFreestyle rebuilds from the foundation up, so swimming finally feels peaceful instead of exhausting.

The House of Freestyle — Class 1 Foundation, Class 2 Catch & Power, Class 3 Flow, Class 4 Integration. Build a freestyle that feels good.

Master each floor, and freestyle starts to feel easier.

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Field Note

The water is your teacher.

Why 4toFreestyle Is Different

Listen to Your Body

Notice what you feel. That feedback makes change possible.

Coach Yourself

Understand your swimming and know what to adjust wherever you swim.

Build Skills, Not Fixes

Develop freestyle one essential skill at a time—without chasing random tips.

Swim With Curiosity

Replace frustration with observation. Every swim teaches you something.

What Swimmers Are Saying

Discover what becomes possible when you stop fighting the water and start understanding it.

★★★★★

“Every step makes sense.”

Learning freestyle means breaking the movement apart and then putting it back together without losing sight of the bigger picture.

That's exactly what Audrey does. Every movement is connected naturally and logically, making the process feel calm, enjoyable, and empowering—not like a battle to win.

— Igal M.
★★★★★

From Fear to Falling in Love With Swimming

“After years of being afraid to swim in the sea, Audrey helped me understand even the smallest details. After just one lesson, I swam 25 meters without swallowing water. I fell in love with swimming.”
— Leon E.
★★★★★

Skills That Are Easier to Remember

“Audrey identifies exactly what needs improving and gives exercises that build understanding step by step. Every part of the stroke becomes easier to learn, practise, and remember.”
— Marina A.
★★★★★

From 250m to 2,000m

“Four months ago, I could barely swim 250 meters. Today, I can comfortably swim 2,000 meters continuously and recently completed my first Ironman 70.3. Audrey corrected one thing at a time, gave me confidence, and completely changed what I believed I was capable of.”
— Dror K.
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Ready to understand your own stroke?

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What Your Stroke Is Telling You helps you read the signals in your stroke—breath, balance, sinking legs—and know exactly what to notice before your next swim.

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Audrey Holmes smiling at the water's edge

Meet Audrey.

Welcome! I'm so happy you're here.

I was eight years old when I jumped into my first swim lesson wearing my favorite bright pink swimsuit with a giant plastic butterfly across the front.

I still remember the feeling.

I couldn't tell which way was up or down. I'd turn my head to “breathe” and end up swallowing half the pool. Freestyle didn't feel natural. It felt confusing, awkward, and hard.

But I loved the water—and with the help of a great coach, I figured it out.

By my teenage years, I was training alongside some of the fastest swimmers in the world and learning from Olympic swimmers and coaches in Texas.

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Inside the course

  1. 1

    Class One

    Foundation

    Comfort, breath and balance — in water where you can stand.

  2. 2

    Class Two

    Catch & Power

    Easy power from a solid catch, without straining.

  3. 3

    Class Three

    Flow

    Rotation and breath working together into rhythm.

  4. 4

    Class Four

    Integration

    Every skill comes together into one continuous stroke.

A community, not just a course

You won't be doing this alone

The hardest part of learning as an adult is feeling like the only one. The Water's Edge is our calm corner where you can ask anything, cheer each other's small wins, and discover you're in good company.

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Questions, answered

Is this for complete beginners?+

It's built for adults who can get into the water but have never felt comfortable there. Class One starts before technique — with breath, balance and feeling supported — in water where you can stand. If freestyle has always felt like a struggle, you're exactly who this is for.

Pool or open water?+

The skills are the same — comfort, balance, connection — and they travel with you. Audrey coaches in both open water and the pool, and every lesson is suitable for both.

How long are the lessons?+

Short and focused — a few minutes of video each, followed by a Swim Mission: one clear thing to feel and notice on your next swim. No hour-long lectures. The learning happens in the water, at your pace.

Can I repeat lessons?+

Please do — the course is designed for it. You have lifetime access, and each drill rewards a second and third visit. Most swimmers cycle back as their awareness grows.

What if I'm over 60?+

Wonderful — you're in good company. Nothing in this course relies on strength or athleticism. It's built on balance, breath and awareness, and progress happens entirely at your pace.

What if I'm nervous in the water?+

Then you're the swimmer Audrey created this for. The whole first class is about feeling calm and supported before anything else — comfort before speed, always. There's nothing to fix. Just notice what you feel.

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