FOUNDER & HEAD TEACHER
Hristo Grahovski
Bulgarian national team, Balkan Games medallist and European Junior Championships finalist. National record holder. 20+ years’ swimming teaching experience, including 10 in the UK. ASA Level 2.
Bespoke in-house swimming lessonsBringing swim lessons to the comfort of your home
Meet the People Behind the Lessons
A small academy, built on two decades in the water.
A personal welcome
Private Swimming Lessons, Brought to Your Own Pool
I raced for Bulgaria: national team, Balkan Games medals, a European Junior Championships final. For the past 20+ years I have done something I enjoy even more: teaching people to swim, including the last 10 years in London, in the pools they already have.
H.G Swim Academy is deliberately small. Irina (seven years with the Donetsk National Artistic Swimming Team), Ivan, Augusto and I teach every swimmer personally, by name, at their own pace. No crowded public sessions. No being one of twelve in a lane.
Hristo Grahovski, founder
The people in the water
Meet the teachers
SENIOR TEACHER
Irina
Swim England (ASA) Level 2 teacher with 13 years’ experience, including seven years with the Donetsk National Artistic Swimming Team. Teaches all ages in English, Russian and Ukrainian.
SWIMMING TEACHER
Ivan
10+ years competing across Bulgaria and the Balkans. 15 years teaching swimmers of all ages.
SWIMMING TEACHER
Augusto
15 years’ international experience. Teaches swimming technique for all ages and abilities, baby group lessons and aqua aerobics. Fluent in Spanish and English.
The club, in brief
Small on Purpose
H.G Swim Academy is a small, personal swim school. We do not run crowded group sessions: every lesson is private, in a quiet pool, with a teacher who knows the swimmer.
One-to-one lessons
Two-to-one after assessment
Ages 3 to adult
Private venues
Lessons in your own pool
All teachers DBS-checked
Come and meet us.
Tell us about your swimmer and we will point you to the right teacher and venue.