Give each coach a clear picture
If you take swimming lessons and personal training with separate providers, share your current goals, recent session focus and anything you want clarified. A short handover note gives you something concrete to discuss with each coach.
You might know what happened in both sessions while each coach has only seen one. Start by saying that you work with another provider. Ask what information would be useful, and keep the note limited to that.
This guide is for adults who already have those arrangements. It gives you a blank communication template to use in your own conversations. Each provider still needs to confirm the advice and arrangements for their sessions.
Describe each goal in your own words
Write one sentence about what you want from swimming lessons and another about personal training. The goals can be different. For example, you might want clearer breathing instructions in the pool and help understanding your gym programme.
Penguin’s adult lesson page describes coaching for beginners, returning swimmers and adults refining their technique. Progressive Performance’s one-to-one personal training page describes an initial discussion of goals and regular progress check-ins. Both service pages are linked below.
Ask each coach to confirm the current focus in words you understand. Record who said it and when. A note from last month may describe a different stage of your lessons.
Separate what happened from what you think it means
Use a recent observation: “I lost track of the breathing cue during my last coached swim.” Follow it with a question: “Could we go over that cue again?” That gives your swim coach a specific moment to discuss.
Avoid turning that observation into a conclusion about your gym programme. “My gym session caused the problem” would need more information than the note provides. You can tell both providers which sessions took place and let them ask the questions relevant to their work.
Keep any explanation a coach gives you alongside the original observation. If you are unsure you understood it, read your summary back before passing it on.
Copy this handover note
Use the prompts below in a phone note or a message. Leave unanswered fields as questions. You choose which parts to share with each provider.
Note date and period covered: ______.
My swimming goal and my personal-training goal: ______.
Swim coach’s current focus, in their words, with the date discussed: ______.
Personal trainer’s current focus, in their words, with the date discussed: ______.
Sessions completed or booked that I want each provider to know about: ______.
What I noticed during a session, including which activity and when: ______.
Question for my swim coach: ______. Question for my personal trainer: ______.
What each provider advised, any change they confirmed, and when we will review it: ______.
Direct contact, if requested: the people involved, the purpose and the information I agree to share: ______.
For example, your question might be: “I have a coached swim booked on Thursday. Is there anything about our current sessions that you want me to clarify with the other coach?” This starts a discussion; it does not set the order, intensity or spacing of your sessions.
Agree how information will be shared
You can bring your own summary to each session. If you would prefer the providers to speak directly, ask both whether they can do that. Agree the contact method and the specific question first.
Check before forwarding someone else’s written notes or contact details. Share personal information privately through the provider’s usual channel, and keep unrelated records out of a group conversation.
Do not assume that booking with two businesses creates a shared plan or automatic record sharing. This template does not establish either arrangement. Confirm any proposed coordination with the people involved.
Close the loop after each conversation
Add the answer beside the question, with the provider’s name and the date. If something remains unclear, write the follow-up question rather than filling in an answer yourself.
When the two explanations seem different, ask what each instruction refers to and when it applies. Quote the wording you heard. Let each provider clarify their own advice before treating it as a change to the other session.
Agree when to revisit the note. If your main difficulty is fitting bookings into the week, our earlier swimming and personal-training guide covers that separate planning question. If you are considering extra pool practice, use the between-lesson practice guide with your swim coach.
Discuss your swimming goals with Penguin
If you are looking for adult swimming lessons in Singapore, tell Penguin your current swimming experience, what you want help learning and your preferred pool and times. Mention any existing personal training that you would like the swim coach to know about.
Use the contact link below to discuss a suitable lesson arrangement. If you already have a swim coach, you can take the blank note to your next conversation with them.