Places and peopleWhere to train in Amsterdam
Every place listed below was visited in person by Patrice Gorin for the Agile Body & Mind Guide. No paid placement, no rankings.
Kaylee De Jong — instructor in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Swim coaching where rotation becomes effortless — not forced.
Kaylee De Jong is a SwimGym coach in Amsterdam whose cues consistently quiet the stroke: a lower, still head; relaxed shoulders; rotation led from throughout the back from the hips up through the shoulders so the elbow lift happens as a consequence, not a shrug. The result is a swim that feels less like arm effort and more like whole-chain timing — breathing becomes simpler, recovery becomes lighter, and glide shows up without being forced.
What Kaylee De Jong works on: Freestyle technique (breathing + head stability + catch); Rotation mechanics (mid-back opening → clean elbow lift); Stroke timing (kick supporting the push); In-person coaching (private + group); Long-distance & open water specialist; Dutch national champion — open water freestyle & breaststroke.
Noted in session at Kaylee De Jong: Elbow to hip — the core pulls too; Rotation arrives in snapshots, layer by layer; Fins complete the push; arms move on their own; Open the armpit; high elbow follows; The catch continues what the other arm began.
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Natasza Obuchowicz — instructor in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Technique you feel the same set — timing before power
Natasza Obuchowicz is a swim coach at SwimGym in Amsterdam, working on all four strokes technique. Her signature is timing before power: she cuts through "wrong steering" — forcing, grabbing, trying harder — and sequences the stroke so the shape starts earlier, the shoulder sets, and the high elbow arrives on its own rather than being hauled down. The result is a swim that feels deliberate, rather than vague effort.
What Natasza Obuchowicz works on: Freestyle catch timing; Early high elbow; Hand entry (anti-crossover); Head position & line; Rotation & breathing timing.
Noted in session at Natasza Obuchowicz: Open the armpit and the right-side crossover stops; Catch starts with timing, not power; Reverse paddles — a right catch lights up the abs; Ears sink, and horizontal stops being a lie; Wait for the glide and the forearm sets itself.
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SwimGym Amsterdam — studio in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Adult swim technique coaching with Olympic DNA
SwimGym is a coaching pool in Amsterdam built to make technique land for adult swimmers and triathletes: a level system, themed weeks, team lanes, and daily Swim of the Day (SWOD) sessions that repeat a single focus often enough for a cue to finally “click”. The facility is a hotel-basement pool corridor (50m / split-lane setup), but the differentiator is what SwimGym puts inside the container: professional coaches, screens at pool level, and filming above and below the water — so you can see what you’re actually doing and correct it fast.
What SwimGym Amsterdam works on: Freestyle; Backstroke; Breaststroke; Butterfly; Open Water swimming; Dryland training.
Noted in session at SwimGym Amsterdam: Training for the first time like a child; The SWOD cue finally clicks; Throttle control: faster or slower at will; Basement pool, fully optimised and clean; 4K in 17°C — glide despite scoliosis.
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