About SwimMastery Swim Studio
| At One Swimming - Brisbane
What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it.
The studio is built around one central idea: that the best way to improve as a swimmer is to be able to see, feel and understand exactly what your body is doing in the water — and to have a coach right there with you when the penny drops.
Our Endless Pool makes this possible in a way that a standard 25m or 50m pool simply cannot. The adjustable current creates a controlled environment where swimmers and coaches can focus entirely on what matters: the movement, the feel, the mechanics. There are no walls to worry about, no lane ropes, no waiting. Just you, the water and your coach.
Our coaches get in the water with every swimmer. Not standing on the pool deck calling instructions — in the water, alongside you, using hands-on guidance, real-time demonstration and immediate feedback. Underwater mirrors and video analysis mean swimmers can see their own stroke for the first time, often revealing in seconds what years of coaching from the pool deck couldn't communicate.
The result is faster progress, more confidence and a relationship with the water that goes beyond just "getting to the other end."
Our Story
SwimMastery Swim Studio opened in Sumner, Brisbane in 2023 — and it was built to fill a gap that had been frustrating swimmers and coaches in south-east Queensland for years.
For too long, the options for swimmers who wanted to genuinely improve their technique were limited. Learn-to-swim programmes move children through in large groups. Adult coaching at public pools is hard to find, and harder still to personalise. And for anyone who wanted to understand why they were swimming the way they were — to actually feel the difference a technique change makes, in real time — there was almost nowhere to go.
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That gap existed for children who'd graduated from basic lessons but hadn't found a pathway to real skill. For adults who'd always wanted to swim properly but never had the environment to learn in. For open water swimmers who needed stroke efficiency, not just fitness. For anyone who'd been told what to do in the water, but never really understood how or why.
SwimMastery Swim Studio was the answerWhat began as a passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
The studio is built around one central idea: that the best way to improve as a swimmer is to be able to see, feel and understand exactly what your body is doing in the water — and to have a coach right there with you when the penny drops.
Our Endless Pool makes this possible in a way that a standard 25m or 50m pool simply cannot. The adjustable current creates a controlled environment where swimmers and coaches can focus entirely on what matters: the movement, the feel, the mechanics. There are no walls to worry about, no lane ropes, no waiting. Just you, the water and your coach.
Our coaches get in the water with every swimmer. Not standing on the pool deck calling instructions — in the water, alongside you, using hands-on guidance, real-time demonstration and immediate feedback. Underwater mirrors and video analysis mean swimmers can see their own stroke for the first time, often revealing in seconds what years of coaching from the pool deck couldn't communicate.
The result is faster progress, more confidence and a relationship with the water that goes beyond just "getting to the other end.
THE SWIMMASTERY METHOD
Every session at SwimMastery Swim Studio is built on the SwimMastery coaching technique — a globally recognised framework developed from the latest research in biomechanics, physics and neuroscience.
SwimMastery doesn't teach swimming through a checklist of rules. It teaches swimmers to feel the water — to develop body awareness, timing and an intuitive understanding of how movement translates to efficiency. When you understand why a technique works, you can apply it, adapt it and own it. That's the difference between being told to do something and actually being able to do it.
The approach works at every level. We've seen nervous four-year-olds become confident swimmers in weeks. Adults who gave up on swimming years ago rediscover what's possible. Masters and open water athletes break through plateaus they'd stopped believing they could move past.
The technique doesn't change. What changes is how it's applied — and that's where our coaches come in.
AT ONE SWIMMING — THE PARENT BRAND
SwimMastery Swim Studio is the coaching facility of At One Swimming — the Brisbane-based swimming organisation founded by Melissa Donaldson and Geoff Timms to pursue one clear goal: helping every swimmer reach their potential, on their own terms.
At One Swimming also runs swim clinics and camps, bringing the SwimMastery approach to swimmers across Queensland and beyond. The studio in Sumner is where that work happens up close — in the water, one swimmer at a time.
If you've been looking for something different — a place where the coaching is genuinely personalised, the environment is calm and private, and the results actually show up — we'd love to hear from you.
Get in touch at info@smswimstudio.com or use the enquiry form to find out about availability for children's lessons, adult coaching or our open water programmes.