Welcome to the Swim Smart page.
Swim Smart was formed to provide courses, lesson or even mentoring which will help you gain invaluable knowledge, confidence and skills to enable you to swim in outdoors safely and enjoyably. Swim Smart can also guide you to complete your swimming goals and aspirations.
The person behind Swim Smart
Andy Truscott is an open water marathon swimmer from Jersey, Channel Islands. Amongst his achievements during his open water marathon swimming career spanning 25 years are three unprecedented marathon swims (Minquiers to Jersey 2016, Jersey to France Double 2017, and Double Round Jersey 2018), as well as other solo and relay swims; and he now also holds a Guinness World Record (Fastest Double Circumnavigation of The Island of Jersey in 2018) this being the fifth longest tidally assisted swim of all time per Marathon Swimming Federation.
I started his Open Water Swimming path back when I was a young 14-year-old lad. Standing at the edge of St Catherines slip all nervous and timid about swimming in the sea, dived in and raced the JASA Long Distance Championships. Some 2 hours later, stroke for stroke alongside Local Ladies legend Ali Wood (Horsfall at the time) both touching the same time to take the win for our categories. This saw the start of my love for Open Water Swimming.
I am held amongst the leading open water marathon swimmers from Jersey, and have been listed as one of the ‘World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men’ by WOWSA for 2018 & 2019, as well as being a shortlisted finalist for Performance Of The Year (2017) for my Jersey to France Double swim for the British Long Distance Swimming Association Annual Awards; and The Marathon Swimmers’ Federation Annual Award for 2018 Solo Swim Of The Year for my pioneering Double Circumnavigation Of Jersey (2018) and nominated in 2019 for the same award for his 2nd Double Round Island Swim.
Having joined Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club 25 years ago in the nineties I fast developed the mindset that to be the best you must beat the best. My ever longer and more challenging swims have seen me go on to inspire countless people both locally and worldwide. I willingly give time, knowledge, and experience for free to help and support fellow swimmers, both recreational and endurance, in their own individual training and pursuits.
My own swimming career to date:
· 1997 Natwest Island Games (1500 Freestyle & 8 x 50 Freestyle relay)
· 1997 National Swimmer with Tigers (Jersey). (200 Fly)
· 2 x Around Jersey Relay (3 man & 6 Person)
· 1 x Minquies to Jersey Relay (2 person relay)
· 1 x Minquies to Jersey Solo Swim (First to complete solo)
· 2 x Around Jersey Solo Swims
· 2 x Double Around Jersey Solo Swims (Guinness world record holder for the fastest & First to complete Solo)
· 2 x Jersey to France Swim (former record holder)
· 1 x Jersey to France to Jersey Solo Swim (First to complete solo)
· 1 x Tampa bay Marathon Swim
· 1 x English Channel Solo Swim
· 8 triathlon full distance relay (swimmer)
· JASA Junior - Open Water Championship winner (several years)
· JASA Open - Open Water Championship winner (several years)
In 1999 I obtained my Level 1 & Level 2 ASA swim teachers certificate and began to teach swimming with Tigers/JSC & Les Quennevais. Gaining over 10 years of teaching experience.
In 2019 I obtained his Powerboat level 2 certificate.
In 2020 completed his STA level 2 Open Water Coach certificate.
We are surrounded by the seas and have fantastic views with some of the best beaches in the world and seas to swim in. So if your aim is to just to be able to dip your toe in or challenge yourself to a little further distance, then get in touch to see how I can help you achieve your aim and ambitions. If that is through a swim camp,1-2-1 lessons or even group swim sessions than get in touch to discuss.
Having started out as a nervous swimmer I appreciate what many go through and with my experiences I can assist you to achieve those goals.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Andy
