We can help you learn how to swim and improve your technique
We offer swimming lessons with qualified instructors who are able to advise and guide you on all aspects of swimming.
All the classes are taught in line with Swim England learn to swim pathway, with beginners to improver swimmers all catered for.
Adult Swimming Lesson Stages
Be Water Confident – this Award is about gaining the confidence to enter the pool safely. It also covers the ability to move around the pool with confidence and to achieve basic core aquatic skills. These are entries, exits, buoyancy, balance and aquatic breathing.
Be a Swimmer – by the time you earn this Award you will have the necessary skills to start swimming independently over short distances (5 to 10 metres). You won’t need support or floatation equipment. At this stage, we recommend you also try the Adult Distance Awards – 5 metres, 10 metres and 25 metres.
Be a Better Swimmer – by this point you’ll be able to swim up to 400 metres independently. You’ll also have the confidence to try other pool activities, such as Aquacise or lane swimming.At this stage, we recommend you build your stamina even more, with our Adult Distance Awards – 50 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres
Be a Master Swimmer – gaining this Award means you can confidently enter the Masters section of a swimming club. It’s about more advanced swimming skills to enable you to compete at different levels and in different sports such as triathlon, open water swimming and lane swimming. At this stage you can also achieve our most advanced Adult Distance Awards – 800 metres and 1 mile.
Did you know?
One in five adults in England are unable to swim, that's more than nine million people – despite swimming also being the most popular participation sport in the country.