Swimming Lessons For Kids
New & Improved Online Bookings for our Swimming Lesson Programme
Build your child’s confidence in the water
Build your child’s confidence in the water and swimming skills with our fully qualified Swim England swimming teachers. Our classes cover a wide range of age and skill.
New & Improved Online Bookings for our Swimming Lesson Programme
Our Swimming Lessons
- Swimming lessons from 4 months to adults.
- Monitor your progress online with our self-serve Home Portal.
- Swim England qualified instructors.
- 40 weekly lessons per year, with scheduled breaks during school holidays and half terms.
- FREE SWIMMING in the Fitness and Teaching pools all year round*
- Free parking when using the centre**
*All swimming lesson customers get free swimming during public time in our Fitness and Teaching Pools.
**Please note the car park at Leisure World is, on occasions, very busy due to events in Charter Hall. Please allow extra time to travel & park prior to lessons. Check What’s On at Charter Hall
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Registering for the first time
You can register onto our swimming lessons by spreading the cost across the year by Direct Debit.
Registration fee will be applied, don’t forget to collect your free swimming lesson bag, hat and Zoggs Goggles. T&C’s apply*
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Your swimming lessons will run continuously over 40 lessons per year, with the exception of the holiday dates listed below.
Please note: the following upcoming dates when lessons will not operate:
Saturday 23 December 2023 to Thursday 4 January 2024
Monday 19 February to Sunday 25 February 2024
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30 Minute Lessons – £24 by monthly Direct Debit
Adult & Child (4 to 18 months)
This class covers basic submersions and building confidence in the water.
Adult & Child (19 to 36 months)
Work with your child under supervision of our fully qualified staff.
Adult & Child (2½ to 5 years)
Assist your child in the water with a continuation of our Adult & Child lessons.
Pre-school Stage 1 (4 to 5 years)
This class covers the initial process of introducing those with no or little experience of swimming to the water environment and developing confidence.
Stages 1 to 7
30 Minute Lessons – £24 by monthly Direct Debit
Stage 1 (from 5 years)
This class covers the initial process of introducing those with no or little experience of swimming to the water environment, developing confidence. From 5 years.
Stage 2 (from 5 years)
As well as becoming completely ‘at home’ on and under the water, this stage helps develop control in the water, breathing and beginning to experiment with different methods of using limbs for propulsion. From 5 years.
Stages 3 to 7
Learn how to control breathing, improve techniques and increase distance swimming on all strokes (Breaststroke, Front Crawl, Backstroke and Butterfly) whilst progressing through the stages. Turns and essential safe diving practices are also covered.
Advanced Aquatics Programme
1 Hour Lessons – £30 by monthly Direct Debit
Stages 8 to 10
Once the swimmer has developed the core range of skills required to be confident, competent and safe in the water throughout the stages 1-7, the swimmer may then have the choice to take part in different aquatic disciplines. Must be able to swim a minimum of 50 meters.
Rookie Lifeguard
Our multi-award-winning classes are part of our Advanced Aquatics Programme, therefore the learners need to be able to swim a minimum of 50 metres unaided. The programme involves a variety of skills to raise water safety awareness, how to avoid dangers and aid water confidence in the pool and sea. It includes survival skills, sports skills and basic first aid and resuscitation. Swim England have developed the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards (each of which are sub-divided into 3 levels) in conjunction with the Royal Lifesaving Society.
Swimming Challenge
The class is part of our Advanced Aquatics Programme, therefore the learners need to be able to swim a minimum of 50 metres unaided. The programme involves a variety of stroke skills, stamina building, and drills related to aquatics skills including various poolside dives, underwater swimming, s S culling and treading water. Instead of stages, these awards are similar to the Rookie Lifeguard in that they have Bronze, Silver, Gold and Honours Awards.
Introduction to Diving
Classes available to learn diving techniques from poolside and our 1m board without qualified diving coaches.
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Private Swimming Lessons
One to One Private Swimming Lessons:
Individual tuition from qualified coaches for those who want an intensive course to boost confidence One to One.
30 minute lessons – £27.50*
45 minute lessons – £38.00
1 hour lessons – £40.00*
One to Two Private Swimming Lessons:
Individual tuition from qualified coaches for those who want an intensive course to boost confidence One to Two.
30 minute lessons – £35.00*
1 hour lessons – £45.00*
*30 minute and 1 hour lessons can be purchased as a block of 5 or 10. Contact us for details.
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1 Hour Sessions – £5.30
Designed for those who want some extra coaching advice, but do not want to be tied into a long term booking. Get access to top coaching and tailored training plans suited to your needs, whether you are swimming for fitness, triathlon training or general wellbeing Julie will have a plan to suit your level and motivation. Sessions run weekly on a Thursday evening on a pay as you go basis.
Find Out MoreHome Portal – For Enrolled Swimming Lesson Customers
We are excited to let you know that we have now launched our self-service Home Portal for customers enrolled on our Swimming Lessons.
You can now set-up your account online to see the date and time of your next lesson, monitor your progress and (if not paying by Direct Debit) make an online ‘top-up’ payment to ensure your place on our lesson programme is reserved.
Home PortalHow To Pay
Direct Debit
You can spread the cost by paying monthly by Direct Debit.
You will automatically remain enrolled as long as your monthly payments continue. Terms and Conditions.
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