Adult Swimming Lessons

Contact the leisure centre of your choice, where a member of staff will book your in for a 'meet and greet' with a swimming teacher to discuss your aims. The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes and includes a tour of the swimming facilities. It's your opportunity to ask any questions about the lessons. From these discussions the teacher will assess which stage of the Adult Learn to Swim Pathway is right for you.

If demand is high at your chosen leisure centre (and at neighbouring leisure centres) then you may be put on a waiting list.

Payments for swimming lessons is by Direct Debit.

This will depend on how confident you are in the water and your swimming abilities. Your lesson stage will be agreed by you and your swimming teacher during your initial 'meet and greet' discussion.

This will vary with every swimmer depending on their skills and experience. Some people are naturally more competent and confident in the water and therefore will progress faster. Others are slower to learn new skills but can quite often become stronger, more profecient swimmers as they progress. If you visit the pool outside of your lessons to practice this will help you progress quicker.

You will see from photos on our leisure centre pages our pools are modern and welcoming. Adult lessons take place in a relaxed environment with empathetic qualified swimming teachers. The pace of the lesson will be dictated by you and you won't have to do anything you don't feel comfortable with.

A lot of adults ask this and it can be done with Breaststroke and Front Paddle swim strokes. However, it's inevitable that your face will get wet at some point, so we'll very gradually get you used to having your face close to the water. This will be done at your pace and you won't have to do anything you don't feel comfortable with.

In the first Stage, Be Water Confident, the class size is small (four adults with one teacher) and the teacher is likely to be in the water with you.

In the second Stage, Be A Swimmer, swimmers will have gained in condifence so the ratio increases to a maximum of eight swimmers with one teacher.

In the third Stage, Be A Better Swimmer, swimmers are all able to swim 25m or more so the ratio can go to a maximum of twelve swimmers with one teacher.

Lots of adults remember swimming pools being cold in and out of the water and this was another reason to avoid swimming! There's no need to worry, our pools are kept at a temperature ranging from 28 - 29 degrees celcius (82 - 84 degrees fahrenheit).

You will be able to discuss the pool depth you feel most comfortable in with your teacher. The water should be a suitable depth for your height, generally waist to chest depth. If you go too shallow then it's difficult to swim and any deeper than chest depth is also difficult.

As you progress through lesson stages and become more confident you will move into deeper water, as part of swimming full 25m lengths.

This will be discussed at your initial 'meet and greet'. You will need a swimming costume or swimming trunks, a towel and a £1 coin for the locker. If you feel more comfortable wearing something over your costumer/trunks between the changing rooms and the pool you are welcome to wear a t-shirt of 'cover-up'.

All swimming equipment is provided by the leisure centre.