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Beginner
New to swimming? You’re welcome here. No previous swimming ability is needed.
Skills needed to join adult beginner lessons
- No previous swimming ability is required.
ADULTS · AGES 16+
Your pace.
Your progress.
It’s never too late to find confidence in the water. Start where you are, with support for your next step.
THREE STAGES. YOUR STARTING POINT.
Confidence has
no age limit.
Whether you’re starting from the beginning or refining your strokes, our adult pathway has a place to work towards your goals.
Choose a stage to read the entry skills. Contact us to discuss the right level and available adult lessons at your preferred pool.
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Improver
Build on your existing swimming and water confidence.
Skills needed to join adult improver lessons
- Demonstrate floatation on the front without a buoyancy aid.
- Demonstrate floatation on the back without a buoyancy aid.
- Demonstrate regaining feet from on back.
- Demonstrate regaining feet from on front.
- Demonstrate a push and glide on front.
- Demonstrate a push and glide on back.
- Demonstrate Breaststroke Leg Kick.
- Kick on the front without a float for 10 metres.
- Kick on the back without a float for 10 metres.
- Swim a minimum of 10 metres, consistently demonstrating Front crawl.
- Swim a minimum of 10 metres, consistently demonstrating Backcrawl.
- Demonstrate a sculling action.
- Demonstrate repetitive bobbing.
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Advanced
Develop the technique and water skills you already have.
Skills needed to join adult advanced lessons
- Demonstrate a push and glide with a leg kick for 5 metres holding a streamlined position.
- Kick on the front for a minimum of 15 metres.
- Kick on the back for a minimum of 15 metres.
- Head-first surface dive to collect objects on the bottom of the pool (minimum depth 1.2 metres).
- Swim 25 metres Frontcrawl consistently, maintaining correct technique.
- Swim 25 metres Backcrawl consistently, maintaining correct technique.
- Demonstrate Breaststroke with simultaneous leg and simultaneous arm action.
- Demonstrate basic Butterfly technique.
- Tread water for 30 seconds, waving one hand above the head to attract attention.
- Scull for 10 metres.
Standard groups have a maximum of 6 swimmers with a teacher and an assistant. Premium groups, where available, have a maximum of 3. Our team can confirm the adult options at your preferred pool.
CATCH-UP LESSONS · ALL VENUES
Miss a lesson? Catch up.
Mark your swimmer absent in the parent portal, then use a catch-up credit to book another lesson. Subject to space and booking rules.
Up to 5 catch-up creditsper swimmer, per year
How catch-ups workLET’S GET STARTED
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