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Learn to Swim at Basingstoke Sports Centre, with carefully planned lessons to match you or your child's ability, taught by fully qualified Swimming Instructors.
Contact us at: basingstokeswimschool@gll.org / 01256 898244 for more information or BOOK NOW
Please note Bank Holiday Swimming Lesson times will be different.
For Holiday Activities and short courses, please click here.
Please note that Bank Holiday swimming lesson times will be different.
Please note the 2 week break over the Festive Period for 2025.
SWIMBiES are classes for children ages 3 months to 3 years, providing a fun syllabus to help guide you and your child to build water confidence that lasts a lifetime.
As a parent, grandparent or guardian, you can join your little one in the pool to share their first splashes. Our infant swimming lessons are led by experienced and qualified teachers who are there to guide your little one every step of the way.
Dippers 3 - 12 months
Dippers sessions give you time to bond with you child while we teach you and your child water basics.
Splashers 12 - 24 months
Following on from Dippers, Splashers sessions are a great way to grow your baby's water confidence with you right beside them.
Paddlers 24 - 36 months
Moving on from Splashers, Paddlers sessions build on the fundamentals and prepares them for swimming independently.
Pre-School 3 - 4 years
Entry after completing Paddlers or for children aged three to four years old.
Our Foundation swimming lessons are designed for school-aged children who are beginners or completely new to swimming. These lessons will teach them how to be safe in and around water.
What will they learn?
These classes are split into three levels of ability: Red, Amber and Green. Each level will cover basic skills and safety techniques including treading water, using buoyancy aids and how to perform shout and signal rescues.
By the end of this course, your child will be able to swim 25 meters unaided and have learnt the basics of all 4 strokes.
Lessons operate for 48 weeks of the year (30 minutes per week). Pupils may join at any time.
Development classes are a level above Foundation lessons and are for children who already have a good basis of swimming skills and who are able to swim 25m unaided. Like our Foundation classes, these cover various ability levels, ensuring each child feels comfortable.
What will they learn?
Building on what was learnt in Foundation classes, these lessons will cover more swimming essentials including developing technique across all 4 strokes, an introduction to aquatic sports and basic water survival and rescue skills.
The skills your child will learn in these classes will also contribute to them achieving their Bronze, Silver and Gold milestone awards.
The final level of our children’s swimming lessons, Academy classes will help your child develop further and work towards achieving their own personal goals in the pool.
What will they learn?
We want to encourage your children to become confident independent swimmers. So, Academy classes are a lot more focused on self-led progression and advanced safety techniques. This will include setting personal targets, junior lifesaving and personal survival techniques.
Better’s adult swimming programme suits all your swimming needs. With our range of adult swimming classes for all swimming levels, we’ll get you to where you want to be – whether that’s learning to swim for the first time, training for an event by taking intensive swimming lessons, or improving your technique.
