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Swimming Lessons

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.

Little Fishes Swim School (Parent & Baby)

The Little Fishes Swim School is designed to meet the needs of toddlers and babies under 3 years old. All classes take place in the teaching pool, Basingstoke’s only purpose-built facility. The pool is heated to 30 degrees celsius and is 60cm - 90cm deep; an ideal setting for your children to enjoy their introduction to the water. Parent and baby classes are a fun, shared experience, and provide a great opportunity for parents and carers to meet others.

Little Fishes Membership 


All pupils get a swim school membership card (to swipe at reception for fast access). Membership includes 48 lessons per year.

Flexible Class Enrolement


New pupils are able to join lessons during any term; places will be allocated based on vacancies at the time. When children reach the next age group, they will be transferred to the appropriate class without having to re-enrol.

Moving up to Dolphin Swim School


When a child reaches 3 years old and is ready to go into the water without a parent or guardian, they can progress to the Dolphin Swim School. 

Class Ages      4 - 12 months     12 - 24 months      24 - 36 months

Parent & Baby lessons are the perfect way to introduce your little one to the water and build their confidence.

20-minute sessions

48 weekly lessons (per year)

£21.50/month (direct debit)

Dolphin Swim School

 Lessons operate for 48 weeks of the year (25 minutes per week). Pupils may join at any time. On the recommendation of their teacher, pupils will move up to the next level without having to wait until the end of term.

Includes:
- 1 class per week for 48 weeks of the year.
- Membership Card for fast access to swipe at the reception turnstyle (please remember to bring your Card to every lesson).
- FREE swimming in public sessions (on production of Membership Card). Please see our timetable at mybst.org/basingstoke for further details.

Pre-School Classes
For pupils who are 3 and 4 years of age and will go into the pool alone with a teacher.

Beginners - a non-swimmers class with floatation aids.

Improvers - for children who can swim on their front and back for a minimum of 5 metres using floatation aids, are confident putting their face in the water and can jump into the water on their own.

Dolphin Stages and Descriptions

RED STAGE

Develops basic water awareness and movement skills.

ORANGE STAGE

Introduces basic floating, travel and rotation, and builds on the water confidence skills from red stage.

YELLOW STAGE

Develops travelling up to 10m metres on front and back and water safety knowledge.

GREEN STAGE

Develops buoyancy skills and kicking techniques for all strokes.

AQUA STAGE 

Develops water skills including sculling, treading water and rotations; in addition performing all strokes to given standard.

BLUE STAGE

Develops effective swimming skills, including co-ordinated breathing and water safety.

PURPLE STAGE

Develops quality stroke technique up to 100 metres, combining a variety of skills to develop a linked routine.

SWIM DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

For pupils who have completed Level 7 Purple and wish to continue their aquatic speed and skills.
These sessions run for 45 minutes

Help your child develop their swimming skills and boost their confidence within the aquatic environment. Classes are graded for different levels of ability.

25-minute sessions

48 weekly lessons (per year)

£26.50/month (direct debit) Dolphin Lessons

£39.00/month (direct debit) for the 45 minute Squad sessions

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