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Swimming Lessons

Learn to Swim at Newbury Better Health and Fitness Centre, with carefully planned lessons to match you or your child's ability, taught by fully qualified Swimming Instructors.

SWIMBiES - Parent and Child Swimming Lessons

At Better, our SWIMBiES lesson support infants and toddlers for ages 3 months to 3 years that we offer on a Friday morning between 10am to 12pm, providing a fun syllabus to help guide you and your child to build water confidence that lasts a lifetime. This also prepares them for the next stage of their swimming journey in our Swim school from +4 years.  These are 30-minute sessions that we run 50 weeks of the year excluding the Christmas period.

 

Swimbies offers 3 stages for your little one to work their way through being:

Dippers: 6 - 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.

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Better Swim School

Moving up to Better Swim School will help your child develop their swimming skills and boost their confidence within the aquatic environment. 

30-minute sessions

50 weekly lessons (per year)

Foundation: Aged 4 and over

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.

 

Previously known as:
Stage 1, 2, 3

Description:
Teaching pupils the essential swimming skills to ensure they learn to be safe in and around water. Learning the basic techniques for all 4 strokes, achieving 10 metre on Front Crawl and Backstroke by the end of their Green milestones.

Ability Groups: 
Red, Amber and Green

 

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Development – ages 5+

Here we will work to assess each pupils ability to progress in talent pathways and will also contribute to them achieving their Bronze, Silver and Gold milestone awards.

 

Previously known as:
Stage 4, 5, 6, 7

 

Description:
Teaching pupils advanced swimming skills, developing their techniques on all 4 strokes to create efficient and effective swimmers who are also able to swim 25m unaided. These lessons will cover more swimming essentials including an introduction to aquatic sports and basic water survival and rescue skills. 

 

Ability Groups:
Bronze, Silver and Gold

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Academy:

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.

 

Previously known as:
Stage 8, 9, 10

Description:
Supporting and developing your child to achieve their own person goals in the pool. Setting personal targets related to challenge award in fitness swimming, personal survival and junior lifesaving and other aquatic sports. Here we will continue to  work with other partner clubs to assess each pupils ability to progress in talent pathways should they choose to.

Ability Groups:
Lifesaving
Talent Lanes

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PRICES

Prices vary depending on the class type: 

Swimbies - Direct Debit* 30 mins £36.00
Pre School, Foundation, Development Direct Debit* 30 mins £34.00
 Academy Direct Debit* 45 mins £44.00

* Your DD price is based on a 50 week programme over 12 months (with 2 weeks off for Christmas)

Please note, we operate a rolling swimming lesson programme which is automatically renewed until you tell us to stop. If you would like to cancel please notify us via Contact Us link.

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Getting Started

To get started with your little ones lessons please follow the step by step guide below:

1. Click HERE to find your chosen class and join today

2. Sign up to the home portal and track your childs progress HERE

3. Visit the venue on your first lesson to get started

Track Your Childs Progress Using Our CoursePro App

Updated by swimming teachers after each lesson, Home Portal gives parents a clear picture of how their child is performing and offers suggestions on how your child can improve. With Home Portal you can be sure your child gets the most from their lessons. Click here to get started

Please ensure to read our frequently asked questions for the most up-to-date information on the new protocols. Your cooperation, along with the safety measures and all the efforts from our swim teachers, will help keep your visit safer, better and stronger than ever.

If you need further assistance with lessons please click HERE

Adult Swimming Lessons

Find adult swimming lessons for 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.

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