Swimming Pools

Learn to Swim with Better

Take the plunge and learn to swim

Better Swim School will help you or your child progress steadily through a series swimming lessons. Enrolling in the Better Swim School couldn’t be easier.

At Better Olympia Leisure Centre, we offer swimming lessons for children from as young as 3 years old. Our stage 1-8 programme teaches kids fundamentals, water confidence, and the four main strokes in a safe and fun environment.

Teaching Pool tempearature is 29.5C

 

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Family Sessions

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Swimming is a great way to make the most of family time, and is much more than just another activity.

Our family friendly sessions give you the opportunity to enjoy the health, social and recreational benefits of swimming – allowing parents and children to become fitter, whilst enjoying quality time together.

Main Pool temperature is 28.4C

Look out for our Swim for All and Swim for Families sessions in the timetable

 

 Book a swim via the Better UK app

Swim for Fitness

Our Swim for Fitness sessions are an enjoyable way to enhance your swimming ability while helping to tone up your body, improve cardiovascular fitness, increase lung capacity and help weight loss. We provide dedicated swimming lanes throughout our timetable there's no booking required. Swim for fitness is open to any competent swimmer aged 16 and over. We have fast, medium and slow lanes to meet your pace.

Why not become a Better Swim Belfast member with unlimited access to all our swimmimg pools across Belfast?

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Swimming Etiquette

Keri-anne payne

Get The Most From Your Fitness Swim

Endorsed by Keri-anne Payne

Olympic Silver medallist & Better Fitness Swimming Ambassador

  • Pre Cleanse Please help us to keep your pool clean by following our Swim Hygiene guidelines by showering and using the toilet facilities before you swim.
  • Respect People of different standards and abilities will use the pool. Please respect thier right to enjoy their swim.
  • Speed Choose your lane using the fast, medium and slow signs and by watching those already swimming . Before pushing off at each turn, check to see if anyone faster is approaching.
  • Direction Please follow the directional signs and move across to the appropriate side of the lane for each length.
  • Space Try and leave at least 5 metres between yourself and another swimmer and if it's possible to see a pace clock, then a 5 second gap is just as good.
  • Strokes Wide strokes such as butterfly and breaststroke should be avoided when the lanes become busy. If you change to a slower stroke as part of your session, think about moving lanes.
  • Equipment Fitness swimming training equipment, such as snorkles, fins and hand paddles, are not permitted
  • Resting Whether stopping for a rest or catching your breath after completing your swim, please be mindful that others using the lane will want to keep on swimming without stopping; so keep yourself to the edge of the lane allowing others to turn at the wall. Stay hydrated by using the water fountain or bringing your own water bottle on to poolside during your swim.
  • Share Celebrate your achievements and share your swimming stories with us using #betterswimming, we'd love to hear them!