Crash Course
Better Swim School - May Holidays Kids Short Course
If you’re looking for swimming lessons for your child, Finchley Lido Leisure Centre provides Swimming Lessons at a foundation and development level over the May half term. The lessons are delivered by our friendly and qualified swimming instructors who aim not only to teach your child or you to swim but develop the swimmers aquatic skills and water confidence in a fun and safe environment.
Our crash course will run daily from Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May. The course will run between 10am-11.00am. We will be running the below stages:
- Foundation
- Development
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Swim For All
Swim for all - Leisure Pool
During the May half term, we'll be offering swim for all in our leisure pool.
The leisure pool will include our wave feature during these sessions.
Swim for All session times are:
Leisure Pool
Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:30
With bank holiday times varying for Monday 25th May
Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
Swim for all - Outdoor pool
We will also be welcoming the opening of our outdoor pool for another season. The outdoor pool will open Saturday 23rd May 2026 and be open at the following times:
Weekends only during term time: 12:00 - 16:00
For May half term the outdoor pool will be open during the week at the following times:
Monday 25th May: - 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 26th May - Friday 29th May: 10:00 - 18:30
The outdoor pool will only open weather premitting and the outdoor temperature must be 22 degrees and above.
The grass area will also be open for sunbathing.
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Junior Gym
Junior gym sessions are lead by a qualified experienced Fitness Instructor. The Junior gym sessions are designed for children aged 11-17 and will provide a fun and social surrounding for juniors to improve their overall fitness.
Our sessions at Finchley Lido Leisure Centre are:
Monday - Friday: 3:45pm-6:15pm
Saturday: 1pm-3pm
Sunday: 1pm-3pm
During May half term we have the below additional junior gym sessions:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 11:00 - 13:00
We also have adult and junior gym sessions that run daily on the below sessions:
Weekdays: 6.15pm-7.15pm
Weekends: 3pm-5pm
During May half term we have the below additional adult and junior sessions:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00
Please note bank holiday times vary. Please speak to recpetion for sessions on Monday 25th May.