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Better Swim School - October Half Term 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 October 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 26th October - Friday 30th October. 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 sessions

During October Half Term we will be offering swim for all sessions 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

Weekend: 10:00 - 17:00

 

 

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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 October Half Term, we have the below additional junior gym sessions:

Monday - 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 October Half Term, we have the below additional adult and junior sessions:

Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:00

 

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