Swimming is a great way to have fun whether it’s a casual swim, swimming lessons for Children & Adults or a way to keep healthy and active. Our 25m 6 lane Main Pool and our 16.7m Learner Pool are perfect for all of the family to get involved and maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you’re practising your swimming technique, or introducing little ones to the water, you’re in great hands. Forest Hill Pools hosts a range of swimming lessons and courses for all ages and abilities, with our qualified swimming instructors.
Swim For All
No matter your fitness ability, our Swim for All sessions are perfect if you're looking to build your confidence, work on your strokes, float away any stress, or just simple want to enjoy a more casual swim with your family and friends.
Swim For Under 5's
Have fun familiarising your little ones to the water in our dedicated Swim for under 5's sessions.
Taking place in our Learner Pool, it's a great way to build your toddler's confidence in the water whilst having a splash around.
Sessions:
Monday-Friday 8am-8.50am.
Swim Safety ratios still apply to this session.
Swim For Fitness
If you’re looking for a low-impact way to get fit and healthy, swimming could be the perfect choice. Our Swim for Fitness sessions take place in slow, medium and fast lanes, so you can take things at your own pace.
Swimming Lessons
Swimming is a vital life skill and it is accessible for anyone. That's why Better offers swimming lessons for all ages and abilities, at affordable prices. Our Learn to Swim Framework is designed by industry experts to ensure the lessons are of the highest quality, progressive and make our pupil’s journey fun and hassle free. All our teachers are professional, passionate and pupil-focused; and will ensure you’re in safe hands in the water. We offer Lessons for Children & Adults.
Aqua Aerobics
Get your body moving to the beat whilst giving yourself an energising workout in the water. Our fun and friendly water workout classes give you all the benefits of cardiovascular exercise and provide natural levels of low-impact resistance that’s gentle on the joints.
Adult Swimming Lessons
Whether you want to learn to swim, improve your technique and fitness or train for an event, our peogramme will help you make the most of your time in the pool in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
We currently have 2 options:
Swimming Lessons Only £40/Month - Guaranteed space each week.
Drop In sessions - Free to Better Health UK Members/£3 for other Monthly/Annual Membership types or Pay As You Go £10/Session if non-member or Be-Active Member
WHICH SWIM LESSON SHOULD I BOOK?
Adult Beginner Swimming Lessons - Learn
A class for learners and improvers. Whether you are getting in for the first time or refreshing and improving your swimming skills.
Adult Improver Swimming Lessons – Train
A class focused on fitness and technique. Whether you are training for an event or wanting to improve your technique and fitness.
DISCOUNTED SWIMMING FOR OVER 60'S & DISABLED CUSTOMERS
Discounted swimming is available for all over 60's in London Borough of Lewisham leisure centres if you Live in Lewisham. To gain access, users are required to have a valid Be Active Pay as you Go membership for the London Borough of Lewisham leisure centres operated by Better.
Lewisham Be Active Membership
We want everyone in the London Borough of Lewisham to get active, which is why we offer the Be Active membership to all eligible Lewisham residents.
Whether it is access to our gyms offering dedicated cardio, resistance, functional, strength and stretch zones, or taking a dip in one of Lewisham’s swimming pools; Be Active members benefit from reduced rates and some memberships even offer free pool and gym access.
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Swim Safety
Swim Safety Rules apply to all swimming sessions:
Please comply with the following rules:
- Under 8’s and non swimmers 11-17 must be accompanied by a competent adult swimmer
- Over 8's wishing to swim without an adult need to complete a Swim test, this consists of strongly swimming 25meters in a recognised stroke e.g. front crawl
- A non swimmer is considered as someone unable to pass a Swim Test
- No more than two under 8’s or non swimmers 11-17 to each competent adult swimmer
- The competent adult swimmer must actively supervise under 8’s and non swimmers 11-17
- Under 8’s and all non swimmers must remain in shallow water accompanied by a competent adult swimmer
- We strongly recommend under 8’s and all non swimmers use armbands and/or an appropriate buoyancy aid
Advice to adult non swimmers
It is recommended that non swimmers over the age of 16 are accompanied in the water by a competent adult swimmer
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