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Swimming Lessons at Yearsley Swimming Pool

Unlock your full potential in the water at Yearsley Swimming Pool. Our swimming classes are suitable for everyone aged 4+, with lessons tailored to all abilities, from complete beginners to advanced swimmers.

Whether you’re looking to build water confidence, develop essential water-safety skills or take your swimming to the next level, our experienced instructors are here to support you every step of the way.

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Children's Swimming Lessons

At Yearsley Swimming Pool, we understand the significance of children's swimming lessons as an essential life skill and form of exercise. Our centre offers affordable and comprehensive children's swimming classes for all age groups and skill levels. We acknowledge that every child has a unique learning pace and level of comfort in the water. Therefore, our experienced instructors tailor the lessons to meet each child's individual needs, ensuring that they acquire the necessary skills to stay safe and confident in the water.

Lessons are available throughout the year, running for 50 weeks and lasting 30 minutes each week. Enrollment is open and pupils may join at any point in time.

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Foundation

Our Foundation swimming lessons are designed for school-aged kids who are beginners or completely new to swimming. These lessons will teach them water safety and survival skills in three levels: Red, Amber, and Green. After completion, your child will be able to swim independently for 10 meters and have a basic understanding of all four swimming strokes.

 

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Development

Our Development classes are for children who can swim 15 meters unaided and focus on refining technique across all four strokes, introducing aquatic sports, and teaching essential water survival and rescue skills. These classes also contribute to achieving Bronze, Silver, and Gold milestone awards.

 

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Academy (Children who can Swim over 200 meters)

Our Academy classes are the last level of our children's swimming lessons, aimed at empowering them to achieve personal goals and become confident, self-directed swimmers. These classes emphasize advanced safety techniques, such as setting personal targets, junior lifesaving, and personal survival skills, which will help your child thrive.

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.

 

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Adult Swimming Lessons

Our Adult swimming Lessons programme is designed to cater to all your swimming needs. Whether you're a novice swimmer seeking to learn the basics, looking to refine your technique, or wanting to enhance your fitness levels, Adult Swimming sessions are here to assist you in making the most of your time in the pool. 

Our swimming teachers can coach you in groups if you want to learn with a friend, or individually, and you’ll be surprised how easy and fun it is once you get started. Our high-quality facilities also help ensure that you get the most out of your adult swimming lessons and learn to love the water.

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Adult Swimming Lessons - Beginner and Improver

Whether you’re getting into the pool for the first time or looking to refresh and improve your swimming skills, our adult swimming lessons are here to help. Ideal for beginners, the lessons cover the essential basics and build a strong foundation, giving you the confidence and skills to progress and improve.

 

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Adult Swimming Lessons - Coaching

These adult swimming fitness classes are focused on improving swimming technique to help you stay healthy. Whether you’re training for an event or just want to improve your overall health, these series of drills will help improve your performance and meet new people. 

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