Welcome back
We’re so excited to start welcoming pupils back to Swim School! As your safety is of upmost importance to us, we have made a number of changes in line with Government and National Governing Body guidance, along with enhanced hygiene measures, to ensure your visits are as safe as possible.
To find out if your local pool has restarted swimming lessons, locate your nearest leisure centre with our centre finder and you'll find a list of activities currently available. Unfortunately there are some locations and types of lessons that are unable to return yet. A list of suspended lessons can be found below and we are working hard to resume our full range of lessons as soon as possible.
We have also been working hard whilst we have been closed to make some additional exciting changes to how our lessons are delivered and the way our classes are structured. These changes allow for our lessons to be as fun and more progressive than ever before and your journey with us far easier.
Your cooperation, along with the safety measures and all the efforts from our swim teachers, will help keep your visit safer, better and stronger than ever.
The below video details the safety procedures we’ve put in place, what you can do to prepare for your swimming lesson, and what to expect while you’re there.
Our programme
Following customer research and insight from our experience of running the UK’s largest Swim School, we have created a simpler set of classes for Juniors. Our new programme focuses on a set of achievements linked to a set of skills and distances achieved which are natural and progressive milestones for every child to become the best swimmer possible. Below is an outline of our new classes and ability groups under Junior.
You'll also find programmes covering baby swimming, adult swimming, Swim Doctor, Disability and 1-2-1 lessons.
SWIMBiES
Bond with your baby and have fun in the water one milestone at a time with Better. Our baby swimming programme SWIMBiES is for babies and toddlers from three months to three years.
Find out morePre-school
Who is it for?
Children aged 3 to 5 years. Please note that due to COVID-19 Adults are required to support their child in the water for this class.
What do they learn?
Our Pre School Lessons focus on developing water confidence, introducing the essential swimming skills to enable your child to become safe and confident independent swimmers, ready for their first Foundation class.
Awards
Pre School Milestones
Junior
Our swim programme focuses on a set of achievements linked to a set of skills and distances achieved which are natural and progressive milestones for every child to become the best swimmer possible.
Swim Doctor
Swim Doctor is aimed at people who want to improve their swimming technique or are training for a specific goal.
Find out moreDisability and level water
Everyone is welcome to learn how to swim at Better. Where possible we will look to integrate children with disabilities into our existing group lessons. Where it might not be suitable we offer 1-2-1 lessons to support children and adults to learn to swim. We also work with our partner charity Level Water to provide lessons for primary school-aged children with a physical or sensory disability. Find out more at your local Better swimming pool.
Swimming 1-2-1 lessons
Better offers 1-2-1 lessons with a qualified swimming instructor at a leisure centre near you. Find out more at your local Better swimming pool.
Why Choose Us?
We are the largest provider of swimming lessons in the UK. Across the country, we help over 135,000 people learn to love the water and keep active, by becoming capable and confident swimmers.
- We have designed our swim school programme to be flexible and affordable, with prices starting from as little as £3 per lesson (dependent on location).
- We offer a range of payment options from monthly direct debits and Annual payments.
- Free swimming included in swimming lesson memberships for your children*
*please note this does not include Swimbies lessons
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