Adult swimming lessons

It’s never too late to learn! Our Adult Swimming Lessons are perfect for beginners or those looking to improve their technique and confidence in the water. Delivered by qualified instructors in a friendly, supportive environment, these sessions follow the Swim England Adult Framework, ensuring structured progress at your own pace.

Whether you want to master the basics, refine your strokes, or simply feel more comfortable in the pool, we’ll help you achieve your goals.

Adult lessons are for those 14 years and over.

Stage 1 to 3 Learn to Swim pathway

Stage 1

This stage helps develop safety awareness, the 'class' scenario, basic movement skills and water confidence skills. Swimmers may use aids such as armbands and floats.

Stage 2

This stage focuses on safe entry to the water, including jumping in, basic floating, travel on the front and back up to a distance of 5m, and rotating the body to regain an upright position. Swimmers may use armbands and floats.

Stage 3

More on developing safe entries to the water - including submersion - travelling up to 10m on the front and back, and progressing water safety knowledge and body rotation skills from the previous stage.

Stage 4 to 5 Learn to Swim pathway

Stage 4

This stage aids the learner in developing the understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills. Also covered is refining kicking techniques for all strokes. The swimmer has to swim 10m to a standard directed by the ASA.

Stage 5

During this stage, swimmers develop 'watermanship' through sculling and treading water skills and complete body rotation. They perform all strokes for 10m to a standard provided by the ASA in the Learn to Swim Framework.

Stage 6

Developing effective swimming skills - including coordinated breathing - across all strokes is the focus of this stage. Learners also have to swim a distance of 25m using a stroke of their choice.

Stage 7

Develop quality stroke techniques up to 100m incorporating the skills they have learned, and combine them to develop a linked routine. This stage also requires an obstacle course to be completed using skills acquired throughout Stages 1 to 7.