Parent and Baby Drop-in sessions

These drop in sessions are supervised by our friendly instructors and will help your child gain confidence in the water in a fun safe environment with the use of toys and games.  Available to both Members (Free) and Non Members these session can be booked up to 7 days (Members) and 5 days (Non Members) in advance by calling reception on 01403 247572.

Waterbabe Lessons

Waterbabe classes cater for the younger child (pre-school) and are suitable for children aged 2 years upwards.  Classes run on during the week in the mornings and at lunchtime and are available to Members and Non Members.  The sessions are for 20 minutes and the parent or guardian accompanies the child in the water.  Lessons are bookable on a termly basis and priority booking is given to Bluecoat Sports Members.  For more information or to find out when booking for the next terms lessons is available please contact reception on 01403 247572 or fill in our on-line contact form

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After School

Lessons for school-age children (4½ years plus) take place after school during the week and on Saturday mornings, catering for complete beginners to advanced swimmers.  These structured swimming lessons follow the AquaQuack swimming scheme and children are able to work towards certificates and badges.

These lessons are available to both Members and Non Members and are bookable on a termly basis.  Priority booking is given to Bluecoat Sports Members and siblings of children that are currently being taught in the swim school.  For lessons starting in September, members can book from 12 July and non-members from 15 July.  Bookings are taken from 10:00 in person on these days or after 14:00 on the phone.

For more information please contact reception on 01403 247572 or fill in our on-line contact form

As we are a dual use facility, sharing the pool with Christ's Hospital School, our swim school times do vary from term to term

For the More Advanced Swimmers

Children interested in lifesaving would enjoy our Rookie Programme which runs after school during the week and on Saturday mornings.  The lessons consist of half an hour dry side based activities and half an hour wet side activities covering:

• rescues,
  
• water safety,
  
• casualty management
  
• first aid.  

Children must be 8+ years old and be confident in the water.

After finishing the Aquaquack syllabus, children may like to continue swimming and there are two options:

Barracudas

non-competitive swimming club which runs after school which tweaks the swimmers technique whilst improving their stamina, strength and competitive discipline. 

Drop-In Coaching Sessions

For those purely wishing to continue swimming to maintain their fitness levels, there is a drop-in coaching session on a Sunday's