Adult swimming lessons

Adult swimming lessons

It's never too late to learn how to swim. 
Build water confidence or improve your technique with our Learn to Swim programme for adults.

With our Learn to Swim programme for adults, we help people to love swimming. We always encourage and support our members, and will move at their own pace.

Learning to swim as an adult takes a lot of courage, many of our students tell us they wish they had done it years ago.


Beginners

Designed for the nervous adult, our shallow pool has a constant depth which will give you the confidence to take those first strokes.

The teachers are experienced and patient and will always be in the water with you. Here you will start the basics of flotation, regaining your balance in an upright position and once comfortable in the water; gliding and leg kicks will slowly be introduced.

From this you will gain water confidence, learn basic strokes and swim up to a distance of five metres.

Queen's Park Sports Centre:

  • Monday 10.45am
  • Wednesday 6.45pm

Healthy Living Centre:

  • Tuesday 6.15pm

Improvers

Once confidence has been found in the water, and basic strokes are beginning to show, the improver classes are the next stage. These are designed to extend your distance (five to 10 metres) and help gain stamina, whilst developing your stroke technique..

Queen's Park Sports Centre:

  • Monday 10am
  • Wednesday 7.30pm

Stroke Technique 

Once you have developed your strokes, and some stamina, these classes will fine tune your breathing over longer distances. They will refine your stroke techniques as well as developing other skills such as treading water. These classes are brilliant for those training for triathlons or wanting to extend their distance and swimming ability.

Suitable for those who can swim 25 metres.

Queen's Park Sports Centre:

  • Monday 7pm
  • Wednesday 7pm

Deep Water Confidence

For swimmers who can swim 25 metres and would like to improve their technique. Session will help you improve your confidence in deep water by working on skills including treading water and floating.

Queen's Park Sports Centre:

  • Monday 9.15am

Moving in Water

Gentle exercise in the water. Walking, moving, improving your water confidence and swimming. The unique properties of water make swimming perfect for people of all ages to exercise, particularly those with injuries, long term health conditions, or those who struggle to exercise on land.

Friendly , social class. Our instructor is in the water with you. Warm small pool, depth 1.2m with easy access steps. Hoist available if required.

Queen's Park Sports Centre:

  • Monday 11.30am
  • Monday 12.00 noon

Bookings

Adult lessons are available on a pay as you learn basis, which means you can come to as many lessons as you want, when you want.

Active fitness members and Annual Active Chesterfield members can book eight days. Annual Active Chesterfield members will pay at the time of booking.

Change4Life (Change for Life) members and non-members can book up to six days in advance and pay at the time of booking.

Contact us to book, or find out more information.


Prices

See our full price list for current charges.


Contact us

Contact us to find out more. We can answer questions and provide reassurance.