Out To Swim’s adult Learn to Swim program offers everyone the opportunity to improve their confidence in the water in an inclusive, safe and encouraging environment. Our programme is open to all LGBTQ+ and allied adults aged 18+ regardless of their ability, race, gender, orientation or background.  

Never had a chance to learn to swim? Feel uncomfortable in the water? Looking to improve your swim technique? Maybe you had a bad experience learning when you were younger?

Everyone has different motivations to wanting to learn to swim, but whatever they may be Out To Swim’s adult swimming lessons programme offers a safe and encouraging environment for you to excell.

What to Expect

Our Learn to Swim programme is a continuous scheme, allowing you to progress at a comfortable pace with support from our qualified teachers. Each week you will cover a range of different strokes and skills, helping you to build your confidence, strength and ability. The programme is split into 2 sections

Beginners:
This is for firs time swimmers and those wanting to build their basic swimming confidence. We hold these lessons in small groups in a shallow training pool. Swimmers get a lot of individual attention from teachers while learning in a safe, supported environment.

Intermediate and Advanced:
In these sessions, you will build on your technique and improve your stamina and confidence in deeper water. Swimmers work on all four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) as well as building to more advanced techniques like starts and turns.

As you work through the programme you will build your confidence and endurance, offering you a pathway to enter the main swimming programme and other aquatic disciplines should you wish.