Adult Swimming Lessons

Whether you struggled to learn to swim as a child or if you just want to improve your skills, our adult swimming lessons in Hertfordshire, Essex will help you overcome your fears of the water and become a proficient swimmer.

Our Adult Swimming Lessons

Fundamental skills

Our adult swimming lessons focus on building fundamental skills like water confidence, proper breathing techniques, floating, and basic strokes such as freestyle and backstroke. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your technique, our expert instructors ensure personalized guidance to help you swim safely and confidently.

Water safety

At our adult swimming lessons, we will teach you essential water safety skills that will keep you safe and allow you to spot any potential dangers in the water.

Advanced swimming techniques

Once you’re proficient in the fundamentals of swimming, we will teach you more advanced techniques including how to swim with ease, using less effort but simultaneously improving your fitness.

Sociable classes

Our adult swimming lessons are the perfect place to make new friends! You’ll get to learn with and interact with other adults and you’ll have something in common already – you all want to learn to swim.

Engaging lessons

Whilst learning can be fun, even as an adult it can be hard to stay engaged which is why we make our adult swimming lessons fun. Games and challenges don’t just need to be for kids – we encompass them in our adult swimming lessons too!

 

What our adult swimming lessons will teach you

Water confidence

We will teach you how to be comfortable and overcome your fear of water. Overcoming any fear of water is essential when learning to swim.

Essential skills

We’ll teach you how to develop strokes in the water including front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke and how to kick which will allow you to move in the water.

Safety in the Water

We want to teach you how to be safe in the water so we’ll teach you essential skills, including how to enter and exit the water.

We hold adult swim lessons at these venues

  • Astley Cooper School

    Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7HL

  • Clacton County High School

    Clacton, Essex CO15 6DZ

  • Everlast Gyms Colchester

    Colchester, Essex CO1 1XF

  • Goffs Churchgate Academy

    Cheshunt, Herts EN8 9LY

  • Lifestyle Fitness Club

    Delta By Marriott, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex CO6 1DU

  • Swim Blue Private Pool

    Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN10 5DX

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an upper age limit for adults you teach to swim?
Its never to late to learn to swim, whatever your age, the benefits of swimming are undeniable and well worth the effort.
What can I expect from my first adult swimming lesson?
Your first swimming lesson will typically focus on water safety and getting comfortable in a swimming pool. We will introduce you to the pool and cover things like getting in and out of the water as well as basic movements, such as regaining your feet.
Why should you learn to swim?
Swimming is fun as well as being great for fitness. It’s a low-impact exercise that utilises nearly every muscle in the body.