About Us

With over 20 years of teaching experience, our expert instructors know how to build confidence at every stage.

We don’t just teach swimming — we teach essential life skills that empower swimmers to stay safe, relaxed and enjoy the water wherever they go.

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Why choose Swim-With-Me?

Over 20 Years of Experience

Since 2002, Swim-With-Me has helped thousands of children and adults learn to swim with confidence and care. Parents know they’re choosing a school with proven results and a long-standing reputation for excellence.

Small, Supportive Classes

Our lessons are kept intentionally small — usually no more than 6 swimmers per class — so every swimmer gets the attention they need and progresses at their own pace.

Expert, Caring Instructors

All our teachers are industry qualified professionals, carefully selected for their warm, patient, and encouraging teaching style. They are part of our team because they truly understand how to build trust and confidence in the water.

Safety Is Always Our Priority

We follow the highest water-safety standards and safeguarding practices. Parents can relax knowing every lesson is structured, supervised, and risk-assessed.

A Personal Touch

We’re a family-run swim school that treats every swimmer like part of the Swim-With-Me family — not just a number. Our team takes time to get to know each child’s personality, confidence level, and goals.

Proven Progress & Confidence

We celebrate every milestone — from first splashes to first strokes — helping swimmers develop lifelong water-confidence skills that parents can see week after week.

Consistent Communication & Support

Parents love our clear updates, friendly reminders, and approachable office team who are always happy to help with any questions.

Meet The Team

Swim-With-Me is a team of friendly, professional swimming Instructors who are passionate about helping you reach your goals.

Each instructor has their own unique set of skills and experience and are committed to ensuring you learn to swim in a safe, comfortable, and fun environment.

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STAmark Gold

🏅 Why Choose a STAmark Gold Accredited Swim School
At Swim-With-Me, we’re incredibly proud to hold STAmark Gold Accreditation — the highest level of recognition awarded by the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA).

This prestigious accreditation isn’t just a badge; it’s a mark of excellence, trust, and quality. STAmark, established in 2005 and relaunched in 2014, was designed to set clear industry standards for both public and private swim schools. It recognises those who go above and beyond in key areas such as safety, teaching quality, customer care, and operational excellence.

Achieving Gold status means that Swim-With-Me has been independently assessed and meets the very highest standards in the swimming industry — ensuring every lesson is delivered with expertise, safety, and care.

When you choose Swim-With-Me, you’re choosing a trusted, award-winning swim school led by water safety experts who are passionate about teaching lifelong swimming and water confidence skills.

Our small class sizes, highly qualified instructors, and warm, supportive ethos create the perfect environment for children and adults to thrive — whether they’re dipping their toes in for the first time or perfecting their strokes.

Because at Swim-With-Me, we don’t just teach swimming.

💦 We teach confidence.
💦 We teach safety.
💦 We teach skills for life

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What Our Parents Say

Probably the BEST Decision I ever made!

I am very happy with my daughters lessons at Colchester. The teaching is structured and progress is obvious but the teachers are very friendly and nice to the children. They also use fun activities to develop swimming skills. Laura has helped make my daughter into a confident swimmer who enjoys her lessons every week.

Rebecca

Would like to say a big thank you to SWM for teaching both of my children to swim. My daughter is really starting to get to grips with technique and build her stamina and my son has recently swam without any water aids which is a great achievement as he was very nervous about the water and getting his head wet when he started. Mike is a great teacher and both my children think he's brilliant!

Louise

After a year of my son being terrified of his swimming lessons (mainly his teacher), I happened to hear about Swim-With-Me lessons held locally. Although apprehensive as I really felt maybe I should leave the lessons for a while to help my sons confidence grow, I enrolled with anticipation.

Caroline

I would like to say a big thank you to Andre for teaching Phoebe, and her swimming has improved so much, which is due to his input, and not forgetting Charlie, and Lotte who met Phoebe initially. I wish you all the best.

Judith

Our Swim Programme

The International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP) is a comprehensive approach to swimming education that acknowledges the varying ages, paces, and techniques used in the learning process. Safety, quality standards, and consistency are prioritized throughout the program.