Swimming

Swim supervision policy

Children under 8 must be supervised in the water and changing rooms by their parent or adult (18+). A maximum of 2 children is permitted per parent/adult. This is the recommendation of the Health & Safety Executive.

Additional customer information

Please note that our pools may run additional activities. This may affect the number of lanes or space available during your session. Please contact us if you require further information.

All customers are asked to wear appropriate swimwear designed for water based activities when using the pools. Every effort will be made to accommodate customers with specific religions, cultural, medical or other requirements. Our priority is customer safety at all times.

lessons

You can learn to swim at any age! We offer swim classes for all age groups from parent & baby through to adults. All of our lessons are taught by qualified instructors who will help to develop confidence both in and around the water.

Our lessons follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme. This uses fun and games to take children from their first splash to full competence in the pool and will ultimately help your child develop confidence in the water.

You can use our booking form to book lessons.  Please email completed forms to kingswayleisurecentre@halton.gov.uk

Group Lessons

We follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme which guides your child through seven clearly defined stages. There’s also a Foundation level to get babies as young as six-months-old started, with badges to gain along the way. After the seven stages are completed your child can progress onto the Aquatic Skills stages 8-10 or our Rookie Lifeguard programme.

Our internet based Home Portal system allows you to access information about your child’s swimming lessons including:

• Your child’s performance against the key competencies for their course level, e.g. Swim 25m efficient backstroke.
• A rating from the teacher on how they are doing against this competency, e.g. Needs practice / Fair / Good
• Notification of when your child is ready to move up a level and the ability to choose from the available times for your child to move into
• Record of all assessments and pass dates for each level

For more information contact us.

Adult Lessons

If you have a fear of the water, can’t get your face wet or panic just thinking about the deep end then it’s easy to think swimming is not for you. If you learn to swim you can have fun in the water with your friends, children and grandchildren and make a splash in the water whilst on holiday.

The important thing to know is that you are not alone. One in five adults across the country can’t swim – but it’s never too late to learn. Most pools offer adult classes in a friendly and supportive environment.

If you are unsure about starting lessons, ask if you can watch a class or two to get a better idea of whether it’s for you, or ask to speak with one of our instructors.

Most lessons take things at a slow pace – starting off with teaching you to how to stand up and regain your feet, float and swim without fear before being taught specific strokes.

The best thing to do is contact us for information on our lessons for all ages.

classes & Activities

We now offer a range of gentle and more fitness orientated classes including Aqua Jog, Aqua Fitness and Aqua Circuits.

Here are some of our current sessions, but do check out our timetable for the full list of workout classes.

Aqua Fit

An aerobics session in the pool that can maintain and improve stamina, strength and suppleness as well as increase cardiovascular fitness. Unlike aerobics on land Aqua Fit is low-impact and the cushioning effect of the water protects joints in the spine, ankle, hip and knees. It is suitable for people of all ages and abilities as participants can work at a variety of levels by increasing effort and using resistive equipment.

Aqua Babes

• Fun toys and floats for children to enjoy with their parent.
• Swim Teacher on poolside for tips and advice if desired.

Every weekday morning

• 10.30am – 11.00am
• 11.00am – 11.30am
• 11.30am – 12.00pm

£3.30 per Adult, 1 adult per child

Health Suite

Our health suite area is the perfect place to relax after your workout. Enjoy use of:

• Sauna
• Steam room

Prices:

• Adult £6.10
• Concession/student/Unemployed* £4.30
• Free for members

Swim4Health

Swim4Health is the aquatic route to fitness and wellbeing.  Choose from a six week Swim4Health membership for only £20.

The six week membership gives you unlimited swimming and aquatic classes, a free one day gym pass and a free studio class.

And don’t worry if you can’t swim, you can choose the Swim4Health discounted swimming lesson package. All three of these options have a free advice session and needs analysis – to make sure you get the most from your journey. At the end you get the chance to feedback on your experience with an appointment or phone call with one of our customer advisors – as well as an automated survey from Swim England to tell them your thoughts on Swim4Health at your leisure centre.

Here’s what other people have said about Swim4Health:

“ My confidence in water has really grown since doing Swim4Health. I now feel able to come swimming with my two year old and my five year old. “ Gina, 34, full-time mum.

“ I always thought of exercise in water as just being for people wanting gentle exercise. How wrong I was! After doing a fast paced Aqua Circuits class I feel like I have really worked out – which has helped my fitness tremendously.” Aaron, 38, retail manager and Sunday league football player.

“I enrolled on Swim4Health a few months before going on holiday abroad with my daughter, son –in-law and seven year old grandchild, Ellie. I found it helped me feel much happier with being in water – as I hadn’t swum for years. I did some aquacise classes and built up from the odd width to doing a few lengths of the pool twice a week. On holiday I went in the pool every day with Ellie and loved it ! I would have probably just sat by the pool and watched her if I hadn’t done Swim4Health. It really helped me find my water-wings!” Daphne, 66, retired factory worker.

To find out more about Swim4Health contact us.