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Our intensive swimming courses can help boost your child's swimming ability and gain water confidence more quickly.  

There are four levels:

  1. New beginner courses to gain confidence and develop skills (for children unable to swim or swim up to 5 metres)
  2. Beginner courses (for children able to swim 10 metres)
  3. Intermediate courses (for children able to swim 25 metres)
  4. Advance courses (for children able to swim 100 metres plus).
  • All courses take place at Castle Leisure Centre during school holidays
  • Lessons run daily for 30 minutes over 5 days

About our intensive swim courses

Water confidence course

Lessons last 30 minutes.

  • Children booking on this course will be from beginners to 10m.
  • Children will learn the basics of swimming, improve their current skills level and increase their confidence in the pool.
  • Classes take place in the teaching pool (accessible from all changing rooms at the centre).

Beginners course 

Lessons last 30 minutes.

  • Children booking on this course must be able to swim at least 10m.
  • Children learn the basics of swimming, improve their current skills level and increase their confidence in the pool.
  • Classes take place in the teaching pool (accessible from all changing rooms at the centre).

Intermediate course 

Lessons last 30 minutes.

  • Children booking on this course must be able to swim at least 25 metres.
  • Children improve their current swimming skills level, increase their confidence in the pool and develop their stroke technique.
  • Classes take place in the main pool (accessible from all changing rooms at the centre).

Advanced course 

Lessons last 30 minutes.

  • Children booking on this course must be able to swim at least 25 metres.
  • Children improve their current swimming skills level, increase their confidence in the pool and develop their stroke technique.
  • Classes take place in the main pool (accessible from all changing rooms at the centre).