Adult swimming lessons

Our adult swimming lessons offer sessions for all abilities, whether you’re learning to swim for the first time, heading back into the pool or looking to refine your swimming techniques.

Lessons are run in a friendly and supportive environment with a range of classes for beginners to advanced, for older adults, and for those looking to develop their open water swimming technique. We take pride in helping you to learn or improve your swimming.

Swimming levels

Name Outline

Beginners / Older Adult Beginners

It’s never too late to learn to swim! We understand that you may feel nervous about taking swimming lessons as an adult. If you have a fear of the water, or panic just thinking about the deep end, then this class is for you.

We’ll help you with water confidence and relaxation as well as introducing the basic core aquatic skills, including aquatic breathing and flotation.

Improver - Stroke development

This stage will help you develop stroke technique and core aquatic skills. This level is designed for those who are confident in the water and can travel in water on front or back (with or without aids) for a short distance (up to 25m).


We can tailor lessons to the stroke you wish to develop, just let your teacher know at your first lesson!

Skills and Drills

This stage will develop your pool etiquette and incorporates the use of equipment such as kickboards and pull buoys. You’ll learn efficient stroke technique as we introduce you to basic training programmes to develop your fitness and stamina. 


Skills such as tumble turns/starts will be introduced as well as diving (pool permitting).

SwimFEST

These classes are structured classes which will develop your technical swimming ability and swimming fitness. This class is aimed at those who are confident in the water and cover distance of minimum 50m.


This class is perfect if you’re looking to improve your fitness, endurance, speed and technique.   

Term and class schedule

2024/25 Programme Term Dates

Monday 19 August 2024 - Sunday 15 December 2024

Monday 6 January 2025 - Sunday 6 April 2025

Tuesday 21 April 2025 - Sunday 29 June 2025

Beginners

Day Time
Monday 12.45pm
Tuesday 12pm
Thursday 12pm

Improver - Stroke Development

Day Time
Monday 6.20pm
Wednesday 12pm
Friday 7.10pm

Skills and Drills

Day Time
Wednesday 12.45pm
Wednesday 1.30pm

SwimFEST

Day Time
Friday 7.10pm

Prices

Bookable as a block of 10, 45-minute lessons.

Membership type

Cost

Member £71.50
Student member £62
Student non-member £71.50
Adult non-member £110
Concession and staff £84

How to book

To enquire about a place in our swimming programme, please contact us by email on learntoswim@stir.ac.uk, or you can book directly where space is available via our HomePortal.

Class places will be allocated at the appropriate level on first come, first served basis.

Individual Tuition

A limited timetable of 1:1 swimming is now available on Sundays from 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

Book via our Sport app or call our team on 01786 466900 to find out more.