Kingsbury Aquarius Swimming Club

Based in Birmingham, Second Nature Swimming provides private swimming tuition for adults and children across the West Midlands. Lessons run as 1-1 and 2-1 sessions, with the aim of building confidence in water of all depths, whether swimming on your front, back, beneath the surface or treading water. During the warmer months, the team also organises wild and open water swimming trips to lakes and the coast.

Private swimming classes like these suit people learning from scratch as well as those wanting to feel more assured before a holiday. Coaching is one to one or in small groups, so sessions can be tailored to your starting point and goals.

Adults and children

Small group lessons

Wild swimming trips

Confidence in all depths

Experienced instructors

Second Nature Swimming offers private adult and children's swimming lessons and wild swimming trips in Birmingham.

Second Nature Swimming Birmingham

For anyone in Birmingham looking to learn or improve in the water, Swim Now offers private swimming lessons for a range of ages and abilities. Lessons cover both adults and children, and there is dedicated support for people working through a fear of water.

Swimming lessons like these suit complete beginners as well as those wanting to build technique and confidence, with one to one teaching that can be tailored to where you are on your journey.

Water phobia support

One to one lessons

All abilities welcome

Swim Now offers private swimming lessons for adults and children of all abilities in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Swim Now

Based in South Birmingham, Camp Hill Swimming Club is a competitive swimming club that welcomes swimmers of all levels and backgrounds. It describes itself as small but with plenty of determination, placing a strong emphasis on being inclusive and supportive while still taking competition seriously.

A competitive swimming club like this generally suits those looking to train regularly, take part in galas and build their skills alongside others. Sessions run across the week, and swimmers of varying abilities can find a place to develop.

All levels welcome

Competitive swimming

Trains weekdays

South Birmingham

Inclusive and supportive

Camp Hill Swimming Club is a competitive, inclusive swimming club welcoming all levels in South Birmingham, West Midlands.

Camp Hill Swimming Club

Set across fourteen acres of greenery just outside Birmingham city centre, the Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' club combining racquet sports, fitness and wellbeing. Members can play tennis, padel, squash and racketball, along with pickleball, on a wide range of indoor and outdoor courts.

As a full-facility club in the West Midlands, it caters to both casual players and those pursuing coaching, with a focus on community as much as sport. Places like this suit members looking to combine regular activity with a social side across several disciplines.

Range of racquet sports

Extensive court facilities

Fourteen acre setting

Coaching available

Long heritage

Active community

The Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' club in Birmingham offering tennis, padel, squash, pickleball, fitness and wellbeing.

The Edgbaston Priory Club

Based in Birmingham, the Marlins are a swimming club with a focus on para, disability and family swimming. The club works to create an inclusive environment across its groups, helping individuals reach their swimming potential regardless of any impairments, supported by a team of coaches, teachers, helpers and volunteers.

A club like this can suit swimmers of varying abilities and their families, with coached and taught sessions guided by trained staff. Learn to swim provision is also part of what is offered.

Inclusive swimming

Family friendly

Coaching team

Learn to swim

Established roots

Birmingham Marlins is an inclusive para, disability and family swimming club based in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Birmingham Marlins Swimming Club

Based in Birmingham, Orion Swimming Club offers a welcoming setting for people looking to develop their swimming in the West Midlands. Whether you are new to the water or keen to build on existing skills, a local swimming club like this can be a good place to start.

Swimming clubs generally suit a wide range of ages and abilities, from those learning the basics to swimmers working on technique and stamina. Sessions in the pool can help with fitness, confidence and building a routine around regular exercise.

Orion Swimming Club is a swimming club in Birmingham, West Midlands, welcoming swimmers of a range of ages and abilities.

Orion Swimming Club

Based in Birmingham, this University of Birmingham facility offers swimming alongside a wider range of sport and fitness options. It is open to everyone, including students and staff of the university, members of the local community, and juniors, with a 50m swimming pool at its heart.

The site also brings together gym spaces, exercise studios, squash courts and a full programme of classes. A university swimming and fitness centre like this generally suits regular lane swimmers as well as people looking to combine swimming with gym sessions and group activities under one membership.

50m swimming pool

Open to everyone

Over 150 classes

Gym and studios

Squash courts

Guest passes

University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness is a swimming and fitness centre in Birmingham, open to students, staff, juniors and the local community.

University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness

The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre

Set in Stechford, Birmingham, this leisure centre brings together swimming, gym facilities and a range of workout classes under one roof. There are two swimming pools, an air-conditioned gym and a workout area, plus a sports hall and courts, catering for all ages and abilities.

Alongside general swimming, the centre runs swimming lessons for all ages and offers personal training. A leisure centre like this suits anyone wanting to stay active, whether you prefer structured lessons, classes or working out at your own pace.

Two swimming pools

Swimming lessons

Gym and classes

Personal training

Sports hall and courts

All ages and abilities

Stechford Leisure Centre in Birmingham offers two swimming pools, a gym, workout classes and swimming lessons for all ages.

Stechford Leisure Centre

Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre

Set in Ladywood, Birmingham, this leisure centre brings together a swimming pool, a gym and a range of workout classes under one roof. Facilities cater for all ages and abilities, and there is a spa area with a sauna and steam rooms, plus a reception where you can relax with a drink.

A public leisure centre like this is a flexible option for keeping active, whether you want to swim lengths, join a class or work out at your own pace. Swimming lessons are offered for all ages, and structured training programmes are available for those who prefer a bit of guidance.

Gym and pool

Sauna and steam

Workout classes

Training programmes

All ages welcome

Ladywood Leisure Centre in Birmingham offers a swimming pool, gym, workout classes and a spa with sauna and steam rooms.

Swimming clubs in Birmingham