City of Southampton Swimming Club

Soundwell Swimming Club

Based in Nottingham, Bramcote Swimming Club is a swimming club that has been running since 1965, when its home pool at Bramcote Leisure Centre was built. Over the decades it has kept up continuous activity and helped many swimmers develop their interest in the sport.

The club offers a range of squads for juniors, seniors and masters, along with skills development and competition training, plus an academy for newer swimmers. A swimming club like this is a good place to build technique, fitness and confidence in the water, whether you swim for enjoyment or want to take part in galas and open meets.

Founded in 1965

Squads for all ages

Academy programme

Competition swimming

Nottingham location

Volunteer led

Bramcote Swimming Club in Nottingham, offering junior, senior and masters squads plus an academy, running since 1965.

Bramcote Swimming Club

Families in Worksop, Nottinghamshire looking for swimming lessons can find Splash Swim Academy here, one of a network of independent swim school locations across the North of England. Lessons are taught in very small groups with instructors in the water, and one-to-one sessions are available on request. Children follow a custom development plan and award scheme, with a breaststroke-first approach aimed at building technique and confidence.

Swimming lessons in general help children become safe and confident in the water, and structured progression through stages or awards gives young swimmers clear goals to work towards. Small groups typically mean more individual attention from the teacher during each session.

Very small groups

Instructors in the water

One-to-one lessons

Award scheme

Breaststroke first approach

Part of a wider network

Splash Swim Academy Worksop offers small-group and one-to-one children's swimming lessons in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, with in-water instructors.

Splash Swim Academy Worksop

Hackney Watersports Club

Based at Monkton Combe near Bath, Monkton Swim School is a swimming provider linked to the wider Monkton school community, which also runs a sports club, events and facility hire alongside its prep and senior schools.

Swim schools generally focus on structured lessons that help people build water confidence, learn strokes and develop safe swimming habits at their own pace. Anyone interested in lessons here is best advised to get in touch directly to find out what is currently on offer.

Part of Monkton Combe

Sports club and hire

Monkton Swim School is a swimming provider at Monkton Combe, Bath, part of the wider Monkton school and sports club community.

Monkton Swim School

Armthorpe Asc

Baby and toddler swimming lessons run by Water Babies take place at Saxon Hill Academy in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The programme is grouped by age, starting with babies under one and continuing through toddler stages to classes for children aged four and over. Lessons cover water safety, core aquatic skills and swimming strokes from the very first session, following a curriculum informed by science.

Early years swimming classes are generally a chance for parents and little ones to build confidence in the water together. Families can usually expect small, structured sessions where songs, play and gentle repetition help young children become comfortable and safe around water.

Classes from birth

Age-based programme

Water safety focus

Qualified teachers

Science-based curriculum

Underwater photoshoots

Water Babies baby and toddler swimming lessons at Saxon Hill Academy, Lichfield, with age-based classes from birth to four and over.

Water Babies at Saxon Hill Academy

Located in Derby, Gayton Swimming Pool is a local swimming venue listed in our directory for anyone looking to get in the water close to home. The pool has its own website, which is the best place to check current details before you visit.

Swimming is one of the most accessible ways to stay active, suiting people of all ages and abilities. A visit to a local pool can generally offer a mix of gentle lengths, fitness swimming and time spent building confidence in the water, making it a good option whether you are returning to exercise or keeping up a regular routine.

Gayton Swimming Pool is a swimming venue in Derby. Find out more about this local pool and plan your next swim.

Gayton Swimming Pool

Glasgow Club Pollok

Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre

Sports Connexion Leisure Club & Venue

Set in Madeley, Telford, Abraham Darby Sports and Leisure Centre is a swimming and leisure venue run by Telford and Wrekin Leisure Services. Alongside the pool, it offers a gym, fitness classes and a range of activities, with the Swim4Life programme available for those learning or improving their swimming.

A local leisure centre like this suits everyone from casual swimmers to regular fitness class attendees. Facilities are typically shared with the wider community, and membership options are usually available for those who visit often, as well as pay as you go for occasional visitors.

Swimming programme

Gym and fitness classes

Membership options

Madeley location

Abraham Darby Sports and Leisure Centre in Madeley, Telford: swimming, gym, fitness classes and the Swim4Life programme.

Abraham Darby Sports & Leisure Centre

Active Leicester - Braunstone Leisure Centre

Aquajets Swim Team

Located in the Swallownest area of Sheffield, Aston-cum-Aughton Leisure Centre is a community swimming and leisure facility serving residents across South Yorkshire. Alongside the pool it houses a gym, a sports hall and a programme of fitness classes, with swimming lessons and activities aimed at all ages.

A local leisure centre like this is a practical option for regular swimming, whether you are lane swimming, learning or bringing the family along. Flexible memberships and pay-as-you-go options make it easy to fit a visit around your week.

Swimming lessons

Gym and classes

For all ages

Sports hall

Flexible memberships

Aston-cum-Aughton Leisure Centre in Sheffield offers a swimming pool, gym, sports hall, fitness classes and swimming lessons.

Aston-cum-Aughton Leisure Centre

Ballysillan Leisure Centre

Set in Blackpool, this Bannatyne Health Club & Spa combines a gym with an on-site spa under one roof. The gym is fitted with Technogym cardio and resistance equipment, including the SKILL line such as SKILLMILL and SKILLRUN, and members can also make use of a swimming pool and a range of fitness classes.

A venue like this suits people who want the flexibility of gym workouts, group classes and swimming in one place. Personal training and coached sessions are available, along with spa treatments if you want to combine fitness with relaxation.

Technogym equipment

Swimming pool

Fitness classes

Personal training

On-site spa

Day passes

Bannatyne Health Club & Spa in Blackpool, a gym with Technogym equipment, a pool, classes and an on-site spa.

Bannatyne Health Club & Spa Blackpool

Bircotes Swimming Club @ Hall Cross

Part of the Active Sefton network, Bootle Leisure Centre is a public swimming and fitness venue in Bootle, Merseyside. Spread over two floors, it offers a 25m five lane pool alongside a 12.5m learner pool, with a changing village, family cubicles and accessible changing rooms.

The centre also has a health suite with a steam area and saunarium close to poolside, plus a fitness suite running a range of classes from gentler yoga to higher intensity bootcamp and boxercise. Council leisure centres like this suit swimmers of all abilities as well as families and those looking to build a regular fitness routine.

25m swimming pool

Fitness suite classes

Health suite

Family friendly

Accessible changing

All fitness levels

Bootle Leisure Centre is a swimming and fitness venue in Bootle, Merseyside, with a 25m pool, learner pool and fitness suite.

Bootle Leisure Centre

Bowling Pool

Based in Bridgwater, Somerset, this swimming club has been part of local life since 1894. It describes itself as friendly, competitive and community-focused, and runs a pathway that starts with Learn to Swim and moves through pre-squad, junior link, junior and performance squads. There is also a Masters and top-up option for adult swimmers, and the club takes part in county championships and holds its own club championships.

Swimming clubs generally suit a wide range of people, from children building water confidence to teenagers training for galas and adults keeping fit in the pool. Squad-based clubs typically group swimmers by ability, so newcomers can usually expect to be placed at a level that matches their experience.

Swimming since 1894

Learn to Swim

Squad pathway

Masters for adults

Competitive opportunities

Child safeguarding

Swimming club in Bridgwater, Somerset since 1894, offering Learn to Swim, junior and performance squads, plus Masters sessions for adults.

Swimming clubs