Based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Swimnation is a swimming school with its own purpose built pool set in private grounds, complete with plenty of free parking. It runs a range of lessons and sessions across the week, catering to different ages and abilities.

The programme covers children's group and one-to-one lessons, baby swimming, parent and toddler classes, adult tuition, aquafit and open swims. A swimming school like this is a good option whether you are teaching a child to swim, learning as an adult, or simply looking for pool time close to home.

Lessons for all ages

Private pool

Free parking

Open seven days a week

One-to-one options

Aquafit and open swims

Swimnation is a swimming school in Huddersfield with its own pool, offering lessons for children, adults, babies and toddlers.

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Holly Derrick Swim School

Based in Taunton, Somerset, You Fit Taunton is listed in our directory as a swimming venue. If you're looking for somewhere to swim in the Taunton area, it's worth a look, and the club has its own website where you can find current details on what's on offer.

Swimming is generally a great low-impact way to build fitness, with benefits for heart health, strength and flexibility. It suits people of all ages and abilities, and many visitors use regular swims to unwind as much as to train. Getting in touch directly is the best way to check sessions and how to get started.

You Fit Taunton is a swimming venue in Taunton, Somerset. Find out more and see how to get started with swimming locally.

You Fit Taunton

Based in Plymouth, Plymouth Leander is a competitive swimming club that supports swimmers at every level, from those just starting out to those competing nationally and internationally. The club has a strong record across local meets, county, regional and national events, and its swimmers have gone on to compete at the Olympics and Paralympics.

Alongside its competitive squads, the club runs a Little Leander learn to swim programme and a structured squad system for developing swimmers. A swimming club like this is a good fit for anyone looking to improve their technique, train regularly and make friends through the sport.

Learn to swim

Competitive squads

Coached training

Competition at all levels

Hosts open meets

Plymouth Leander is a competitive swimming club in Plymouth with learn to swim, squad training and events at all levels.

Plymouth Leander Swimming

SwimExpert

Based in Telford, Wellington Swimming Club offers a welcoming setting for swimmers in the Telford and Wrekin area. It brings together people who want to build their confidence and skills in the water as part of a local swimming community.

A swimming club like this is a good option for anyone looking to develop technique, keep active, or simply enjoy regular time in the pool. Whether you are new to structured swimming or looking to progress, joining a club can offer a supportive environment to work towards your goals.

Wellington Swimming Club is a swimming club in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, welcoming local swimmers.

Wellington Swimming Club

Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, John Charles Aquatics Centre is a swimming and aquatics venue that caters for people of all ages and abilities. It sits within easy reach of the surrounding area and offers a place to get active in the water.

Aquatics centres like this are well suited to both casual swimmers and those looking to train more regularly. Visitors can generally expect facilities for lane swimming, leisure swimming and water based activities, making it a flexible option for individuals and families alike.

John Charles Aquatics Centre is a swimming and aquatics venue in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

John Charles Aquatics Centre

Based in Coventry, City Of Coventry Swimming Club is a swimming club serving swimmers across the West Midlands. Alongside competitive swimming, the club also runs Masters and water polo programmes, and takes part in a regular calendar of galas and meets.

Swimming clubs like this one give members a structured way to build technique and fitness in the pool, with opportunities to train regularly and to compete at various levels. The club is a registered charity.

Multiple disciplines

Competitive swimming

Masters swimming

Registered charity

City Of Coventry Swimming Club is a swimming, Masters and water polo club in Coventry, West Midlands.

City Of Coventry Swimming Club

Devonport Royal Swimming Association

Ezyswim

Gloucester Masters Swimming Club

Perth City Swim Club

Based at Prior Park College in Bath, this swimming pool is listed in our directory for anyone looking for a place to swim in the Bath and North East Somerset area. Details about access, sessions and membership are best confirmed directly with the venue before you visit.

Swimming is one of the most accessible ways to stay active, offering a low-impact workout that suits people of all ages and fitness levels. Pools in general are popular for lane swimming, building stamina, learning to swim or simply relaxing in the water, and regular sessions can help improve cardiovascular health, strength and flexibility without putting strain on the joints.

Prior Park College Swimming Pool in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset. Find details of this local swimming venue.

Prior Park College Swimming Pool

Focused on water safety and lifesaving skills, Rawmarsh Lifesaving Club trains near Sheffield in South Yorkshire. The club offers Rookie Lifeguard awards for children aged 7 to 12 and National Lifesaving Academy Awards for those aged 13 and over, all delivered in line with Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) guidelines.

Sessions take place at Aston-Cum-Aughton Leisure Centre in Swallownest. A lifesaving club is a good place to build confidence in and around water, learn practical rescue techniques and work towards recognised awards. Newcomers are welcome to come along to the pool or make contact beforehand.

Recognised awards

For ages 7 and up

RLSS guidelines

Friday sessions

Pool venue

Newcomers welcome

Rawmarsh Lifesaving Club near Sheffield teaches water safety and RLSS lifesaving awards for ages 7 and up.

Rawmarsh Lifesaving Club

Based in Streatham, south London, this is a competitive swimming club that welcomes young people and their families. The focus is on helping every swimmer progress and reach their own potential, whatever that looks like for them.

Training takes place across two venues, with sessions at Streatham pool in SW16 and at St Joseph's College in SE19. Competitive clubs like this one generally offer coached sessions, grouped by ability, and opportunities to take part in galas as swimmers develop.

Two training venues

For young swimmers

Trials for new members

Ability groups

Streatham Swimming Club is a competitive swimming club in south London welcoming young people and their families.

Streatham Swimming Club

Part of the Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre in Blackpool, this swimming pool offers a place for local people to swim, learn and take part in wider fitness and community activities. Alongside pool sessions, the centre houses a gym, exercise classes and a range of programmes for different ages and abilities.

Swimming venues like this generally suit everyone from complete beginners to regular lane swimmers. Adult and children's lessons, casual swim sessions and family time are common features, making them a flexible option for building confidence in the water or keeping fit.

Swimming lessons

Pool sessions

Part of a leisure centre

Family friendly

Exercise referral

Moor Park Swimming Pool in Blackpool, part of a leisure centre with a gym, classes and lessons for all ages.

Moor Park Swimming Pool

Based in Newark, Nottinghamshire, Speedy Sharks Swim School is a family run swimming school with more than 25 years of experience teaching people of different abilities and needs. Lessons take place in the school's own purpose built pool, which measures 10m by 5m with a depth of 1.2m to 1.8m, and the facilities are fully accessible for wheelchair users.

Teaching is tailored to each swimmer, with one-to-one, paired or small group lessons of no more than three people. Teachers are qualified to STA guidelines and DBS checked. Small group swimming lessons generally suit anyone wanting steady, personal attention, whether they are learning water confidence for the first time or refining their strokes.

Over 25 years' experience

Purpose built pool

Wheelchair accessible

Small group lessons

Qualified teachers

All ages and abilities

Family run swim school in Newark offering one-to-one, paired and small group lessons for all ages in its own accessible, purpose built pool.

Speedy Sharks Swim School

Set in Warrington, Penketh Pool and Community Centre is a swimming venue run by Penketh Parish Council, offering public swim sessions, swimming lessons and party hire. The indoor pool is heated to around 31 degrees throughout the year, making it a comfortable place to learn and swim.

Swimming lessons here are open to all ages and abilities, from complete beginners to those looking to improve their technique, with a focus on water safety and building confidence. A local pool like this is a handy option for family swims, structured lessons and casual public sessions alike.

Public swim sessions

Heated indoor pool

Water safety focus

Party hire

Penketh Pool and Community Centre is a swimming pool in Warrington offering public swims, lessons and party hire.

Penketh Pool and Community Centre

Listed under gymnastics in Bridgwater, Somerset, Robert Blake and Elmwood Leisure is a multi-activity sports centre operated by Freedom Leisure. The site combines indoor and outdoor facilities, including a gym along with courts and pitches both inside and out, and it aims to offer something for people of all ambitions and fitness levels.

Gymnastics and similar activities are generally a good way to build strength, flexibility, balance and coordination, and they suit a wide range of ages. A centre with a broad mix of facilities can also make it easy to try different sports and find a routine that fits, so it is worth getting in touch to ask what is currently on offer.

Multi-activity centre

Gym on site

Indoor and outdoor courts

Open to everyone

Run by Freedom Leisure

Multi-activity sports centre in Bridgwater, Somerset, with a gym plus indoor and outdoor courts and pitches, run by Freedom Leisure.

Robert Blake and Elmwood Leisure

Based in Telford, Wrekin Swimming Club is a competitive swimming club set up in 2009 for local swimmers who want to train and race seriously towards their goals. Alongside pool work, the club includes poolside land training and gym sessions, with training available across mornings, evenings and weekends.

A club like this suits swimmers who are ready to commit to regular, structured training and who want to compete at County, Regional and National levels. Sessions are coached, and swimmers work on technique and fitness both in and out of the water.

Flexible training times

Land and gym work

Established 2009

National experience

Wrekin Swimming Club is a competitive swimming club in Telford offering coached pool, land and gym training.

Wrekin Swimming Club

Based at the Oratory School Pool, Woodcote Swimming Club has been teaching swimming in Reading for close to 40 years. It is a not for profit club that focuses on helping every child develop their swimming while enjoying the water, with small, friendly classes that allow teaching to be tailored to each child. The teachers are local, qualified ASA and Swim England professionals who have been with the club for many years.

Alongside children's lessons, the club offers provision for adults, including lane swimming and Aquafit sessions. Swimming clubs like this are a good way for children and adults alike to build water confidence and technique in a supportive setting.

Not for profit club

Small class sizes

Adult sessions

Oratory School Pool

Nearly 40 years

Woodcote Swimming Club is a not for profit swimming club in Reading, teaching children and adults at the Oratory School Pool.

Woodcote Swimming Club

Village Farm Swim

Founded in 1872, Bolton Swimming Club is one of the oldest swimming clubs in England and remains a competitive club based in the Greater Manchester area. It fields a club team across several leagues and enters individual swimmers into local age group competitions, with more advanced members progressing to county, regional, and in some cases national level.

The focus is on teaching and coaching swimming in a safe, friendly, and family-orientated setting. A competitive swimming club like this is well suited to those wanting to develop technique, race, and build lasting skills and friendships along the way.

Established 1872

Competitive club

Pathway to higher levels

Family orientated

Progress monitoring

Bolton Swimming Club is a competitive swimming club in the Greater Manchester area, founded in 1872 and welcoming swimmers of all levels.