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Department of Sport

School Holiday Lessons

Childrens Swim 714 x335

During the school holidays, we offer a variety of swimming courses and lessons to develop swimming skills in a fun environment. 

Available for young people and adults, we offer 1-2-1 / Private Bubble & Group week intensive courses, 1-2-1 / Private Bubble Pay as You Go lessons and Group Pay as You Go lessons. These intensive courses are ideal for building water confidence and swimming technique at a quicker rate to weekly lessons.

Options vary from Beginners to Stage 5, stroke clinics, learn to dive, starts and turns, distance practice swims - dependent on pool and instructor availability for each holiday period.

Our programme offers:

  • A fun, friendly and safe learning environment 

  • Small class sizes

  • Qualified Level 2 instructors for every class 

  • Equipment provided throughout

How to book:

Our School holiday programme is available to current and new customers on a first come, first served basis.

To book please contact our Front of House team on +44 (0)115 74 87000. Please be advised when enquiring, availability is subject to change as we are continuously taking bookings. Spaces can only be guaranteed with payment.

Once booked we do not offer credits or refunds for lessons that you cannot attend. You can move your booking if there is availability up to 48 hours before the lesson takes place (only if we have availability).

We strongly advise that for 121 lessons customers who cannot swim independantly without aids, do not do more than a 30 minute lesson.

Descriptions of lesson types

For children 6 weeks to 4.5 years old:

  • Early years 1 - 6 weeks - 1 year
  • Early years 2 - 1 - 2 years
  • Early years 3 - 2 - 3 years
  • Early years 4 - 3 - 4.5 years

For the Junior courses, children must be 4.5 years and above and be able to stand up in a 0.9m depth pool:

  • Beginners - for swimmers with no water confidence who would like to learn to swim

  • Foundation - for swimmers who can confidently submerge under the water for 10 seconds, float on Front and Back with a woggle for 10 seconds and demonstrate Front Crawl, Backstroke and Breaststroke kick with a woggle for 5m

  • Stage 1 - for children who can kick 5m Front Crawl with floats, 5m Backstroke with floats and 5m Breaststroke on their back with floats, confidently submerge under the water and float on their front and back with no aids for 10 seconds

  • Stage 2/Stage 3 - for children who can swim 2m Front Crawl, 5m Backstroke kick unaided and 5m Breaststroke kick on front with floats  

  • Stage 3 Deep water/ Stage 4 - for children who can swim 10m Front Crawl, 10m Backstroke and 10m Breaststroke. Must be confident in deep water.
  • Stage 5/Stage 6 - for children who can swim 100m including 25m Front Crawl, 25m Backstroke and 25m Breaststroke. Must be confident in deep water.
  • Breaststroke Clinic Deep Water - for swimmers who need to work on Breaststroke only who can swim 25m in deep water (Stage 3 deep water and above). Must be confident in deep water.
  • Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water - for swimmers who need to work on Breaststroke who can swim 2m in shallow water (Stage 1 - Stage 3)
  • Learn to dive - for swimmers who would like to either learn or work on their diving technique; must be able to swim a minimum of 100m (4 lengths). Must be confident in deep water.

For the Teenager lessons, children must be 9 years and above to attend these lessons:

  • Teenagers 1 - for Beginners who need to work on water confidence and cannot swim unaided
  • Teenagers 2/Teenagers 3 - for swimmers that can swim a 2m on their front

For the Adult courses, swimmers must be 14 years and above:

  • Adult Beginners - for swimmers who would like build their water confidence and learn how to swim

  • Adult Improvers - for swimmers who are confident in deep water and would like to work on technique

  • Adult Advanced - for swimmers who would like to build stamina within their distance swimming 

Morning group crash courses and Pay As You Go (PAYG) lessons - Juniors & Adults

Our Morning group lessons are available as week intensive courses (Monday-Friday) OR as pay as you go options with the flexibility to choose the days you can attend.

These lessons are a great way to boost you or your child's swimming progress! Available to current and new customers on a first come first served basis.

 

Monday 27th - Friday 31st July 2026
TimeStageInstructor
08.30 - 09.00am Junior Beginners  Issy B
08.30 - 09.00am Learn to dive (Monday - Wednesday only) Bobbie
09.00 - 09.30am Foundation Issy B
09.30 - 10.00am Stage 2/ Stage 3 Issy B
09.30 - 10.00am Breaststroke Clinic Deep water (Monday - Wednesday only) Alyssa
10.00 - 10.30am Adult Beginners Issy B
10.00 - 10.30am Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water (Monday - Wednesday only) Alyssa
10.30 - 11.00am Stage 1 Issy B
11.00 - 11.30am Junior Beginners Issy B
 
Monday 3rd - Friday 7th August 2026
Time Stage Instructor
 08.30 - 09.00  Junior Beginners  Ingrid
 08.30 - 09.00  Learn to dive (Monday - Wednesday only)  Bobbie
 09.00 - 09.30  Foundation  Ingrid
 09.30 - 10.00  Stage 2/ Stage 3  Ingrid
 09.30 - 10.00  Breaststroke Clinic Deep water  Megan C
 10.00 - 10.30  Adult Beginner  Ingrid
 10.00 - 10.30  Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water  Megan C
 10.30 - 11.00  Stage 1  Ingrid
 11.00 - 11.30  Junior Beginners  Ingrid
 
Monday 10th - Friday 14th August 2026
Time Stage Instructor
 08.30 - 09.00  Junior Beginners  Ingrid
 08.30 - 09.00  Learn to dive (Monday - Wednesday only)  Bobbie
 09.00 - 09.30  Foundation  Ingrid
 09.30 - 10.00  Stage 2/ Stage 3  Ingrid
 09.30 - 10.00 Teenagers 1 Alyssa
 09.30 - 10.00  Breaststroke Clinic Deep water  Megan C
 10.00 - 10.30 Teenagers 2/Teenagers 3 Alyssa
 10.00 - 10.30  Adult Beginners  Ingrid
 10.00 - 10.30  Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water  Megan C
 10.30 - 11.00  Stage 1  Ingrid
 11.00 - 11.30 Junior Beginners Ingrid
 
Monday 17th - Friday 21st August 2026
Time Stage Instructor
 08.30 - 09.00  Junior Beginners  Ingrid
 09.00 - 09.30  Foundation  Foundation
 09.30 - 10.00  Stage 2/ Stage 3  Ingrid
 09.30 - 10.00 Breaststroke Clinic Deep water  Megan C
 09.30 - 10.00  Teenagers 1  Alyssa
 10.00 - 10.30  Adult Beginners  Ingrid
 10.00 - 10.30  Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water  Megan C
 10.00 - 10.30 Teenagers 2/ Teenagers 3  Alyssa
 10.30 - 11.00  Stage 1  Ingrid
 11.00 - 11.30  Junior Beginners  Ingrid
 
Monday 24th - Friday 29th August 2026
Time Stage Instructor
 08.30 - 09.00  Junior Beginners  Bethan
 09.00 - 09.30  Foundation  Bethan
 09.30 - 10.00  Stage 2/Stage 3  Bethan
 09.30 - 10.00  Breaststroke Clinic Deep water  Megan C
 09.30 - 10.00  Teenagers 1  Alyssa
 10.00 - 10.30  Adult Beginners  Bethan
 10.00 - 10.30  Breaststroke Clinic Shallow water  Ingrid 
 10.00 - 10.30  Teenagers 2/ Teenagers 3  Alyssa
 10.30 - 11.00  Stage 1  Bethan
 11.00 - 11.30 Junior Beginners  Bethan
 

 

Prices for the group crash course are as follows:

  • Junior - £40 for 5 days or pay as you go for £9 a lesson 

  • Adult - £40 for 5 days or pay as you go for £10 a lesson 

Evening & weekend group Pay As You Go lessons (PAYG) - Early years, Juniors & Adults

Our group lessons are available as pay as you go options where you can choose the days you can attend.

These lessons are a great way to boost you or your child's swimming progress! Available to current and new customers on a first come first served basis.

Please be advised that the instructors may vary from session to session, please see below:

  • Alyssa - Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th July 2026
  • Ingrid - Monday 3rd, Tuesday 4th, Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th, Saturday 15th, Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th & Monday 24th  August 2026
  • Bethan - Tuesday 25th & Saturday 29th August 2026

 

Pay as you go lessons - £9.00 per lesson for Early years & Juniors; £10 per lesson for Adults. (Click for dates & times)
 Dates Times Stage
Mondays - 27th July; 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th August 2026 16.00 - 16.30  Adult Beginners
Mondays - 27th July; 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th August 2026 19.00 - 20.00  Adult Advanced
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 16.00 - 16.30  Junior Beginners
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 16.30 - 17.00  Foundation
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 17.00 - 17.30  Stage 1
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 17.30 - 18.00  Stage 2/Stage 3
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 18.00 - 18.30  Stage 3 Deep water/ Stage 4
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 18.30 - 19.00  Stage 5/ Stage 6
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 19.00 - 19.30  Adult Beginners
Tuesdays - 28th July; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August 2026 19.30 - 20.00  Adult Improvers
Saturdays - 8th, 15th & 29th August 2026 09.00 - 09.30  Junior Beginners
Saturdays - 8th, 15th & 29th August 2026 09.30 - 10.00  Foundation
Saturdays - 8th, 15th & 29th August 2026 10.00 - 10.30  Stage 1
Saturdays - 8th, 15th & 29th August 2026 10.30 - 11.00  Adult Beginners
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 09.00 - 09.30 Early years 4
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 09.30 - 10.00 Early years 3
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 10.00 - 10.30 Early years 1
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 10.30 - 11.00 Early years 2
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 11.00 - 11.30 Early years 5
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 11.30 - 12.00 Early years 4
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 12.00 - 12.30 Early years 2
Saturday 22nd & 29th August 2026 12.30 - 13.00 Early years 3
 

 

1-2-1 / Private Bubble crash courses - All ages

Our week intensive courses (Monday - Friday) are a great way to boost you or your child's swimming progress! These lessons are tailored to your personal goals and our instructors will work with you to develop your swimming ability and skills. You have the option of a 121 course or a private bubble course.

Available to new and current customers on a first come first served basis. These are 30 minute lessons per day and there will be a new time slot available every 30 minutes.

The table below shows days and times available; the column 'For abilities...' lists the types of swimmers that the instructors are trained to teach. 

Any of the time slots below can be changed to a private bubble course. The following conditions apply for private bubble bookings:

  • maximum of 2 swimmers per lesson time slot if swimmers are mixed ability

  • maximum of 4 swimmers per lesson time slot if swimmers are all the same ability

Abilities allowed in the lesson together

 Maximum of 2 swimmers

Junior Beginners - Stage 1

Junior Stage 1 - Stage 4

Junior Stage 4 - Stage 6

Junior Stage 6 - Stage 9

 

Abilities allowed in the lesson together

 Maximum of 4 swimmers

All the same ability for more than 2 swimmers

 

For Adults, the abilities must be the same, either all Adult Beginners or Improvers or Advanced.

Terms and conditions for booking 121 / private bubble lessons:

  • Minimum age of 4 years old

  • Lessons are suitable for swimmers requiring shallow and deep water lessons. 

1-2-1 crash courses - 5 days for £97.50 / Private Bubbles - 5 days for £77.50 per person. (Click for dates & times)

 
Date Time InstructorFor abilities....
Monday 27th -  Friiday 31st July 11.30 - 12.30 Issy B All abilities
Monday 27th - Wednesday 29th July 08.30-09.30/10.30 - 12.30 Alyssa All abilities
Monday 3rd - Friday 7th August 11.30 - 12.30 Ingrid Beginners - Stage 3
Monday 3rd - Friday 7th August 08.30-09.30/11.00-12.30 Megan C All abilities
Monday 10th - Friday 14th August 11.30 - 12.30 Ingrid Beginners - Stage 3
Monday 10th - Friday 14th August  08.30-09.30 / 11.00-12.30 Megan C All abilities
Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th August 10.00 - 12.30 Bobbie All abilities
Monday 17th - Friday 21st August 11.30 - 12.30 Ingrid Beginners - Stage 3
Monday 17th - Friday 21st August 08.30 - 12.30 Issy B All abilities
Monday 17th - Friday 21st August 08.30-09.30 / 11.00-12.30 Megan C All abilities
Monday 24th - Friday 28th August 11.30 - 12.30 Beth Beginners - Stage 3
Monday 24th - Friday 28th August 08.30-12.30 Ingrid Beginners - Stage 3
Monday 24th - Friday 28th August 08.30-09.30 / 11.00-12.30 Megan C All abilities
Monday 24th - Friday 28th August 08.30-12.30 Issy B All abilities
 

1-2-1 / Private Bubble Pay As You Go (PAYG) lessons - All ages

Pay as you go 1-2-1 / Private Bubble lessons offer you the flexible option to pick and choose the dates you would like to attend. These lessons are tailored to your personal goals and our instructors will work with you to develop your swimming ability and skills.

Available to new and current customers on a first come first served basis. Please read the terms of booking under the 1-2-1 / Private Bubble crash courses before booking.

The table below shows days and times available; the column 'For abilities...' lists the types of swimmers that the instructors are trained to teach. 

121 lessons - £23 / Private Bubble lessons - £17. (Click for dates & times)
Dates Time Instructor Abilities
 Monday 27th July 2026 10.00 - 12.30 Bobbie  All abilities
 Monday 27th July 2026 16.30 - 19.00  Alyssa  All abilities
 Tuesday 28th July 2026 10.00 - 12.30  Bobbie  All abilities
 Wednesday 29th July 2026 10.00 - 12.30  Bobbie  All abilities
 Monday 3rd August 2026 16.30 - 19.00  Ingrid  Beginners - Stage 3
 Monday 3rd August 2026 10.00 - 12.30  Bobbie All abilities 
 Tuesday 4th August 2026 10.00 - 12.30  Bobbie  All abilities
 Wednesday 5th August 2026 10.00 - 12.30  Bobbie  All abilities
 Thursday 6th August 2026 08.30 - 12.30  Issy B  All abilities
 Friday 7th August 2026 08.30 - 12.30  Issy B  All abilities
 Saturday 8th August 2026 11.00 - 13.00  Ingrid  All abilities
 Monday 10th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Monday 10th August 2026 16.30 - 19.00  Ingrid  All abilities
 Tuesday 11th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilties
 Tuesday 11th August 2026 16.00 - 20.00 Alyssa All abilities
 Wednesday 12th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilties
 Thursday 13th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilties
 Friday 14th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Saturday 15th August 2026 11.00 - 13.00  Ingrid  Beginners - Stage 3
 Monday 17th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa All abilities 
 Monday 17th August 2026 16.30 - 19.00  Ingrid  Beginners - Stage 3
 Tuesday 18th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Tuesday 18th August 2026 16.00 - 20.00  Alyssa All abilities
 Wednesday 19th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Thursday 20th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Friday 21st August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Monday 24th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Monday 24th August 2026 16.30 - 19.00  Ingrid  Beginners - Stage 3
 Monday 24th August 2026 16.00 - 20.00  Bethan  Beginners - Stage 3
 Tuesday 25th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa  All abilities
 Tuesday 25th August 2026 16.00 - 20.00  Ingrid  Beginners - Stage 3
 Wednesday 26th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa All abilities
Thursday 27th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa All abilities
 Friday 28th August 2026 8.30-9.30 / 10.30-12.30  Alyssa All abilities
 Saturday 29th August 2026 11.00 - 13.00 Bethan Beginners - Stage 3
 Saturday 29th August 2026 9.00 - 13.00 Ingrid Beginners - Stage 3
 

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telephone: +44 (0)115 74 87000
email: sport@nottingham.ac.uk