For only £8.50 per 30-minute swimming lesson, Aylsham Swim Academy offers fun, small group lessons, suitable for children aged 3+.  Our swimming lessons are led by our friendly team of highly skilled swim teachers and are bookable in advance at the start of each term.

Aylsham Swim Academy holds swimming lessons for children during the week after school and on Saturday and Sunday mornings.  Lessons take place at Aylsham Sports Hub and beginner stage swimming lessons have an instructor in the pool to assist the children with their swimming.  The swimming pool has undergone recent refurbishments and is now a very inviting 30 degrees.

School holiday intensive swimming courses

Aylsham Swim Academy at Aylsham Sports Hub are running FREE intensive swimming courses over the February half-term holiday to support swimming teacher training.

We are running 5-day swimming courses and are looking for children aged 3+ (STA Levels - Stanley, through to Shark) to take part. These lessons form the practical element of the STA swimming teacher qualifications, which our new swim school teachers are currently completing.

The FREE swimming courses will consist of a block of 5 lessons on Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th, Friday 20th February Saturday 21st February and Sunday 22nd February. Lessons take place at the same time each day and will last for 30 minutes. Please notify us if you are unable to attend any sessions.

Lesson timeslots are as follows:

• 11.15am – 11:45am
• 11:45am – 12:15pm
• 12:15pm - 12:45pm
• 12:45pm – 13:15pm

These lessons will be a great way for your child to gain confidence in the water whilst learning new skills and developing stroke techniques.

Please note – places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

These intensive swimming courses are availableto children currently attending our lessons and those that have not attended any swimming lessons with us before. If your chid would like to take part in this swimming course, please following the registration process below.:

Please register with Aylsham Swim Academy via the website Swim Soft:

How to Register:

1. Click this link: Register with SwimSoft
2. Create your parent account
3. Add your contact details
4. Add your child's/children's swimmer information

 please join the waiting list for ‘Swimming teacher training course’ on the client hub.  Please select your preference on times for each child, and we will then be in touch to allocate their spaces and confirm your booking.  To log in to Aylsham Swim Academy via SwimSoft once you've registered, please click here.

There is no charge for participants, however, we suggest a voluntary contribution of £10 per child to the charity TACT (Families). TACT (Families) is a registered charity offering families whose children attend schools in Aylsham, Aldborough, Buxton, Erpingham, and Hevingham opportunities to support their mental health and wellbeing, raise aspirations and engage in family and lifelong learning. Cash donations or card payments can be made at the sports hub reception when attending the swimming classes.

If you require further information, please email Laura Killington, at Aylsham Sports Hub - swimschool@aylshamsportshub.co.uk

Adult swimming lessons

We offer 5-week beginners and improvers swimming courses in the evenings for adults on Monday and Wednesday evenings.  Our current courses are full, but we are operating a waiting list for future courses. Please click here for more details and to add yourself to the waiting list.

Baby and pre-school swimming lessons

For information about our baby and pre-school swimming lessons, please click here.

How to register for lessons?

Please register with Aylsham Swim Academy via the website SwimSoft:

How to Register:

1. Click this link: Register with SwimSoft

2. Create your parent account

3. Add your contact details

4. Add your child's/children's swimmer information

Once registered with SwimSoft, you can select your preference on days/times for each child under the section called 'Waiting List', and we will be in touch to allocate their spaces and confirm your booking. To log in to Aylsham Swim Academy via SwimSoft once you've registered, please click here.

If you have any questions or need help with registration, feel free to contact us at swimschool@aylshamsportshub.co.uk or call 01263 733270 (ext. 221).

About Aylsham Swim Academy

Aylsham Swim Academy works in partnership with the STA (Swimming Teacher's Association), a national governing body for swimming and lifesaving.  You can be assured that your child will be getting the highest quality swimming lesson as our academy has signed up to the STA Swim Star Swim School Programme, which means that we have committed to providing excellent standards, and have pledged to maintain them through delivering the globally renowned International Learn to Swim Programme.  For more information about the Learn to Swim programme we follow, along with a progression chart, please see below.

Aylsham Swim Academy's terms and conditions can be downloaded from the link at the end of this webpage.

How to find Aylsham Swim Academy

Aylsham Swim Academy at Aylsham Sports Hub is conveniently located just off the A140 between Norwich and the North Norfolk coast.  We can be found at the end of Palmerston Way, Aylsham, NR11 6FN. 

A car park is available for Sports Hub visitors and members.  Please click here for a map showing our location.

STA's International Learn to Swim Programme

Please see below for the STA Learning Outcomes which are referred to in the enquiry form.  The PDF document link at the bottom of the page contains learning outcomes for every award level.

 

Stanley Series - 3 to 5 years:

The STAnley First Steps Series is a fun series of progressive awards specifically designed to teach learners from 3 – 5 years, basic swimming and water safety skills.  We will be teaching the STAnley awards over 2 class levels (Beginners and Advanced - 5 certificate levels in total).  A child’s first learn to swim experience is one of the most important in terms of capturing and retaining their interest.  We believe the best way to achieve this is to create safe environments in which children can be introduced to the water whilst having fun and by providing a progressive learn to swim programme that is both challenging and rewarding.  This series culminates with the STAnley Star award, which covers all the skills in the 5 awards ensuring that the learner is competent and confident in and around water.  

Octopus Series - Aged 6+:

The Octopus series is an exciting series of progressive awards specifically designed for children aged over 6 years.  We will be teaching the Octopus awards over 2 class levels (Beginners and Advanced - 3 certificate levels in total).  This enables older children to access the Learn to Swim pathway and develop their confidence, knowledge and skills.  We believe the best way to achieve this is to create safe environments in which children can be introduced to the water whilst having fun and by providing a progressive learn to swim programme that is both challenging and rewarding. On completion of the Octopus series, learners can progress through the Learn to Swim journey and move on to the Goldfish, Angelfish and Shark series. A child’s first learn to swim experience is one of the most important in terms of capturing and retaining their interest.  

Goldfish Series:

This programme is designed to be the next stage for swimmers who have progressed through either the STANLEY First Steps Series or Octopus Series.  The Goldfish series is an exciting series of progressive awards expanding on skills in a fun, progressive, challenging and rewarding way.  We will be teaching the Goldfish awards over 2 class levels (Beginners and Advanced - 3 certificate levels in total).  On completion of this series, swimmers will be able to swim 15 metres without any aid as well as perform basic floats.

Angelfish Series:

Once swimmers have completed the Goldfish Series they can progress to the Angelfish Series.  All awards in this series will be taught in one class level (3 certificate levels in total).  On completion of the progressive awards in this series, swimmers will be capable of swimming 25 metres without aid, perform butterfly stroke as well as mastering sculling techniques and entries to the water

Shark Series:

On completion of the Angelfish Series, learners progress to the Shark Series.  All awards in this series will be taught in one class level (3 certificate levels in total).  This series educates learners in basic water rescue and survival techniques as well as starts and turns for each of the strokes.  On completion of the series learners will be able to swim 100 metres.