Our adult swimming lessons offer sessions for all abilities, whether you’re learning to swim for the first time, heading back into the pool or looking to refine your swimming techniques.
Lessons are run in a friendly and supportive environment with a range of classes for beginners to advanced, for older adults, and for those looking to develop their open water swimming technique. We take pride in helping you to learn or improve your swimming.
Swimming levels
| Name | Outline |
|---|---|
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Beginners / Older Adult Beginners |
It’s never too late to learn to swim! We understand that you may feel nervous about taking swimming lessons as an adult. If you have a fear of the water, or panic just thinking about the deep end, then this class is for you. We’ll help you with water confidence and relaxation as well as introducing the basic core aquatic skills, including aquatic breathing and flotation. |
| Improver - Stroke development |
This stage will help you develop stroke technique and core aquatic skills. This level is designed for those who are confident in the water and can travel in water on front or back (with or without aids) for a short distance (up to 25m).
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| Skills and Drills |
This stage will develop your pool etiquette and incorporates the use of equipment such as kickboards and pull buoys. You’ll learn efficient stroke technique as we introduce you to basic training programmes to develop your fitness and stamina.
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SwimFEST |
These classes are structured classes which will develop your technical swimming ability and swimming fitness. This class is aimed at those who are confident in the water and cover distance of minimum 50m.
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Term and class schedule
2024/25 Programme Term Dates
Monday 19 August 2024 - Sunday 15 December 2024
Monday 6 January 2025 - Sunday 6 April 2025
Tuesday 21 April 2025 - Sunday 29 June 2025
Older Adult Beginners
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 12.45pm |
Beginners
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12pm |
| Thursday | 12pm |
Improver - Stroke Development
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 6.20pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm |
Skills and Drills
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 12.45pm |
SwimFEST
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday | 6.20pm |
Prices
Bookable as a block of 10, 45-minute lessons.
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Membership type |
Cost |
| Member | £71.50 |
| Student member | £62 |
| Student non-member | £71.50 |
| Adult non-member | £110 |
| Concession and staff | £84 |
How to book
To enquire about a place in our swimming programme, please contact us by email on learntoswim@stir.ac.uk or by calling 01786 466900.
Class places will be allocated at the appropriate level on first come, first served basis.
You can choose to join our waiting list if your chosen class is not immediately available.
Individual Tuition
A limited timetable of 1:1 swimming is now available from Sunday 1 October.
Book via our Sport app or call our team on 01786 466900 to find out more.