Department of Sport

Children's Swimming Lessons

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Our Swim School programme has supported thousands of young people to learn to swim from our extensive swimming facilities at David Ross Sports Village. 

Our Children's lessons are for swimmers aged from 4.5 years to 14 years-old from Beginners' level to Stage 9. Our expert instructors will support our young swimmers to learn the basics through to becoming a trained competitive swimmer. 

Our fun, structured sessions focus on improving your child's technique in the water and enabling them to become happy, confident swimmers. 

Our programme offers:

  • A fun, friendly and safe learning environment 
  • Small class sizes
  • Qualified Level 2 instructors for every class
  • Additional Level 1 instructors to support all Beginner, Foundation and Stage 1 lessons
  • Programme based on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
  • High-quality lessons that are stroke technique focused
  • Equipment provided throughout

 Joining our Swim School programme

Our Junior swim school programme is now available for new customers to add their names to our waiting lists but we do have limited availability at all stages. This availability will be sold on a first come first served basis.

 

Day and times

Our programmes runs
 Days Times
 Monday's  16.00 - 19.30
 Tuesday's  16.00 - 19.00
 Saturday's   09.00 - 12.15 & 12.00-16.00
 Sunday's  09.00 - 12.30

 
Swim School Terms and Conditions Contact us

Group lesson pricing:

  • 11 week blocks are priced at £77 per block 

Current customers

The next course of group lessons is week commencing 2nd September 2024 - week commencing 11th November 2024. The timetable below shows the days and times available for the next course. 

For customers wanting to re-book who are staying in the same stage, day and time, you can book from Monday 8th July 2024 at 4pm.

For customers who are moving up or wanting to change day or time, please see below. 

Booking week 2 - for customers moving up or changing day or time
 Day When to book
 To book Monday's lessons You can book from Monday 15th July 2024 at 7:30am
 To book Tuesday's lessons  You can book from Tuesday 16th July 2024 at 7:30am
 To book Saturday's lessons  You can book from Saturday 20th July 2024 at 8:30am
 To book Sunday's lessons  You can book from Sunday 21st July 2024 at 8:30am
 

Please be aware that all the times listed below are subject to availability. If your current class is no longer there, please be see the table further down for the class you have been idenitifed for.

Monday

  
TimeStageInstructor
16.00-16.30 Stage 3 Alyssa S

16.00-16.30

Beginners

Lexi

16:00-16:30

Breastroke Clinic

Aimee 

16.30-17.00 Stage 1 Lexi
16.30-17.00 Foundation Alyssa S
16.30-17.00 Stage 4 Aimee 
17.00-17.30 Beginners Lexi
17.00-17.30 Stage 3 Alyssa S
17.00-17.30 Stage 5 Aimee 
17.30-18.00 Stage 2 Lexi
17.30-18.00 Stage 1 Alyssa S
17.30-18.00 Stage 3 Deep Water Aimee 
18.00-18.30 Stage 1 Lexi
18.00-18.30 Stage 2 Alyssa S
18.00-18.30 Stage 6 Aimee 
19.00-19.30 Stage 7 Alyssa S

Tuesday

TimeStageInstructor
16.00-16.30 Foundation Alyssa K

16.00-16.30

Beginners

Aimee 

16:00- 16:30

Stage 3 Deep Water

Jo

16.30-17.00 Stage 1 Alyssa K
16.30-17.00 Stage 2 Aimee 
16.30-17.00 Stage 5 Jo
17.00-17.30 Stage 3 Alyssa K
17.00-17.30 Stage 2 Aimee
17.00-17.30 Stage 4 Jo
17.00-17.30 Stage 3 Deep Water Keira
17.30-18.00 Stage 3 Alyssa K
17.30-18.00 Foundation Aimee
17.30-18.00 Stage 4 Keira
17.30-18.00 Breaststroke Clinic Jo
18.00-18.30 Stage 2 Alyssa K
18.00-18.30 Stage 1 Aimee
18.00-18.30 Stage 6 Jo
18.30-19.00 Stage 7 Jo
18.30-19.15 Stage 8 Aimee
18.30-19.15 Stage 9 Alyssa K

Wednesday

There are no Children's Swimming Lesssons on a Wednesday.

Thursday

There are no Children's Swimming Lesssons on a Thursday.

Friday

There are no Children's Swimming Lesssons on a Friday.

Saturday

TimeStageInstructor
09.00-09.45 Stage 9 Sophie
09.00-09.45 Stage 8 Molly
09.00-09.30 Stage 7 Finlay
09.45-10.15 Stage 6 Finlay
09.45-10.15 Stage 2 Molly
09.45-10.15 Foundation Sophie
10.15-10.45 Stage 5 Finlay
10.15-10.45 Stage 3 Molly
10.15-10.45 Stage 1 Sophie
10.45-11.15 Beginners

Molly

10.45-11.15 Stage 2 Sophie
10.45-11.15 Stage 4 Finlay
10.45-11.15 Stage 3 Deep water Kieran
11.15-11.45 Stage 1 Molly
11.15-11.45 Stage 3 Sophie
11.15-11.45 Breaststroke Clinic Finlay
11.15-11.45 Stage 3 Deep water Kieran
11.45-12.15 Foundation Molly
11.45-12.15 Beginners Sophie

11.45-12.15

Stage 3 DW

Finlay

12.00-12.30

Foundation

Swim Instructor

12.30-13.00 Stage 1 Swim Instructor
14.00-14.30 Beginners Swim Instructor
14.30-15.00 Foundation Swim Instructor
15.00-15.30 Foundation Swim Instructor
15.30-16.00 Stage 2 Swim Instructor

Sunday

TimeStageInstructor
09.00-09.30 Beginners Keira
09.00-09.30 Stage 2 Megan D
09.00-09.30 Stage 6 Molly
09.30-10.00 Stage 3 Keira
09.30-10.00 Stage 1 Megan D
09.30-10.00 Stage 3 Deep water Molly
10.00-10.30 Stage 1 Keira
10.00-10.30 Beginners Megan D
10.00-10.30 Stage 5 Molly
10.30-11.00 Foundation Keira
10.30-11.00 Stage 1 Megan D
10.30-11.00 Stage 4 Molly
11.00-11.30 Foundation Mia
11.00-11.30 Stage 2 Keira
11.00-11.30 Stage 3 Deep water Molly
11.00-11.30 Beginners Megan D
11.30-12.00 Breaststroke Clinic Molly
11.30-12.00 Stage 2 Keira
11.30-12.00 Foundation Megan D
11.30-12.00 Stage 1 Mia
12.00-12.30 Beginners Mia
12.00-12.30 Foundation Keira
12.00-12.30 Stage 3 Megan D
12.00-12.30 Stage 7 Molly
12.30-13.00 Stage 2 Mia

 

Timetable changes

Every term the swimming lesson timetable goes under review and changes are made based on the number of swimmers requiring each Stage. For classes that have changed a new time will be identified for you to ensure that you can still book during Booking week 1 (same day, same time) 

Please remember that your place is only guaranteed if you pay for the next course within Booking week 1 of lessons (for further explanation, please refer to your re-booking letter). 

For those classes that have been affected by the changes, please see the alternative times below. If there is any issue with your new class time please email swimschool@nottingham.ac.uk

Changes to the Group lesson timetable
 Your Current class Your new class (Choice of times listed)
Saturday Stage 1 at 11.45am Saturday Stage 1 at 11.15am OR 12.30pm
Saturday Beginners at 3.00pm Saturday Beginners at 2.00pm

University of Nottingham Sport

David Ross Sports Village
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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