Keep up to speed with our programme with the latest updates from our Swim School team!
General updates
On the 16th November 2024 there will be an external event taking place at our main pool from 1pm. Therefore the following lessons are cancelled:
- 1-2-1 and Private Bubble lessons between 12.00-16.00
- 12.00 - Foundation
- 12.30 - Stage 1
- 13.00 - Teenagers 3
- 13.30 - Teenagers 3
- 14.00 - Beginners
- 14.30 - Foundation
- 15.00 - Stage 1
- 15.30 - Stage 2
All affected swimmers will have a credit note applied to their accounts to use towards future bookings. All other lessons will be running as normal.
Parking updates
The Sports department is currently working to improve the parking situation when events are hosted. It would help us to illustrate the challenges that our customers face by completing the parking survey, please click here to complete.
Updates to the programme
Over the last couple of years the University of Nottingham Aquatics team have introduced a number of changes to the programme to help improve the journey for swimmers and maximise a swimmers progress.
In 2022, we divided the existing Beginners group into two levels, Beginners and Foundation so lessons could be more focused on the swimmers needs based on water confidence and provide a faster progression through the stages. We also introduced Breaststroke clinics for Stage 3 - Stage 6 swimmers, to aid swimmers who were getting stuck within groups due to their Breaststroke.
In 2023, we reviewed the existing Stage 3 group, taking note that swimmers were spending longer in this stage due to the jump from swimming in shallow water to deep water and the difficulty of the criteria they were working towards. With this in mind we split Stage 3 into 2 levels - Stage 3 in shallow water which focuses on further developing their strokes and working towards 10m's in their strokes ready for deep water; and Stage 3 deep water which focuses on deep water confidence and recovering swimmers stroke technique once they move to deep water.
These developments have provided swimmers with a better progression through the stages and has raised the standard of stroke technique that the swimmers are developing.
Future updates
In December 2023, we successfully appointed a new full time Learn to Swim co-ordinator - Aimee Scadding to support with the running of the programme. Due to the success of the University of Nottingham Learn to swim scheme, the programme has grown and requires additional support.
The good news is we now have capacity to look at further developments and expansions. Our priorities are:
- a new swim lesson management software system with more functionality which will allow online payments and home portal to see your child's progress
- recruitment of more swim teachers to ensure that we can continue to maintain the programme and expand to offer more lessons
Parking
During November and December we will be hosting numerous events so please allow extra time for your journey and parking on the following dates:
- Saturday 16th November 2024
- Saturday 23rd November 2024
- Friday 29th November - Sunday 1st December 2024
- Saturday 7th December 2024
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