Our services offered at West Island School Swimming Pool is open to all. It is a private pool and users must have enrolled in our courses. We will be offering Babies & Toddlers, Kids and Adult swimming lessons at this location on Saturday mornings from September 2024.

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• Only swimmers are allowed poolside or in the pool.

• Parents/guardians that wish to swim, may do so in designated areas if available.

• Due to capacity and insurance restrictions, registration is a must. See Drop In Classes section for details.

• ​Otherwise, Parents/guardians may accompany their child to the coach’s lane but must wait in the spectator stand or garden area afterward.

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Adult - 16+

Kids Programme - 3+

Baby & Tots - 4months to 3 years old (adult accompanied)​

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Our levels:

Adults / Children should be able to do the following as a minimum requirement to join these levels:

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Mixed Tots - An adult accompanied class for children from 4 months to 3 years old.

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Beginners - Is at least 3 years old. Will not submerge and/or cannot hold a float.

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Paddlers - Can paddle at least 3 metres independently on top of the water.

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Strokes 1 - Able to do 4-6 strokes getting their arms out of the water and swim at least 25m by paddling and doing a safety roll.

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Strokes 2 - Able to do side breathing in front crawl and swim non stop for at least 25 metres.

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Strokes 3 - Able to swim at least 50 metres non stop in front crawl.

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Junior Squad - Able to swim at least 100 metres non stop in front crawl.

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Adult Basics - No water experience - learning breathing, floating and moving in the water without fear.

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Adult Beginners - Ready to learn a basic front crawl. We will go through a series of kicking and arm drills. 

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Scheduled Courses

All courses, except Holiday Courses, are scheduled to run during the ESF school term time. See below for swim dates.

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Registration for our scheduled courses will close approximately one week before the start of term. Those that register for our scheduled courses enjoy a guaranteed place in class for the term, lower rates per class, and the accumulation of Paddle Points to offset against future purchases. Scheduled courses are subject to our usual Terms & Conditions. 

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If you fail to register for our scheduled courses, you can choose to join our Drop In Classes until the next registration period opens up. Please make sure you subscribe to the newsletter and/or our social media channels for updates (scroll to the bottom of this page).​​

 

Drop In Classes

All Baby & Tots classes are run as Drop In Classes. 

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We may offer Drop In Classes on our Kids Programme where scheduled classes are not at capacity.

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Parents/guardians of students (adults accompanying Tots are regarded as students) may enter the pool in designated areas if available and upon registration via the Drop In Classes link below. Due to capacity and insurance restrictions, non-students must register and pay a small fee. Students may join parents/guardians in this area before or after lessons without additional fees. There is no time restriction, as long as it is between 9am and 12pm. We expect you to be considerate of other swimmers.

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Book Drop In Classes here.

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Our existing Terms & Conditions apply.

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Children go to classes alone

​This is the fastest and easiest way for the child to learn to trust their coach and subsequently to learn how to swim. When the guardian is there, the child is more likely to refuse instructions from any adult. For children not yet used to taking lessons, we respectfully ask the guardian to be out of sight.

 

If you are not comfortable with this arrangement, please do consider joining our Baby & Tots class or arrange for private lessons where you can accompany your child.

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