Swimming lessons

[LT]

Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for swimming lessons - we are looking to enrol our 6 year old and 4 year old somewhere next term. I look forward to any replies.

Thanks!

[prdarling]

I go to Beckenham Spa. Mainly because the ED pool has been closed forever and the Spa is a lovely pool. My son really enjoys it - he's 4 and a half and has been going for a year. His confidence has grown massively

[LT]

Will definitely check it out, thank you very much.

[lillyanginger]

We used to trek to Crystal palace, the lessons there were brilliant.

A friend of mine is currently going to Victoria, apparently there is a pool next/very near the station and the classes are good.

[alieh]

It is hard to get into the lessons at the Peckham Pulse, but if you find out the day of registration for the next term and go early to queue up, you might get in. We've been very happy with our lessons there.

[bawdy-nan]

Jags do swimming lessons and are brilliant. You don't have to be a member to sign up. My two were at ED pool until just before it closed and I stopped them from going because they didn't seme to be making any progress at all. We had one term of a superb teacher that got one of them swimming and then it was to back to "walking backwards in the water"...

My eldest did a school terms worth of swimming lessons (through her primary school) with the Jags teachers and made excellent progress (ie , any) so I sogned them up after that. After a term the eldest os a much stronger, confident simmer and the youngest, though not yet swimming independently, is almost there and really keen to be in the water. In fatc, whenever we enter a pool now he does the swimmimg lesson drills he's learned to love.

[fearnpw1]

Are the Jags lessons at weekends at all bawdy-nan?

[esme]

peckham pulse do swimming lessons for all ages and they seem very well taught (i've been in the fast lane next to lanes for swimming lessons and the instructor has been very patient and dsnt put any pressure on, very good way of teaching kids and they seem to respond really well) - good luck :)

[Fuschia]

#lessons also very good at dulwich college

[LT]

Thanks everyone for replies - we have just got back from a long weekend away and I am going to phone the places you recommend now. Cheers.

[bawdy-nan]

sorry not to reply - yes, they are at weekends. The website says there is a waiting list but its probably worth calling them up if you're interested. I found them to be a mix of utterly impossible and totally helpful - ie things not quite being what they say they are: they said it was imperative that you call on the day courses open / there's a waiting list when actucally they didn\t answer the phone but several days later there seemed to be places. Which is to say I think it is probably worth a phone call.

[spanners45]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of swimming lessons for babies? i can't seem to find any.

Thanks!

[bumpy]

Peckham Pulse

Herne Hill - http://www.babyswimming.co.uk/

London Bridge - http://www.littledippers.co.uk/

[spanners45]

Thanks Bumpy!! That's brilliant. Will check those out.

[catgirl]

crystal palace also do baby swimming lessons

[ClareC]

We go to a pool at a school in Herne Hill. It's babyswimming.co.uk,age from 4 months.

[dullwitch]

Super Kids Swim school is very good. They hold classes at St Thomas the Apostle School in Nunhead, and several other places too, I think.

Justine is an excellent teacher.

Contact Margaret Rick

Telephone: 020 8651 2002

email:

mrick@superkids.eclipse.co.uk

Edited to say, I've just found this on Mumsnet; http://www.netmums.com/listings/PLACES/bromley/143/Superkids_Swimming_School//90133259/