Kempston Swimming Pool

We offer a comprehensive range of swimming tuition for all ages. Lessons at Kempston Pool offer you the opportunity to learn to swim at your own pace in a friendly atmosphere, with experienced and dedicated teaching staff.

An ideal session for parents who wish to introduce their under 5’s to the water. Once your child has received their triple vaccination why not introduce them to the fun of swimming.

Qualified staff are on hand to provide help and advice on all matters related to introducing your child to the water, the aids to use and how to develop your child’s ability and confidence.

Equipment is provided during this session so why not try out various swim aids to find the best one suited to your child. Toys are provided to ensure an enjoyable time is had by all.

During this session 1 adult may supervise up to 2 children under the age of 5. Please ensure your children wear recognised swim nappies

Children from the age of three can enrol onto our ever-popular junior ‘learn-to-swim’ programme. Please click here for the lesson timetable

Watertots	If your child is under 5 years old they will require a water tots class. This class provides an introduction to the water. The aim is to build water confidence and introduce the basic skolls required for swimming. Children must be over 3 years old to enrol on this course.
Beginner A	Aimed towards introducing ‘watermanship’ skills and developing movement through the water. Minimum age 5 years.
Beginner A 8+	Beginner A but for children aged 8 and over.
Beginner B	Focused on improving competence in the water through specific stroke development. Children entering at this level should have a basic level of competence of front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke.
Improver	Focused on body position and stroke improvement. Aquatic skills such as sculling and treading water are developed to improve water competence.
Intermediate	Aimed at developing and consolidating all skills and strokes to provide good overall technique.
Advanced	Aimed at improving stroke efficiency, stamina and speed. These hour-long lessons also develop personal survival and competitive starts and turn skills.

If your over 18 and can’t swim then why not join our adult lessons. Small friendly classes for complete beginners, improvers and advanced. Please see below for details of courses. Please click here for the lesson timetable.

Beginners	With the help of arm bands etc, the aim is to give you confidence and get you moving
Improvers/Advanced	When you’re moving, let us help you develop your strokes and increase your confidence in slightly deeper water. If you can swim let us improve your style, technique and underwater skills

An ideal way to introduce your children to the water or improve their technique throughout the school holidays. Please ask for details of our crash courses, availability and booking information.

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