One swimmer, one teacher, thirty minutes, any age and any stage, £28 a lesson
One-to-one
Thirty minutes with one teacher for one swimmer: the very nervous child, the child with additional needs, the teenager who does not want to learn with eight-year-olds, the adult preparing for a triathlon, or anyone who wants to move faster than a group allows. £28 a lesson, booked as a block or as you go.
Some swimmers need the teacher to themselves. The child who freezes in a group, the child whose autism makes the noise of a busy pool unbearable, the teenager who is embarrassed, the adult with a specific goal. A one-to-one lesson goes at exactly their pace and works on exactly their problem.
One-to-one lessons are thirty minutes, at a time agreed with the office, in the teaching pool or a lane of the main pool depending on the swimmer. Weekday mornings and early afternoons are quietest and most popular for nervous children and for children with additional needs; evenings suit adults. The same teacher every week.
Three of our teachers hold the Swim Wales qualification for teaching swimmers with disabilities, and we have taught children with autism, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy and sensory processing differences, often moving into a small group after a term of one-to-one. Tell us what helps: a quieter time, a visual timetable, ear defenders on the poolside, a particular routine for getting in. The leisure centre has a hoist and an accessible changing room.
For swimmers who are simply nervous, one-to-one is usually a bridge: a term or two to build confidence, then a group at the right stage. For adults with a goal, it is the fastest way to a better stroke: we film from the side and underwater if you want, and send the clips.
Two swimmers can share a lesson (£36 for the two) if they are at the same stage: siblings, friends, a parent and a teenager. Blocks of six (£150) are booked for a fixed weekly slot and can be used in the holidays.
What is included
- One swimmer, one teacher, thirty minutes, the same teacher each week
- Any age, any stage; the teaching pool or a lane of the main pool
- Three teachers qualified to teach swimmers with disabilities
- Quiet weekday slots for nervous children and additional needs
- Video of the stroke for improvers if wanted
- £28 a lesson, a block of six £150, two sharing £36
What it costs
£28 for thirty minutes; a block of six £150. Two swimmers sharing (siblings or friends at the same stage) £36. The level finder suggests the stage and lists its classes with spaces; the term dates page shows the lessons left this term and what joining now costs.
Questions about one-to-one
My child has autism and hates noise. Can you help?
Yes. We use the quietest weekday slots, a teacher who is qualified to teach swimmers with additional needs, and whatever routine helps: a visual timetable, ear defenders on the side, the same changing cubicle. Ring and talk it through first.
Is one-to-one faster than a group?
For most swimmers, yes, because every minute is theirs. But groups teach things one-to-one cannot, and most children do best moving into a group once they are confident. We will tell you when that is.
Can I use a block in the holidays?
Yes. A block of six can be used in term or the holidays, at any slot we have, within six months.
Find the stage, then book a place. Pay only for the lessons left.
Tell us the swimmer's age and what they can do now, and we offer a class at the right stage with a space, usually within the week. The first ten minutes are an assessment and the teacher moves them that day if the stage is wrong. Or ring Carys in the office.