Every term, our Adult Starter class welcomes people who have avoided water for years. Bankers, traders, students, grandmothers. Many tell us they feel embarrassed at first. By week three, nobody does.
Fear is normal
Fear of water in adults usually has a reason: a bad experience, a warning from a parent, never having had the chance. We never push. You stay in the shallow end, holding the wall, as long as you need.
The first lesson
You will not swim in the first lesson, and that is the point. You will stand, breathe, walk across the shallow end and, if you want to, put your face in the water for a moment.
What changes in a term
- Breathing out calmly under water
- Floating and standing up again without panic
- Gliding from the wall
- For many, a first width of the pool
Small classes, evening times
Classes are capped at four adults per coach and run at 7pm on weekdays and Saturday afternoons, so they fit around work and traffic on Herbert Macaulay Way.
If you are not sure where to start, the level finder takes two minutes. It will most likely suggest Adult Starter, and our coaches will meet you at the shallow end.