Swimming Nature

Swimming Lessons in London
Have a new addition to the family and want them to make their first splash?
Looking to help your child learn to swim or improve their lap times?
All grown up and feel that you really should have learnt to swim by now?
What ever your need, Swimming Nature can help. Our tuition programs have been designed specifically to meet your needs and swimming goals.



Under 3 years 3 - 15 years Over 16 years All ages
 

Swimming Lessons Overview
Speedy Ray Story Swimming Levels Swimming Awards

Swimming Nature for Children is an unique learn-to-swim programme for children between ages 3 and 15. It's a fun, educational and interactive programme that motivates children to progress rapidly through seven aquatic character levels.

When you sign up for Swimming Nature for Children, your child will receive a Progression Book with stickers for them to plot their progress on this adventure*.

Instructors will provide weekly feedback on the awards your child has been working on during their lessons.  The awards programme also includes a series of 20 cloth badges taking a child all the way from underwater waving to medley swimming!

Setting incremental and realistic goals for each lesson and offering rewards for modules successfully completed introduces a sense of achievement that motivates children to progress to the higher levels on the Swimming Nature for Children programme.



* Applicable only to private & semi-private classes, available for purchase.

Speedy Ray Swimming Lessons Overview
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Speedy Ray comes from a planet
a long way, as he surfed the net
in the library one day
 
He noticed a planet
whose colour was blue
 
"Look at all that water", he said, "how cool!" But as he looked closer he saw a strange thing, there were children that lived there who hadn't learnt to swim!
 
Speedy Ray Swimming Lessons Overview
Speedy Ray Story Swimming Levels Swimming Awards

 
"Let's go!", He said to Zoona,
if we leave now we'll get
there sooner!
 
They set off on a mission...
 
 
 
 
Speedy Ray Swimming Lessons Overview
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...to search for some creatures with
extra-special swimming features!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Come and meet the team...
Follow the bubble stream!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speedy's Adventure (3-15 years)
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  • Speedy Ray Story

    Swimming Level 1 Frog

    On the first step of their adventure our Frogs hop to it through constructive play without floatation devices. These sessions are centred on young children discovering the properties of water (e.g. how movement is affected by being in an aquatic environment) and developing shallow water confidence. Key skills are breath control submerging and supported floatation.

  • Swimming Lesson Levels

    Swimming Level 2 Seal

    Seals like to show off their balance skills while floating unaided in the water.
    They also begin to understand the basic principles of propulsion via a series of gliding and kicking exercises.
    Key skills are floatation without instructor assistance, gliding and kicking.

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    Swimming Level 3 Crab

    You’ll find our crabs in deep water territory- putting together the components of backstroke and front crawl as the first steps to a technically perfect swimming style.
    Key skills are theintroduction to backstroke and front crawl, lateral breathing.

  • Level4

    Swimming Level 4 Penguin

    Agility is the key for our plucky Penguins as they practice p-p-picking up the skills to start competitive swimming. Key skills are front crawl bilateral breathing, stamina, tumble turns and racing dives.

  • Level5

    Swimming Level 5 Turtle

    The Turtle stage is when our swimmers start to toughen up! Focused tuition on stamina, rhythm and timing strengthen the front crawl and backstroke and provides a great introduction to breaststroke.
    Key skills are stamina and the breaststroke.

  • Level6

    Swimming Level 6 Crocodile

    Having developed flawless technique in 3 strokes and using their strength and undulation to acquire the butterfly stroke, Crocs get up to speed with SWIMMING NATURE Challenge times and advanced work on timing and rhythm. Key skills include the butterfly stroke, distance swimming and speed training.

  • Level7

    Swimming Level 7 Swordfish

    Mixing it up with the Medley shows off all of the skills our students have learnt during their time with Swimming Nature. The Swordfish are strong, competent swimmers and leave our adventure ahead by a nose!
    Key skill is medley swimming.

Swimming Lesson Badges
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Swimming Awards Level 1 Swimming Awards 1 Swimming Awards 2 Swimming Awards 3 Swimming Awards Level 2 Swimming Awards 4 Swimming Awards 5 Swimming Awards 6 Swimming Awards 7
Baby Nature

Most babies take to the water with ease as it is a very natural experience for them and one that helps to prepare them as confident swimmers later in life. Our Swimming Nature for Babies program provides a great opportunity for you and your child to share this enjoyable and rewarding experience together.

Swimming Lessons in London The Programme

Through a series of planned activities we will help you and your baby feel comfortable together in the water. This provides a foundation for further swimming instruction as he or she gets older.
We provide classes up to a maximum of 8 baby-parent couples per class (10 in Knightsbridge). Each session lasts 30 minutes and takes place in a pool with an ambient temperature of at least 30°C.
Our rolling enrolment programme allows for you and your baby to join classes any week during the year.
Swimming Lessons in London The Benefits

A water-based exercise for babies has been shown to offer multiple benefits including strengthened cardio-respiratory function, improved appetite and stable sleeping patterns. Our instructors also encourage parents to be as proactive as possible in reassuring and guiding their child during swimming, strengthening the bond between parent and child.
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So are you ready?

You need to ensure you are fully comfortable in water before enrolling with your baby. Swimming Nature for Babies sessions rely on parental participation in the water and your child’s confidence in the pool will very much depend on yours.
 
Bath-time is a great opportunity to get some practice in with your baby.  Making a game out of being in the water together at every opportunity will help prepare you both.

Clear Water (adults)

Personal Coaching

Most of our adult students opt for personal one-to-one lessons so that they can improve their swimming ability in much the same way as many adults improve their fitness workouts by using a personal coach in the gym.  This allows for the instructor to really focus on your specific needs.  It also means that you can be yourself, expressing any fears you have openly with your instructor, rather than being concerned or embarrassed about what others might think! Classes in pairs and small groups are also available if you would prefer to learn with others.

Swimming Lessons in London

By nature, adults have the desire to learn fast and our teaching program together with expert instructors means that we can deliver the required results quickly.


The Programme

The Swimming Nature for Adults programme aims to teach you how to swim 4 recognised swimming strokes effortlessly and has 4 progression levels

You can book classes with us whenever you have availability… Now it’s up to you…
No more excuses!

     
Levels   Skills/Areas focused on
     
Learner   Adaptation to water
    Breathing;
    Submersion
    Floatation
    Gliding
    Kicking
     
Improver   Backstroke
    Front Crawl
    Deep water confidence
     
Fitness 1   Breaststroke
    Butterfly
    Diving
    Starts & Turns
    Revision of Strokes
     
Fitness 2   Stamina
    Strength and speed
    Development
     

Fast Track

Swimming Lessons in London

Our week long Fast Track courses are the ideal way to accelerate progress towards your swimming goals, with your very own personal coach and a lesson every day, Monday to Friday.   

Held at various pools across London & Edinburgh, our Fast Track courses are ideal
for students learning to swim and also those looking to improve their stroke
technique and lap times.

Fast Track courses are available with lessons of either 30 or 60 minutes duration per day and with coaching one-to-one or in pairs.

Our Fast Track programmes typically run during school holiday times.  Please contact us for more details and availability.

 

Fast Track Course