Swimming Lessons

There is no age limit or restriction on ability to joining our Swim School. You are never too old or too young to learn – from babies taking their first splash in a controlled and safe environment to adults who have never learned to swim or would like to improve their technique.

Be.Broxbourne offers swimming lessons at both John Warner Sports Centre and Laura Trott Leisure Centre. Our approach is to build a sense of achievement and self-belief, boosting your confidence and developing a life-long love of the water.

We use a number of learning styles specific to your needs so that you can progress at your own pace. Our classes and progression through them are aligned with the Swim England Learn to Swim pathway.

Awards and Achievements

Each of our classes corresponds with a Swim England stage and an associated award:

All classes are fully staffed with lifeguards and all our teachers are:

  • qualified to at least Swim England Level 2
  • Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked

A quick guide to our classes

You can easily identify a class by the colour of the swimming hat which corresponds to the following lessons:

Parent and BabyTadpoles (Pale Blue Hat)Frogs (Royal Blue Hat) Beginners 1 (White Hat)Beginners 2 (White Hat)Intermediates (Yellow Hat)Improvers 1 (Orange Hat)Improvers 2 (Green Hat)Advanced (Red Hat)Swim Trainer (Black Hat)Life Saving (Navy Blue Hat)
Parent and Baby

Parent and Baby

Parent and Baby 1

Join your child for their first experience in the water, Open to babies from six months to 18 months old.

Parents and Baby 2

If your child is 19 – 36 months old, join us for their first experience of swimming, or we welcome parents and children who have progressed from Parent and Baby 1.

Tadpoles

Tadpoles (Pale Blue Hat)

(3 years+) Wear armbands

Children that have not been in the water before without their parents and who lack water confidence. These lessons take place in the learner pool and the children never go out of their depth.

TO MOVE UP

Children no longer require arm bands and display confidence in the water.

Frogs

Frogs (Royal Blue Hat)

(3 years+) No armbands needed

Children who are confident in the water and no longer require armbands. Children will be primarily taught in the learner pool but taken out of their depth when ready to progress.

TO MOVE UP

  • progression to beginners 1 based on teacher assessment
  • awards achieved: Puffin, Duckling 1, 2, 3 and 4
Beginners 1

Beginners 1 (White Hat)

(Swim England Stage 1)

This level is for children of full-time school age who are non-swimmers.

TO MOVE UP

  • able to swim 5 metres front and back and must be confident in the water
  • awards achieved: Puffin, Duckling 4, Stage 1, 5 metres front and back
Beginners 2

Beginners 2 (White Hat)

(Swim England Stage 2 – school age)

Children must be confident in the water and have the ability to swim 5-10 metres on their front and back.

TO MOVE UP

  • able to swim 10 metres front and back and must be confident in the water
  • awards achieved: Water Skills 1, Stage 2, 10 metres front and back

Intermediates (Yellow Hat)

(Swim England Stage 3)

Children must have confidence in the water and have the ability to swim 10 metres on their front and back.

TO MOVE UP

  • able to swim the main three strokes confidently (Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke)
  • awards achieved: Water Skills 2, Stage 3, 15 and 20 metres

Improvers 1 (Orange Hat)

(Swim England Stage 4)

Children must have the ability to swim a minimum of 25 metres and display confidence in deep water. Able to confidently swim the main three strokes to a good standard ( Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke).

TO MOVE UP

  • able to swim 50 metres confidently in three strokes
  • able to attempt surface dive and sculling
  • awards achieved: Water Skills 3, Stage 4 and 50 metres

Improvers 2 (Green Hat)

(Swim England Stage 5)

Children must have the ability to swim 50 metres in the main three strokes with good technique, able to do surface dives and swimming multiple lengths. Display knowledge of butterfly.

TO MOVE UP

  • able to swim 100 metres plus and display good technique
  • able to attempt butterfly
  • good feet first surface dive, sculling head and feet first
  • awards achieved: Water Skills 4, Stage 5 and 100 metres

Advanced (Red Hat)

(Swim England Stage 6 and 7)

Able to swim 100 metres in the main three strokes, and display good technique in butterfly.

TO MOVE UP

  • awards achieved: Stage 6 and 7, Water Skills 5, 200 metres and 400 metres

Swim Trainer (Black Hat)

(Swim England Stage 8)

This session is for children who do not want to go into competitive swimming, but wish to continue to improve their swimming technique, fitness and stamina. The whole hour is non-stop swimming.

Competent swimmers, good technique in all four strokes, this class is to improve stamina. The whole hour is non-stop swimming.

  • awards achieve: Water Skills 6, Stage 8, 600 metres upwards. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Honours Challenge skills awards

Life Saving (Navy Blue Hat)

Able to swim 800 metres or more and be at least 12 years of age. These swimmers learn first aid, personal survival and rescue techniques.

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