To book a swim session click below
We offer a range of swimming lessons, suitable for pre-school children through to adult beginners and improvers.
Swim school timetable (50 weeks per year)
– We run swimming lessons for children from 3 years old through to swim fit every Monday to Friday from 16:00 – 18:00 and Saturdays from 8:00 – 10:30. On Saturday mornings, we have parent and toddler classes for two years and over.
Swimming stages
Jellyfish – parent toddler class for 2 year olds
Starfish – Parent toddler class for 2.5 year olds
Seahorses – Class for 3 year olds. Parents support children in the water while they become a little more independent
Stage 1 – For 4 years plus. Children are in the water by themselves with our teachers. Class sizes are a maximum of 8 children. They will be learning to float, push and glide, leg kick and obtain an effective streamlined body position with correct head alignment. We will develop your child’s confidence on their front and back.
Stage 2 – We build on the skills learned in stage 1. Children will continue to develop their leg kick skills while starting to incorporate arm movements. We will look at rotation in the water and continuing to develop confidence on their front and back.
Stage 3 – In this stage, children should be really starting to develop effective front crawl and backstroke. They should be able to swim confidently across the width of our teaching pool maintaining correct head position, streamlined body position and excellent leg kicks
Stage 3+ – This is the first taste in deep water for our children. They should be able to swim the width of the boom confidently to enter this stage on both their front and back. In this stage, children will learn effective breathing techniques and start to develop breaststroke and butterfly kicks. We will also begin to build their fitness as they start to become independent of the teacher.
Stage 4- Children are now in the water by themselves. They’ll swim in the boom, across the length. Their front crawl and backstroke should be technically good by the end of stage 4 to prepare them for swimming in the lanes. They’ll also begin to develop their breaststroke and butterfly stroke using both arms and legs.
Stage 5 – This stage is an introduction to lane swimming and our children are now building confidence over the 25 metre distance. We’ll develop technique across all 4 strokes while looking at a variety of rolls, rotations, and surface dives.
Stage 6 – Children are continuing to develop fitness in stage 6 and should be confident over 25 meters with front crawl and backstroke. Breaststroke and butterfly will continue to be developed alongside some personal survival skills and confidence.
Stage 7 – Children swimming in stage 7 will use front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. The butterfly technique is further developed in this stage and we’ll also build children’s stamina and fitness as they start to swim multiple lengths using a variety of swimming strokes.
Junior swim fit – These classes have a club feel to them as children work towards achieving bronze, silver and gold awards as well as distance badges.
Preschool info – In the daytime we run sessions for parents and toddlers. These classes are booked in blocks of 10 sessions as they run alongside the school terms. The sessions run for 3 terms during a school year.
Intensive swimming courses – Every school holiday (excluding Christmas) we run intensive swimming courses to get your children’s confidence higher and give them extra water time needed to really boost their swimming.
Diving – We have teen diving lessons on Monday evenings for teenagers. We then run diving courses every Thursday and Friday. These classes go from beginners through to advanced skills. To enrol, you must be confident swimming in deep water of at least 25 metres.
Prices and how to book –
Swimming lessons £32 per month
Preschool daytime swimming– £74 (10 sessions)
Diving – £32 per month for 30 minute lessons
Diving – £37 per month for 45 minute lessons
Link to children’s enrolment (for parents to create the children’s membership) –
To enrol onto the programme/waiting list please click on the link below:
You’ll need to complete your registration details. Please select children’s lessons enrolment and click buy now to add to basket and continue through the checkout process. You’ll also need to add your direct debit details to set up a payment plan.
Once you have completed this please email us via learntoswim@cheltenhamtrust.org.uk with the following information:
• Confirmation that you have set up the membership and payment plan
• Childs name and date of birth
• Your name so we can link your children to your membership
Swimwear
We accept all swimming costumes however we cannot permit trousers or t-shirts to be worn in the pool unless previously authorised by a member of the Leisure at Cheltenham management team
One hour sessions are now available to book. Session times can be found on the timetable here. The Splash Pad is the a good way for children to increase their confidence in the water and their awareness, and we recommend this for children under the age of 6.
Pool Facilities
The main pool at Leisure at Cheltenham is 33m x 12.8m and can have up to six single lanes. The shallow end is 1.3m in depth and the deep end 2.5m in depth.
The main pool has a pneumatic boom that can split the pool into a 25m pool and a smaller 7m area used for swimming lessons.
The average water temperature of the main pool temperature is 28.5 degrees Celsius.
There is a hoist available to provide access to the pool for customers with reduced mobility.
We have a range of activities on offer, including swimming lessons, educational lessons and family swim sessions.
We’re proud to welcome Cheltenham Swimming & Water polo Club, Cheltenham Tri- club and Cotswold Water Canoe Club to make use of our facilities.
Lane Swimming
The main pool can be split into 3 double lanes and we operate a slow, medium and fast system to accommodate all swimming abilities.
The teaching pool is 23.8m x 9.65m. The shallow end is 0.3m in depth and the deep end is 1.2m in depth.
The average water temperature of the teaching pool is 30.5 degrees Celsius.
There is a hoist available to provide access to the pool for customers with reduced mobility.
We offer a range of activities and lessons in our teaching pool, including aqua aerobics, swimming lessons and family swimming.
The diving pool is now open, unless stated otherwise.
The diving pool is 12.8m x 12.8m with the depth of 4m.
The diving pool has four diving boards: two x 1m spring boards, a 3m spring board and a 5m platform.
Please be aware that customers using the diving boards must be able to swim unassisted.
The average pool temperature of the diving pool is 28.5 degrees Celsius.
Unless required for a competition or private hire booking, only one 1m spring board will be in use.
All of the pools at Leisure at Cheltenham are supervised by a qualified lifeguard.
Diving
The diving pool is available during floats fun sessions and weekends and half term.
Diving Pool Rules:
- You must not wear goggles when jumping off the boards.
- Once you have entered the water exit quickly and safely.
- Do not stand on the back of the boards while another diver is jumping.
- Somersaults, backward dives, spins and handstand dives are only allowed during adult dive session
We offer family fun sessions, we recommend under 8s use the teaching pool and Splash Pad we recommend under the age of 6 (1 hour slots are available regularly throughout the week). For booking and information please visit the leisure hub here. Check the swim timetable for session times.
To book a swim session click below
Swim school timetable (50 weeks per year)
– We run swimming lessons for children from 3 years old through to swim fit every Monday to Friday from 16:00 – 18:00 and Saturdays from 8:00 – 10:30. On Saturday mornings, we have parent and toddler classes for two years and over.
Swimming stages
Jellyfish – parent toddler class for 2 year olds
Starfish – Parent toddler class for 2.5 year olds
Seahorses – Class for 3 year olds. Parents support children in the water while they become a little more independent
Stage 1 – For 4 years plus. Children are in the water by themselves with our teachers. Class sizes are a maximum of 8 children. They will be learning to float, push and glide, leg kick and obtain an effective streamlined body position with correct head alignment. We will develop your child’s confidence on their front and back.
Stage 2 – We build on the skills learned in stage 1. Children will continue to develop their leg kick skills while starting to incorporate arm movements. We will look at rotation in the water and continuing to develop confidence on their front and back.
Stage 3 – In this stage, children should be really starting to develop effective front crawl and backstroke. They should be able to swim confidently across the width of our teaching pool maintaining correct head position, streamlined body position and excellent leg kicks
Stage 3+ – This is the first taste in deep water for our children. They should be able to swim the width of the boom confidently to enter this stage on both their front and back. In this stage, children will learn effective breathing techniques and start to develop breaststroke and butterfly kicks. We will also begin to build their fitness as they start to become independent of the teacher.
Stage 4- Children are now in the water by themselves. They’ll swim in the boom, across the length. Their front crawl and backstroke should be technically good by the end of stage 4 to prepare them for swimming in the lanes. They’ll also begin to develop their breaststroke and butterfly stroke using both arms and legs.
Stage 5 – This stage is an introduction to lane swimming and our children are now building confidence over the 25 metre distance. We’ll develop technique across all 4 strokes while looking at a variety of rolls, rotations, and surface dives.
Stage 6 – Children are continuing to develop fitness in stage 6 and should be confident over 25 meters with front crawl and backstroke. Breaststroke and butterfly will continue to be developed alongside some personal survival skills and confidence.
Stage 7 – Children swimming in stage 7 will use front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. The butterfly technique is further developed in this stage and we’ll also build children’s stamina and fitness as they start to swim multiple lengths using a variety of swimming strokes.
Junior swim fit – These classes have a club feel to them as children work towards achieving bronze, silver and gold awards as well as distance badges.
Preschool info – In the daytime we run sessions for parents and toddlers. These classes are booked in blocks of 10 sessions as they run alongside the school terms. The sessions run for 3 terms during a school year.
Intensive swimming courses – Every school holiday (excluding Christmas) we run intensive swimming courses to get your children’s confidence higher and give them extra water time needed to really boost their swimming.
Diving – We have teen diving lessons on Monday evenings for teenagers. We then run diving courses every Thursday and Friday. These classes go from beginners through to advanced skills. To enrol, you must be confident swimming in deep water of at least 25 metres.
Prices and how to book –
Swimming lessons £32 per month
Preschool daytime swimming– £74 (10 sessions)
Diving – £32 per month for 30 minute lessons
Diving – £37 per month for 45 minute lessons
Link to children’s enrolment (for parents to create the children’s membership) –
To enrol onto the programme/waiting list please click on the link below:
You’ll need to complete your registration details. Please select children’s lessons enrolment and click buy now to add to basket and continue through the checkout process. You’ll also need to add your direct debit details to set up a payment plan.
Once you have completed this please email us via learntoswim@cheltenhamtrust.org.uk with the following information:
• Confirmation that you have set up the membership and payment plan
• Childs name and date of birth
• Your name so we can link your children to your membership
Swimwear
We accept all swimming costumes however we cannot permit trousers or t-shirts to be worn in the pool unless previously authorised by a member of the Leisure at Cheltenham management team.
One hour sessions are now available to book. Session times can be found on the timetable here. The Splash Pad is the a good way for children to increase their confidence in the water and their awareness, and we recommend this for children under the age of 6.
Adult swimming lessons (course and paying for weekly sessions).
Fancy giving swimming a try? We are offer a variety of different class options to adults looking to swim.
From Monday 8 January to Monday 15 March, you can join us for a 10-week swimming lesson course. The first session is 9am to 9.30am (£68) and the second session is 10am to 11am (£126). This course is suitable for all levels.
If a course is not the right option for you, you can join us for one of our pay as you go classes. Beginners are Mondays (starting Monday 8 January) at 6.30pm and intermediate Wednesdays (starting Wednesday 10 January) at 5.30pm.
To book email learntoswim@cheltenhamtrust.org.uk or call 01242 387413
Join us from Friday 5 January, 6.15pm to 7pm for our adult diving lessons, from £37 per month. Diving can provide a thrilling and graceful opportunity for individuals to explore the depths of underwater realms, fostering confidence, skill, and a sense of adventure in a supportive and enjoyable environment.
To book email learntoswim@cheltenhamtrust.org.uk or call 01242 387413
Pool Facilities
The main pool at Leisure at Cheltenham is 33m x 12.8m and can have up to six single lanes. The shallow end is 1.3m in depth and the deep end 2.5m in depth.
The main pool has a pneumatic boom that can split the pool into a 25m pool and a smaller 7m area used for swimming lessons.
The average water temperature of the main pool temperature is 28.5 degrees Celsius.
There is a hoist available to provide access to the pool for customers with reduced mobility.
We have a range of activities on offer, including swimming lessons, educational lessons and family swim sessions.
We’re proud to welcome Cheltenham Swimming & Water polo Club, Cheltenham Tri- club and Cotswold Water Canoe Club to make use of our facilities.
Lane Swimming
The main pool can be split into 3 double lanes and we operate a slow, medium and fast system to accommodate all swimming abilities.
The teaching pool is 23.8m x 9.65m. The shallow end is 0.3m in depth and the deep end is 1.2m in depth.
The average water temperature of the teaching pool is 30.5 degrees Celsius.
There is a hoist available to provide access to the pool for customers with reduced mobility.
We offer a range of activities and lessons in our teaching pool, including aqua aerobics, swimming lessons and family swimming.
The diving pool is now open, unless stated otherwise.
The diving pool is 12.8m x 12.8m with the depth of 4m.
The diving pool has four diving boards: two x 1m spring boards, a 3m spring board and a 5m platform.
Please be aware that customers using the diving boards must be able to swim unassisted.
The average pool temperature of the diving pool is 28.5 degrees Celsius.
Unless required for a competition or private hire booking, only one 1m spring board will be in use.
All of the pools at Leisure at Cheltenham are supervised by a qualified lifeguard.
Diving
The diving pool is available during floats fun sessions and weekends and half term.
Diving Pool Rules:
- You must not wear goggles when jumping off the boards.
- Once you have entered the water exit quickly and safely.
- Do not stand on the back of the boards while another diver is jumping.
- Somersaults, backward dives, spins and handstand dives are only allowed during adult dive session
We offer family fun sessions, we recommend under 8s use the teaching pool and Splash Pad we recommend under the age of 6 (1 hour slots are available regularly throughout the week). For booking and information please visit the leisure hub here. Check the swim timetable for session times.