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Welcome to Richmondshire Leisure Trust


ADULT SWIMMING CLASSES
Do you want to learn to swim?
Do you need a weekly form of exercise?
Do you want to brush up your swimming before a holiday?

We are committed to providing a well established and progressive swimming development scheme with lessons for everyone from babies through to adults. We aim to provide a quality service by:
  • Using qualified ASA swimming teachers
  • Offering a wide range of classes
  • Using quality equipment during the lessons
  • Ensuring that all learners receive 45 minutes of teacher contact time for all lessons
The swim scheme is supported by the ASA award scheme Ensuring that everyone on our waiting list is contacted to arrange their new class before joining the swim scheme.
ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS

Adult swimming classes take place on Monday afternoons and Tuesday afternoons and evenings. Duration is 45 minutes. Adult classes are informed with development and progression at your own pace.

There are 4 main categories:

Beginners - Monday 2.00pm, Tuesday 2.15pm & 6.15pm
'Never too old to learn' is the motto of these classes! They are held in the shallow end of the main pool, with some access to the teaching pool.

Improvers - Monday 2.00pm, Tuesday 2.15pm & 6.15pm
These classes are held for adults who are comfortable with deeper water and adjusting to swimming lengths

Advanced - Monday 2.45pm, Tuesday 2.15pm & 6.15pm
For adults who are confident with swimming lengths and using the deeper water.

Advanced Plus - Monday 2.45pm, Tuesday 7.00pm
For adults who are competent at swimming lengths. Building stamina, stroke technique and skills.

Classes are held during term time. Enrolment for the following term takes place at the end of each term. If you are interested, please pick up a waiting list form from reception and you will be contacted in time for the new term.

Beginners
Number in class - 8
Pre requisite - None
Aims:
  • Develop and build confidence
  • Submersion with breath control
  • Retrieve sinkers from pool floor
  • To be able to perform a free float, horizontal and vertical
  • To perform vertical and horizontal rotation - without aids
  • Introduce mushroom floats
  • To regain a controlled standing position from a free float, prone and supine
  • Introduce to push and glides, prone and supine
  • Introduce to basic arm action, prone or supine
  • To swim 5m across pool unaided, prone or supine
Optional - Adult Skill Level 1

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Improvers

Number in class - 10
Pre requisites:
Stand confidently from a prone and supine position
Swim 5m across pool unaided, prone or supine
Submerge with breath control
Aims:

  • Introduce and develop confidence in deep water
  • Deep water entries, - jump, sitting dives
  • Introduce and develop the three main strokes
  • Develop submersion
  • To float, prone and supine
  • Basic arm action, prone or supine
  • Develop to push and glides, prone and supine
  • Introduce treading water and sculling
  • To swim 10m unaided, prone or supine
Optional - Adult Skill Level 1 & 2
Advanced

Number in class - 10
Pre requisites:
Completely confident in deep water
Safe unaided entry into deep water, steps or jumps
Competent in the 3 main strokes for 25m
Aims:

  • Introduce and develop confidence in deep water
  • Deep water entries, - jump, sitting dives
  • Introduce and develop the three main strokes
  • Develop submersion
  • Confident with swimming lengths
  • Basic understanding of skills - treading water and sculling
  • Develop to push and glides, prone and supine
  • Introduce treading water and sculling
  • To swim 10m unaided, prone or supine

Optional - Adult Skill Level 3 - 6

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Advanced Plus

Number in class - 15
Pre requisites:
Competent at swimming lengths
Knowledge of swim strokes
Aims:

  • Build stamina
  • Continue developing stroke techniques
  • Continue developing water skills