Learn To Swim

Total Swimming delivers its Learn to Swim programme, The Steve Parry Academy, originated in Liverpool in 2006 and has expanded at centres across Merseyside and Scotland. Our Academies provide focused, quality swimming lessons based on the Amateur Swimming Association’s National Plan for Teaching using ASA (and SASA) qualified swimming teachers.

Our swimming lessons last for 30 minutes each and are based on a ratio of 1 teacher to 6 students, with teachers in the water during early development stages. Our pools provide a high quality learn to swim environment at an affordable price, and are located at schools, leisure centres and hotels.

With Olympic medalist Steve Parry behind everything we deliver, our Learn to Swim programme has been formulated to develop swimming skills in people of all ages, regardless of their starting ability. We have swimming lessons available for children and adults in Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and the Wirral in Merseyside. In Scotland we run swimming lessons in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leith, East Dunbartonshire, Perth and North Lanarkshire. If you don't know where your nearest Total Swimming Centre is then click here and fill out your postcode and the Centre finder will inform you where and when your nearest sessions take place - handy hey!

Total Swimming is able to deliver the following programmes: Swim a Song (adult & child); children's lessons (from aged 3 1/2 upwards); teenage only sessions; and adult only sessions. Not sure of your child's ability then click the Ability Matrix and answer a series of questions to tell you which group they should be in.

Book Now

If you know which centre you are wanting to book then just go straight to the Book Now tab on the right of the page and follow the series of questions to go direct to the session you are wanting to book, great for existing customers. Otherwise, click on your local area at the bottom of the page to find out where your nearest Academy is, and sign up to join the "Total Swimming Family".

Interested? Fill out an Enquiry Form

If you wish to speak to someone before you book, please fill out an online enquiry form (on the right of the page, click on it and fill out your enquiry and a member of the Learn to Swim staff will be in touch) or call 0161 764 2224 to speak with one of our customer service representatives.

 The benefits of learning to swim with Total Swimming include:

• Inclusive: We teach all ages and abilities from 3 years and above

• Low Ratios: Only 6 children in each class

• Teachers in the water: Especially with the non swimmers to provide support if needed

• We teach the National Plan: Swimmers will receive nationally recognisable qualifications and they will be taught the skills of swimming and not just distances. Our swimmers progression is monitored on a continual, week by week basis, with an individual written report from their instructor on week 11 of the course!

• No Waiting Lists: If the course is full then we will add an extra teacher or book more pool time as we understand if you are calling to book onto swimming lessons then you want to do that now – not in 6 months time!

• Olympic Standard: Total Swimming is run by Olympic Medalist Steve Parry, who has designed the programme to give every person an opportunity to blossom and enjoy learning to swim.

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