Use this guide if you never learned to swim, gave up as a child, or want to feel safer in water before a holiday. You need a swimming costume, goggles and a rough idea of which days and times you can get to a pool.
Step by step
Find the right adult lessons
Contact your local leisure centre or council pool and ask whether they run adult beginner lessons, small group classes or one-to-one sessions. Ask: 'Do you have a class for adult beginners who are nervous in the water, and is the teacher qualified to teach adults?' Many adults feel more comfortable in adult-only sessions or quieter times of day, so ask about these too.
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