Swimming holiday crash courses

Our swimming crash courses are a perfect way to introduce swimming with a week of daily lessons to increase intensity and learning capacity or to top up on stamina, skills and water confidence.

About our swimming lessons

All Medway’s swimming pools offer crash course swimming lessons as part of the Medway Sport Swim Academy Programme. The lessons are for different ages and abilities, and vary each holiday including:

  • Pre-school
  • Stages 1 and 2 
  • Junior/Teen beginners.
  • Adults
  • Rookie Lifeguard.

Find out more about the Swim England Stages.

Our swimming lessons are given by fully qualified instructors who will guide pupils through the Swim England Learn to Swim programme. Due to the nature of this course the teachers may vary but are all qualified and committed to delivering this programme.

2025 courses

17 to 21 February 2025

Medway Park

  • 9am - Stage 1
  • 9.30am - Stage 2 (age 6 years plus).

Strood

  • 8.30am - Pre-school 
  • 9am - Stage 1 
  • 9.30am - Stage 1
  • 10am - Stage 2.

Hoo

  • 9am to 9.45am - Rookie Lifeguard (45 minutes) suitable for students stage 7+ and comfortable in deep water swimming.

Cozenton Park

  • 8am - Pre-school
  • 8.30am - Stage 1
  • 9am - Pre-school
  • 9am - Teen Beginners
  • 9.30am - Stage 1 and Junior Beginners
  • 9am to 9.45am - Adult Beginners.

Course costs

A 5-day crash course of 30 minutes per day costs £42.50 for all 5 sessions.

Book a course

To book a course, contact or visit your preferred centre reception or for further information email swimlesson@medway.gov.uk.