Swimming holiday crash courses
Our swimming crash courses are a perfect way to introduce swimming with a week of
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
Summer Holiday Crash Courses
Strood
Course 1 - Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 2025
- 8.30am: Stage 1
- 9.30am: Stage 2.
Course 2 - Monday 18 to Friday 22 August 2025
- 8.30am: Pre School
- 9am: Stage 1
- 9.30am: Stage 2
- 10am: Rookie Lifeguard.
Hoo
Course 1 - Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 2025
Course 2 - Monday 4 to Friday 8 August 2025.
- 8am: Stage 1
- 8.30am: Stage 2
- 9am: Stage 3.
Course 3 - Hoo Adult Beginners Crash Course - Every Wednesday 7.15pm for 5 weeks from 30 July to 27 August 2025.
Cozenton Park
Course 1 – Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 2025
- 9am: Stage 1
- 9.30am: Stage 1.
Course 2 - Monday 4 to Friday 8 August 2025.
- 9 to 9.45am: Adult Beginners.
Course 3 - Monday 11 to Friday 15 August 2025
- 9am: Stage 1
- 9.30am: Stage 2.
Course 4 - Monday 18 to Friday 22 August 2025.
- 9am: Stage 1
- 9.30am: Stage 2.
Course costs
A 5-day crash course of 30 minutes per day costs £43.50 for all 5 sessions.
4-day crash course of 30 minutes per day costs £34.80 for all 4 sessions.
Book a course
To book a course, contact or visit your preferred centre reception or for further information email swimlesson@medway.gov.uk.