Some people swim for fun and others for sport. Often, people take up swimming for its many health benefits, including muscle toning, coordination and endurance. For people with physical difficulties like arthritis and neurological conditions, aqua therapy relieves their symptoms.
But then, there's a darker side to swimming. These days, we read about too many people having to swim to survive something horrible. The recent fire in Hawaii is an example of such. South Korea's capsized ferry tragedy a few years ago is another. These terrible events underscore that learning how to swim can be life-saving.
All around Glasgow, people are learning this life skill or trying to find where they can begin learning how to swim. Families often want swimming lessons for their kids, so this article also talks about them. And baby swimming lessons - those are on the list too. As we reveal swimming classes in Glasgow, we'll also talk about the following:
- competitive swimming
- recreational swimming
- swimming for your (mental and physical) health
- the advantages of private swimming classes
Studies show that people consider aquatic activities like swimming a favourite recreational activity. It's one of the few sports people don't mind practising in public. Around the United Kingdom (UK) and across Glesga, folks are signing up for swimming lessons to join the fun. This guide will put you in their league.
Private Swimming Lessons in Glasgow
Swimming isn't simply a matter of thrashing about in the water to move from one side of the pool to the other. First, one must be comfortable in an aquatic environment, which is challenging. And then, learning how to float, move and breathe - all ungraceful undertakings. After all, how often have we seen even competitive swimmers snort out their noses' contents after their ordeals?
Now, add to all that the fact that swimwear isn't precisely concealing. Thus, it's easy to understand why people prefer private swimming lessons. Swim Easy and Swim Now are ready to accommodate anyone wanting to master natation away from judgmental eyes.
Swim Now coaches consider that everyone has their own circumstances and abilities. That's why they tailor their one-to-one lessons to each learner's needs. You might be an adult swimmer needing to refresh your aquatic skills after years out of the pool. Or you might have an autistic child who would benefit from learning how to swim.
My mate in Birmingham is taking private swimming lessons to build up their muscles after an accident, and with good reason. No one could fault them for not wanting to flaunt angry-looking scar tissue in a public pool. Whatever your reasons for seeking private lessons, suitable for you! As long as you're learning aquatic skills, you're benefiting yourself.
Adult Swimming Lessons Glasgow
As we scoured the UK for the best swimming lessons, we found that Manchester swimming lessons for adults were the most prevalent. That's the case in Glesga, too. We found Such a trove that it's hard to choose which ones to start our list. So here we go, in no particular order.
The charity Glasgow Life is there for everyone, no matter what they need. They aim to help everyone improve their physical and mental well-being through sport and culture. Swimming classes are just one way that they advance their initiatives.
You may build your aquatic confidence with Glasgow Life's swimming lessons or train to compete in swim meets. Glasgow Life offers a range of courses for swimmers, from parent-baby classes to beginner courses for grownups. Their website offers to help you find a pool near you so you don't have to cross the city for swimming lessons.
If you'd prefer a more commercial venture, check out the Village Health and Wellness Club. You will find the same menu as Glasgow Life's - from baby to adult lessons, only in posher surroundings. The price for these lessons is higher than Life's.
Olympic swimmer Michael Jamieson retired from competitive swimming in 2016 but didn't abandon his love for aquatics. He's opened Academies across Scotland, with several in Glasgow. You likely won't take lessons from him directly, but rest assured that he's trained his instructors well. They will pass on his passion for the sport and teach you to have fun as you swim.
Baby Swimming Lessons Glasgow
As we just mentioned, we were heartened to find that adverts for swimming classes in Glasgow angled more towards adults. By contrast, adverts for swimming lessons in Leeds seemed to favour baby swim classes and swimming lessons for kids.
That doesn't mean you'll have difficulty finding swimming lessons for kids aged five and up in Glasgow. Indeed, you have your pick of swimming instructors; you may even decide on lessons at the pool nearest you. And you'll have no trouble finding baby swimming classes across the city, either.
We've already mentioned two such courses - at Glasgow Life and Village Health and Wellness. Of all such services for the youngest little swimmers, we found Puddle Ducks the most endearing. And the most accessible.
Most baby swim lessons accept students from three months of age bu, but Puddle Ducks welcomes infants from birth. That's because new parents benefit from swimming lessons, too. Nobody ever said parenting a newborn is a stress-free enterprise.
Bobbing around in the pool as the baby sleeps is relaxing. Babies also benefit from such aqua therapy, particularly if they're fussy. And even though such a young child has hardly developed any cognitive skills, they learn what the texture and pressure of water feel on their bodies.
Kids who didn't benefit from Ducks' infant swim lessons may still capture that feeling at Kingfisher Swim. The swim coaches welcome preschoolers as young as three and a half, accompanied by their parents. They offer plenty of lessons for grownups and older kids, too.
Kingfisher is a proper swim school so the lesson prices will be slightly higher. But they offer an expansive programme that caters to everyone looking to build their aquatic skills. Grownups looking to refresh their stroke technique and kids needing to learn swimming basics are welcome at Kingfisher.
Everyone Can Learn to Swim In Glasgow
Ambling from pool to pool, it struck us that few swimming programmes listed water safety as the prime reason to take swimming lessons in Glasgow. Of course, every swimming instructor we talked with emphasised that water safety is a part of their curriculum. So maybe safety doesn't call for any special mention.
That might have been why Sandra Swimming's offerings struck us as remarkable. The swim coaches there teach only adult swimming lessons, ages 16 and up. But they also offer Safety Training Awards (STA), First Aid Courses, and lifeguard courses.
Besides paving the way to earning a little money as a pool lifeguard, each programme delivers valuable skills. Participants will learn to assess a person in distress and render aid if needed. But more importantly, such a programme helps cultivate a sense of calm and competence in crises.
Competent, qualified instructors lead every swimming programme we've covered and the two we'll leave you with. For instance, at Little Nessie's, coaches make it a point to teach water safety at every level. This is important, especially for swimmers between 6 and 12 years old.
Kids love nothing more than splashing around in the pool, but that can be risky, as we all know. Please leave it to Little Nessie instructors to teach your children why that's not always a good idea. You can help your child learn about water safety while learning how to swim at any of Little Nessie's five locations.
Or you could direct yourself to Turtle Tots. The Tots have locations in South, Central and East Glasgow; they specialise in lessons for young swimmers. Unlike Little Nessie's loud-and-fun swimming classes, Tots emphasises a gentle but progressive learning programme. But that doesn't mean your child(ren) won't advance quickly as they master aquatic techniques.
It took a bit of digging, but we also found swimming lessons for other-abled people. The Adult Disability Programme welcomes those with learning and physical disabilities and swimmers with sensory impairments. These learners benefit from one-to-one swimming lessons.
Glasgow Sport welcomes up to 200 youngsters to participate in aquatic training and safety courses. These swimming coaches are trained and experienced at working with people of other abilities. This programme runs for 39 weeks each year.
Regardless of conditions, you might not see yourself plunging into the River Clyde even after learning to swim. Unless you're swimming competitively, that is. That's okay; nobody taking swimming lessons in London wants to dive into the Thames, either. Still, it's great to know that, should some emergency propel you into that water, you'll be well-trained and ready for it.
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