Leisure World Colchester is excited to announce a six-day junior swimming crash course running from 11 to 16 August, designed to help children of all abilities improve their swimming skills in a fun, focused environment.
The course is open to both current swimmers enrolled in lessons at Leisure World as well as external juniors. There will be three sessions tailored to different skill levels: Beginner (Stages 1 & 2), Improver (Stages 3 & 4), and Advanced (Stages 5 & 6).
The course is open to both current swimmers enrolled in lessons at Leisure World as well as external juniors. There will be three sessions tailored to different skill levels: Beginner (Stages 1 & 2), Improver (Stages 3 & 4), and Advanced (Stages 5 & 6).
If you are unsure of which level your child will need, please head to the Leisure World website and take the short swimming lesson finder quiz.
Each 30-minute session will be led by Leisure World’s Swim England qualified instructors, offering expert guidance and encouragement. The full course is priced at just £47.70, making it an affordable way to build water confidence and technique over the summer holidays.
Cllr Martin Goss, Portfolio Holder for Waste, Neighbourhoods, and Leisure at Colchester City Council, said: “Our junior crash course is fabulous opportunity for children to gain water confidence, improve technique and most importantly have fun in the water. We are looking forward to welcoming some familiar faces as well as some new ones too. Everyone is welcome to join in.”
Booking is available here: Book Crash Course
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