BUSY CAR PARK! If you are visiting us this weekend, 15 - 16 March please be aware our car park will be extra busy with a variety of activities taking place in and around the Sports Village. Allow plenty of time for your journey to us in order to find a car parking space at HSV or in the overflow car park ahead of your activity. Thank you for your cooperation as always!
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Swimming Lessons Near Me?
Our swimming classes offer:
- Low ratio swimming classes from 1:5 for Levels 1 and 2
- Cleanest local swimming pool and facilities
- Swimming classes from only £41 per month
- Even more swimming lesson options for 2025
- All swimming lessons follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme
- All certificates, badges and swim hats included in the price
- Our Swimming Pool is minutes from Hatfield Centre, Welwyn Garden City and St Albans
- Free parking available
- Great links to the area’s performance swimming club
My son enjoyed his first lesson; it was a really small group of 5 children so he had a lot of time with the teacher. He was jumping in by the end with no arm bands which he’s never done before.
Local Swimming Lessons
Kids Ducklings Swimming Lessons
Our Ducklings programme is aimed at children aged from 3½.
This part of our programme aligns with the Swim England Pre-School Framework and Duckling Awards.
When
7 days a week
Kids Learn to Swim
Our Kids Learn to Swim programme aligns with the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework, building confidence and competence in the water and preparing children for more advanced aquatic skills and club activity.
We run Learn to Swim stages 1-10.
When
Mondays to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Adults Swimming Lessons
Ideal for adults who would like to start to learn how to swim, or return to the pool after a long break.
This part of our programme aligns with the Swim England Adult Swimming Framework, which has four progressive stages to work through.
When
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
School Holiday Swimming Crash Courses
Intensive swimming crash courses during the school holidays can give a child who's almost ready to move up to the next stage in their swimming journey, the push they need to progress.
When
School Holidays
To book lessons or for further information
Email our teamImportant Information About Swimming Lessons
Before attending swimming lessons
Please try to ensure that your child is ready to swim 5 minutes before their swimming lesson, having used the toilet etc, so that the teacher only has to explain the aims of the lesson or activity once, to everybody.
Waiting for swimmings lessons to begin
To assist us with the Health and Safety requirements around poolside, we ask that you only arrive for swimming lessons no more than 5 minutes before your lesson is due to start. Once you have dropped your child off to their lesson, please make your way to our swim seating in our balcony or to the café. We have ample space on the balcony and in the café for you to watch your child and it makes things so much easier for the teachers.
To further facilitate this, the teachers will explain during your child’s first swimming lesson of term for each class, where to wait for lessons on poolside once parents/carers have left.
Hats
We require all children to wear hats (colour coded by Stage to the colours of the Rainbow). The first hat at each Stage is included in the cost. Replacements are available at a cost of £2.00 each.
Goggles
If possible, try to get your child to come to swimming lessons without goggles. If they do have to wear goggles for eye-health reasons, please ask the supplier to let you try them on your child first so a correct fit can be found. Goggles should stay in place around the eyes. You can check the fit is correct by pressing them gently to the eye without the straps in place. They should stay there briefly without the straps – this is how you know you have the correct size and shape.
Belongings
Please be aware that there are other users of our centre and swimming pool alongside our Learn to Swim pupils. All belongings should be locked in one of the available lockers in our changing rooms before moving poolside. The lockers work on a chosen 4 digit pin system – instructions on how to use these can be found in the changing rooms. Using our lockers keeps the changing facilities clear for other users.
Collection of children under the age of 8
If your child is under the age of 8, please collect them from poolside as soon as their lesson is finished. Please arrive to poolside no earlier or later than the finish time as poolside gets busy with the changeover of swimming lessons. You can wait and watch them from the pool balcony seating or in the café.
Car parking
The car park the Sports Village shares with the University is a controlled ANPR site. If you are here for swimming lessons or other activities you get 2 hours free parking. Please remember to visit one of our kiosks in main Reception on arrival to input your vehicle registration number and record your visit.
Crash Courses
If you have booked onto a swim crash course and can no longer attend, we require a minimum of 7 days notice in writing for a full refund. If your request to cancel the course is under 7 days, we will not be able to issue a refund.
Book a Tour
Looking for a local gym with a swimming pool? Come and have a look around our state of the art facilities at Hertfordshire Sports Village, with the opportunity to try them too.
Complete the form above and we'll be in touch or call 01707 284466 to speak to one of our team.