Join Online for Swimming Lessons at Salford Leisure Centres

Check availability and join online for swimming lessons at our 6 pools across the city.

Before you join online, please take a moment to read the below to ensure you choose the correct stage.

Stage Requirements
Parent & Child A lesson where both the accompanying adult and child enter the water together to improve water confidence, learn basic water skills and to learn socialising and interactive skills by taking part in fun and enjoyable activities within the pool environment.
Pre-School Child is over the age of 3 and is a complete non swimmer, has no swimming ability and enters the water independently for the duration of the lesson.
Stage 1 (4 years +) Child is a non-swimmer.
Stage 2 Child must be confident to swim 5 metres on front and back, independently and without buoyancy aids.
Stage 3 Child must be confident with a variety of water skills, including push and glides, log rolls and be able to swim 5 metres or more, confidently using correct arm techniques front and back.
Stage 4 Child must be confident swimming in deep water, using the correct aquatic breathing and being able to swim up to 10 metres on front and back.
Stage 5 Child must be confident swimming up to 25 metres, using the correct leg actions and have an awareness of arm techniques for all four strokes.
Stage 6 Child must be confident swimming 25 metres or more, using correct arm and leg techniques for all four strokes.
Stage 7 Child must be able to swim over 25 metres using efficient and effective stroke and breathing techniques for all four strokes.

Disclaimer: Your child will be assessed on their first lesson and may be moved if the teacher deems appropriate. We will try our best to find an alternative lesson but unfortunately this cannot be guaranteed.

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FAQs

The lessons automatically begin on the next available date and this cannot be amended online. If you require a future start date please visit reception to do this.

If you are part way through a 10 session block and want to change to Direct Debit, you will need to do this at reception.

If you receive the error:

This means that we already have your email on our system registered against another member account (could be yourself or a child). If you have previously registered a child with Home Portal for Swimming Lessons, log into Home Portal first to purchase lessons. If you haven’t, please contact reception to resolve.

Please use the email address already recorded against the current member record or contact reception to change to an alternative.

The system will hold the place in the lessons so you will need to contact reception to pay via another method.

We offer 1st or 15th collection dates. Joining online automatically sets the collection date to 1st, if you want to change to 15th please complete the below form.