Venues Location: Wimbledon College Sports Complex, Wimbledon Collge, Edge Hill, London SW19 4NS
Saturday Afternoons from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm. AUT 2024 Term starts 07/09/2024
Half-Term Crash Courses: W/C 28 Oct 2024 & W/C 17 Feb 2025, 9.30-10.30 am
Weekly Saturday Swimming Lessons & School Holiday Courses in Wimbledon
Getting to the Wimbledon College's Pool:
Pool Address: Sports Complex, Wimbledon College, Edge Hill, London SW19 4NS
Wimbledon College's sport facility is conveniently situated near the A3 and the A298. Easy to get to by driving from Kingston, Morden, Raynes Park, Southfields and Putney. There is free car park access at this venue for all clients and a good disability access. If you are using public transport, the closest train, tramp and tube station is Wimbledon. There are plenty buses which have stops close to Wimbledon College. Access to the College is through the black gate next to the Church in Edge Hill if you are driving or for pedestrians, they need to use the pedestrian gate (opposite DonHead Perp's School) in Egde Hill.
Wimbledon College's Swimming Pool: Size and Depth
Wimbledon College has a 25 metre, 4-lane swimming pool (8.8 metres width) indoor heated swimming pool.
The water temperature set at 30°C throughout the year.
The shallow end of this pool is 1 meter deep and the maximum depth in the deep end is 2.7 meters.
This pool is long enough and has plenty of space for stamina training and practicing starts and turns for races for advanced level swimming lessons.
With maximum depth of 2.7 meter, we can teach and practice basic diving and personal survival skills in this pool in our swimming lessons.
We have plenty swimming teaching aids like kickboards, pull buoys, floats, and noodles for teaching swimming. No need for swimmers to bring any additional swimming equipment to our lessons but, it is O.k to bring yours.
All of our swimmers who are aged 3 years and above, male and female, must wear swimming hats for hygiene reasons. We don't lend swim caps or goggles if you forget to bring your full swim kit.
Changing Facilities and Showers for Swimmers
There are two spacious and separate changing rooms at this venue. We allocate one changing room to boys/men and one is for girls/ladies.changing rooms, one allocated to Male/boys and one to Female/girls. Children under age of 8 to use the changing room depending which parents is accompny them for lesson (for example, boys under the age of 8 to get changed with their mums in female changing room). No family changing room. Toilets and warm showers in both changing rooms. Male and Female changing rooms have plenty of hangers/hooks to hang clothes and bags but, no lockers. For small children, parents are advised to bring their own changing mats as there are no baby boards at this facility. No nappy bins at this facility so, parents need to take water/dirty nappies home after swimming. There is a separate toilet for people with disabilities at this facility. Swimmers are recommended to arrive swim-ready. We recommend all swimmers to take their after swim lesson showers at home. No hair dryers at this facility so, please bring wooly hats to wear for after swimming.
Observatory and Waiting area for Parents
This swimming pool has an observatory area with benches available for parents/carers and siblings to sit down and observe swimming lessons.
A foyer area with limited tables and chairs are available for parents, carers and children. There is no vending machine or cafe at this venue. Please don’t expect to be able to purchase any food or drink (hot or cold) at this venue.
Award and Achievement
Hear it From Our Clients
A good swim school with professional staff
My girls have been going to Blue Wave Swim School for over 2 years, they have been looking forward to each lesson and keep practicing the swimming tricks even in a bath. All teachers and an owner of the school has been friendly, very professional. They found unique approach and made kids happy, but most importantly show them how to swim and have fun. Thank you very much from our family to Blue Wave Swim School.
Easter 2021 Crash Course Various lockdowns have held back my daughter’s swimming development so we opted for a crash 4 day course over Easter and she has come away from it much more confident and with a recognisable stroke as opposed to doggy paddle!
Although I have only attended two lessons, Marjan’s bubbly personality makes you feel instantly at ease. During the lessons, the pool was not very busy which is a good thing (as opposed to public pools) for those who are anxious. I would strongly recommend to adults who have experienced trauma with water at a certain time in their lives.
My son has been going to swimming lessons at Blue Wave in Wimbledon for a few years now and thoroughly enjoys it. The teaching is great and the lessons well run. Helps to prepare him for when we finally get to go on holiday again!
My son went to improve his swimming technique and found his instructor very helpful, very kind and patient. The school itself is very welcoming and feels safe for all the children who go there. I would highly recommend it.
My son is 4 years-old and we were looking for weekend swimming classes in a nice environment that could bring good results. After some research we chose Blue Wave Swim. Our son has been having private lessons since the end of 2018 and he is progressing very well. We believe the professionalism of the team, the clean and tidy infrastructure, and the good care of the management are contributing for his development and confidence in the water. Thank you very much Blue Wave Swim!
I am grateful to Marjan and her team at Blue Wave Swim for their hard work and for promoting happiness and enjoyment in swimming. It is amazing to watch the lessons, see the attention, the encouragement and the support the children receive. I have been impressed with my daughters’ progress and the fact that they love attending their classes and learning a vital life skill. Thank you very much. Great job!
My daughter, who is now 7 years old, started with blue wave two years back and we have been very happy with her progress at the school. Initially we started with group lessons but once she got comfortable in water we moved her to semi private lessons, which made a lot of difference in her ability to learn swimming. As part of the smaller group she is better bonded with other children in the group and gets more attention from the swimming instructor, which is helping her advance her swimming skills. During her 2 years with blue wave, swimming instructors for my daughter have changed and while continuity in learning was maintained, I think this could have been managed better. Needless to say, she still goes and enjoys her time here and looks forward to her class every week. Overall we are very pleased with Blue Wave and would recommend them without any hesitation.
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