Adult Swimming Lessons

Adult Beginners

These lessons are great for adults who have never had the opportunity to learn to swim, have limited swimming ability, or are afraid of the water. The focus is on building confidence in the water and moving on to improving stroke technique.

Adult Improver

Classes for adults who can swim out of their depth but require some guidance to improve their swimming technique, fitness, and stamina.

Adult Advanced

Classes for adults who wish to improve their swimming technique, fitness, and stamina.

Adult Skills and Drills

These are coached sessions, ideal for advanced adults who can confidently swim 100m using a minimum of three strokes. Adult Skills and Drills sessions are designed to further develop swimming technique with an introduction to swimming drills. These drills are used to develop existing skills while increasing stamina and endurance.

Our adult swimming lesson programme runs at the following pools:

• Bridge of Don Swimming Pool
• Bucksburn Swimming Pool
• Get active @ Cults
• Get active @ Northfield
• Tullos Swimming Pool

Adult swimming lessons are designed to give you regular support, clear progression, and a friendly place to build confidence in the water.

Whether you are learning for the first time, returning after a long break, or looking to improve your technique, our programme gives you the structure and support to keep developing.

• Year-round lessons: Classes operate on a 50-week continuous programme, with a two-week break over the Christmas period.
• Simple monthly payments: Lessons cost £35.50 per month by direct debit.
• Four-month minimum contract: Adult swimming lessons have a minimum contract of four months.
• Friendly adult classes: Learn alongside other adults at a range of ages, stages, and confidence levels.
• Progress at your pace: Lessons support beginners, improvers, advanced swimmers, and those looking to develop technique, stamina, and endurance.

Swimming is a vital life skill, but it can also support your fitness, confidence, wellbeing, and enjoyment for years to come.

Active Lifestyles Programme

Tullos Swimming Pool and Get active @ Northfield offer Active Lifestyles public swimming sessions and Aqua Zumba classes, ideal for older adults and those living with a long-term health condition.

Good Boost Aqua Move Programme

The Good Boost Aqua Move programme aims to improve people’s lives by getting them moving with gentle water-based and land-based exercise in a fun and social environment.

Good Boost is designed to be fun and beneficial for individuals with a range of musculoskeletal conditions including back pain, joint replacement, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and osteopenia.

Aquaphobia

Beginner classes for adults with a strong fear of water, working on water confidence and introductory skills.

For more information or support with your booking, please contact the Coached Programmes Administration Team.

Email: coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk
Call: 01224 047934

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We want sport and physical activity to be accessible for as many people as possible. Through our Get Active for Less scheme, eligible Aberdeen City residents may be able to access discounted prices for selected activities and programmes.

If your family receives qualifying benefits or allowances, you may be entitled to discounted access to swimming lessons. Visit our Get Active for Less page to check the eligibility criteria, register your details and find out how to apply.

Sport Aberdeen also runs adult beginner intensive swimming lessons during selected school holiday periods.

These week-long courses are ideal for adults who want to build confidence in the water, learn the basics, or make faster progress through regular practice across the week.

Adult beginner intensive lessons are suitable for adults aged 16 years and over. Sessions focus on water confidence, basic swimming skills, and improving stroke technique.

Holiday intensive courses are available at selected times of year and spaces are limited.

Summer 2026: Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July at Get active @ Cults.

Lessons usually run daily from Monday to Friday and include five 45-minute sessions and costs £52.50 for the week.