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Discover Swimming

Discover Swimming at Gym Plus. With swim lessons for children, adult swim lessons, and toddler swim lessons you will be sure to find everything you need at Gym Plus. Swim in a warm, welcoming environment with friendly staff on hand to help you with anything you may need.

We’re proud to offer Swim Ireland’s Learn to Swim programme!

The Learn to Swim programme is designed to empower and inspire children to challenge themselves during their personal journey of learning to swim. Through these children’s swim lessons, they will gain well-planned lessons and repetitive, accurate and quality practice with elements of guided discovery. The Learn to Swim programme is built on structured play, which allows children to become confident in their swimming while being a lot of fun! Learn to Swim follows the Swim Ireland classes and standards across Ireland.

Please be advised that our swim lessons are in high demand, and there may be a waiting list. Alternatively, you can travel to our Naas pool which has capacity.

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Swimming through the Levels

Discover what your child will learn in each level of the Swim to Learn programme.

Level 1

Enter and Exit the pool safely WITH assistance.

Submerge face in the water and exhale through mouth and nose.

Float on front WITH support.

Float on back WITH support.

Push and glide on FRONT with arms side by side with support.

Push and glide on BACK with arms side by side with support

Propel through the water for 5m, with support.

Push and pull the water to complete one vertical rotation.

Jump in, propel to the side of the pool with help.

Sit and swivel into deep water and climb out.

Level 2

In Club assessment required

Demonstrate 10 consecutive submersions, exhaling through mouth AND nose.

Retrieve an object with the face fully submerged at full arm extension.

Retrieve an object with the face fully submerged at full arm extension.

Push and glide on FRONT with arms.

Propel through the water for 5m.

Jump in, complete a horizontal rotation onto the back and propel to the side of the pool.

Float on FRONT in a streamlined position.

Float on BACK in a streamlined position.

Rotate from front to back and back to front with arms by the side.

Push and glide on BACK with arms.

Push and pull the water to complete one vertical rotation, face fully submerged.

Level 3

In Club assessment required

Jump in, complete a horizontal rotation onto the back and propel to the side of the pool.

Demonstrate one breaststroke leg action in a streamlined position on BACK.

On BACK, rotate up to 90d on each side, with arms by the side for 5m whilst kicking.

Push and pull the water to complete one vertical rotation clockwise and one anti-clockwise WITH legs in the tucked position.

Tread water, using arms and legs for 30 seconds, call for help, receive aid and float for 60 secs.

Demonstrate 5m flutter kick action on BACK in a streamlined position.

Demonstrate 5m dolphin action in a streamlined position on FRONT.

Perform a surface dive to retrieve an object.

Scull 5m on BACK, head first, utilising a figure of 8 actions to move backwards with arms by the side.

Level 4

In Club assessment required

Demonstrate 10m flutter kick action on FRONT.

Demonstrate 5 consecutive breaststroke leg actions on the front.

Propel 10m, tread water for 60 seconds, receive float aid and propel to the nearest wall.

Demonstrate front crawl arms over 5m.

Demonstrate 10m flutter kick action on BACK.

Demonstrate one butterfly arm action in a horizontal position.

Demonstrate 10m dolphin kick action on the front.

Level 5

In Club assessment required

Demonstrate 15m flutter kick action on FRONT.

Scull 5m on back, FEET FIRST, utilising a figure of 8 actions to move forwards with arms extended.

Kick 15m breaststroke in a streamlined position on FRONT.

Demonstrate front crawl arms over 10m.

Demonstrate 15m flutter kick action on BACK.

Demonstrate 5 consecutive butterfly arm actions in a horizontal position.

Demonstrate 15m dolphin action in a streamlined position on FRONT.

Demonstrate backstroke arms over 10m.

Level 6

In Club assessment required

Demonstrate 20m flutter kick action on FRONT in a streamlined position.

Demonstrate 20m flutter kick action on BACK in a streamlined position.

Kick 20m breaststroke in a streamlined position.

Demonstrate 20m dolphin action in a streamlined position.

Scull 5m on the front, HEAD FIRST, utilising a figure eight action.

Demonstrate 15m flutter kick action on BACK.

Demonstrate backstroke arms over 15m.

Demonstrate breaststroke arms over 15m.

Demonstrate butterfly arms over 15m.

Demonstrate a grab start.

Level 7

In Club assessment required

Demonstrate front crawl WITH bilateral breathing over 20m.

Demonstrate backstroke over 20m.

Demonstrate breaststroke over 20m.

Demonstrate butterfly over 20m.

Demonstrate 100m of continuous swimming utilising the full stroke technique.

Demonstrate a front crawl tumble-turn.

Demonstrate a backstroke tumble-turn.

Demonstrate 5m underwater undulation, front & back, from a backstroke start

Scull 5m on back, FEET FIRST, utilising a figure of 8 actions to move forwards with arms extended above the head.

Demonstrate a track start.

Level 8

In Club assessment required

Swim 60 metres freestyle, demonstrating good rhythm and breathing.

Swim 60 metres backstroke, demonstrating good rhythm and breathing.

Swim 40 metres breaststroke attempting to pull out and regular breathing.

Swim 10 metres using a butterfly action.

Using a kickboard kick 4 x 20 metres freestyle and backstroke.

Pull 20 metres freestyle using a pull buoy.

Using a pull buoy, scull 15 metres on FRONT and BACK, HEAD FIRST and FEET FIRST.

Demonstrate a good push and glide on front and back; hold and kick underwater for 5 metres.

Swim 80 metres using 2 different strokes, holding good technique and turns without stopping.

Leisure and Practice

It’s not only lessons we provide at Gym Plus. You can come to any of our pools to unwind with a little me-time and a leisure swim, or if you want to bring the whole family for a weekend of fun, splash around in our pools! Serious swimmers can also use our dedicated lanes to swim lengths in to perfect their techniques and swim in peace.

Swimming Timetable

Parents and toddler Classes

Build your toddler’s confidence in the water while having fun with our parent’s and toddlers’ swim classes. This is the perfect way to foster a strong bond between a parent and child and a long-term love of water.

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Swimmimg Lessons for Adults

It’s never too late to learn how to swim! Whether you’re a serious swimmer or a beginner who is looking to learn the basics, Gym Plus is here to help you achieve your goals with our Adult swim lessons. Our highly-qualified instructors can work with you in either small groups or on a one-to-one basis to ensure the smoothest of strokes and complete confidence in the water. Nearly all of our gyms have pools (excluding Cork & Ballsbridge), so find the one closest to you today!

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Want a sneak peek into one of our club pools before you decide? Book a tour today, and one of our friendly team members will show you everything we have to offer, along with answering any questions you may have.

Swim Champions

Find out what our swim instructors have to say about Gym Plus’s swimming lessons.

Faye, Swim Instructor

My favourite bit of my job is seeing the kids move up the levels. Having small numbers in our classes allows us to do our job better.

Patricio, Swim Manager

All the teachers in Gym Plus really care about the children in their lessons. We love seeing children progress in a fun and safe environment.

Patricia, Swim Instructor

I love to work with children who started as beginners and watch them develop water confidence and leave our programme as accomplished swimmers.

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