Keep up to speed with our programme with the latest updates from our Swim School team!
General updates
The swimming pool showers are currently running cold with no hot water available. An engineer has been called and we are awaiting an update on when this will be resolved. Please be advised that when you come for lessons this evening there will only be cold showers available. You are welcome to use the showers in changing rooms you walk past on your way to the pool. we apologise for any inconvenience. (Update provided 08.10.2024)
Parking updates
Please be advised that students will be arriving on campus Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024 so campus will be busier than normal.
Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th September there will be the Student Welcome fair in the Sportshall which finishes at 4pm so there should be limited impact and likely only effect the 4pm customers.
The Sports department is currently working to improve the parking situation when events are hosted. It would help us to illustrate the challenges that our customers face by completing the parking survey, please click here to complete.
Updates to the programme
Over the last couple of years the University of Nottingham Aquatics team have introduced a number of changes to the programme to help improve the journey for swimmers and maximise a swimmers progress.
In 2022, we divided the existing Beginners group into two levels, Beginners and Foundation so lessons could be more focused on the swimmers needs based on water confidence and provide a faster progression through the stages. We also introduced Breaststroke clinics for Stage 3 - Stage 6 swimmers, to aid swimmers who were getting stuck within groups due to their Breaststroke.
In 2023, we reviewed the existing Stage 3 group, taking note that swimmers were spending longer in this stage due to the jump from swimming in shallow water to deep water and the difficulty of the criteria they were working towards. With this in mind we split Stage 3 into 2 levels - Stage 3 in shallow water which focuses on further developing their strokes and working towards 10m's in their strokes ready for deep water; and Stage 3 deep water which focuses on deep water confidence and recovering swimmers stroke technique once they move to deep water.
These developments have provided swimmers with a better progression through the stages and has raised the standard of stroke technique that the swimmers are developing.
Future updates
In December 2023, we successfully appointed a new full time Learn to Swim co-ordinator - Aimee Scadding to support with the running of the programme. Due to the success of the University of Nottingham Learn to swim scheme, the programme has grown and requires additional support.
The good news is we now have capacity to look at further developments and expansions. Our priorities are:
- a new swim lesson management software system with more functionality which will allow online payments and home portal to see your child's progress
- recruitment of more swim teachers to ensure that we can continue to maintain the programme and expand to offer more lessons
Parking
During October we will be hosting an event so please allow extra time for your journey and parking on the following dates:
- Saturday 12th October 2024 - University Open Day
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