Swimming is one of the greatest forms of all-round exercise. It is ideal if you want to be more active and stay healthy, whatever your age or ability.
Regular swimming can reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, type two diabetes and stroke. It will boost your mood and keep your weight under control.
Being able to swim is also a fantastic life skill and is the only sport that could save a life. Drowning is still one of the most common causes of accidental death, especially in children.
If you're not a confident swimmer, there's no need to worry.
We offer swimming lessons for people of all ages to help them be more confident in the water so they can keep fit and have fun at the same time.
Our weekly 'star scheme' swimming lessons run at the Starbeck Baths for children with special educational needs, disabilities or if they find mainstream provision too challenging.
Red Stars (helpers in the water) - children gain water confidence and familiarisation with the environment
Orange Stars (helpers in the water) - children begin to learn a variety of water skills and the four swimming strokes are introduced
Yellow Stars - children gain deep water confidence and work on their stroke technique
Green Stars - children focus on stroke development, technique and water safety
Our schools learn to swim programme runs at all five of our pools across the district.
Lessons are taught by our friendly and Swim England-qualified instructors and we follow the Learn to Swim framework. We support swimmers of all abilities, from someone who has never been in the water all the way to an advanced level of skill.
At Brimhams Active we believe everyone should have the chance to take part in sport, whatever their ability. That's why we're dedicated to improving access to sport and physical activity for all disabled people in the district.
