We are now offering a two stage swimming lesson programme so we can take you from being a non-swimmer through to being confident with all the strokes and ready to join the club. If you always wanted to join OTS but felt your swimming wasn't up to standard then these lessons are for you.

Lessons are led by experienced, qualified teachers who are used to working with adults. We focus on:

• Assessing your skills.

• Showing you the proper technique - using the best swimmers from the club to demonstrate.

• Correcting your technique and showing you exercises (known as drills) to help you improve.

• Building up your fitness so that you can swim comfortably in a regular club training session.

Eight week non-swimmers course

Aimed at non-swimmers or swimmers who cannot comfortably swim a length, this course lasts for six weeks and aims to build your confidence in the water. We will introduce you to basic swimming skills, then work with you to develop your skills so that you can comfortably swim lengths of front crawl and back crawl. There will be a maximum of six swimmers on each course. Beginner lessons take place in the learner pool.

Note: You may need to do more than one course before you are ready to join the six week improvers course. A waiting list is kept of people wanting to do lessons but priority is given to people already on a course so that they can continue to improve their swimming until they are ready to join the improver lessons. For this reason it is not possible to allocate new people to courses until we near the end of the current lessons and the swimmers decide if they will want to do another cycle of lessons.

Eight week improvers course

Aimed at confident swimmers who can comfortably swim lengths. The course lasts for six weeks and builds up your skills so that you are ready to join the main swimming club's regular training sessions. There will be two lanes of improvers one faster and one slower, we will put you into a lane at the startof the course. The lessons are devoted to building your skills in the four strokes as well as building up your fitness. We also look at starts and turns. There will be a maximum of 10 swimmers in each lane.

Note: You may need to do more than one course before you are ready to join the main swimming club's training sessions.A waiting list is kept of people wanting to do lessons but priority is given to people already on a course so that they can continue to improve their swimming until they are ready to join the club. For this reason it is not possible to allocate new people to courses until we near the end of the current lessons and the swimmers decide if they will want to do another cycle of lessons.

If you would like more information, want to ask a question or just join the waiting list then please e-mail us.

Requirements

• You need to fill in the Application Form.
• A pre-requisite for OTS membership is membership of the ASA (which provides various benefits including insurance cover), so please fill in the ASA registration form (category 1 and 3) THIS FORM NEEDS TO BE PRINTED AND SIGNED.
• Submit all your forms together with payment to the swimming teacher as detailed in the registration form.

Checklist

Have you:

• Filled in the OTS application form
• Filled in the ASA membership form (Category 1 usually, unless you are going to compete in which case it is Category 2)
• Dealt with any medical conditions/disability issues
• Paid
• Received confirmation that you are on a course

Now what?

If you have successfully completed the intermediate course and your coach feels you are ready to join the main swimming sessions, then please do so. The aim is to get you ready to swim with the main club.

By signing up for lessons you became a member of the club for the remainder of the calendar year (or if your course started on or after 1 October then your membership is effectively for 15 months, i.e. until the end of the following year). You will, though, have to decide on what type of membership you want. A good way to start is with our Pay As You Go option. Please check the membership page.