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Highbury Pool & Fitness Centre

Swimming Home

Swimming

The main pool is 25m long x 10m wide, 0.9m to 2m deep and with the water is kept at 27 - 29 degrees. There is also a teaching pool ideal for swimming lessons and parents and children. This water is kept at 30 degrees.

There is good disabled assess with a pool hoist. There is a dedicated disabled changing room and toilet.

PDF of current pool programme

What to wear when swimming
Medical advice & swimming

Sessions

Lane swimming

There are lanes dedicated for people wishing to swim lengths throughout most of the hours of opening. These lanes are for adults (or young people and children who are serious swimmers). Training floats are available on request.

Why choose swimming to improve your fitness
Improving your technique
Lane etiquette for swimmers

Casual swimming
Sessions where part of the pool is available to everyone. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by a swimming adult (16+) at all times. The ratio is 1 adult to 2 children under 8 years. We strongly recommend that all non-swimmers wear buoyancy aids.

Swimming with babies

Women only sessions

On Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm the whole of the building is programmed exclusively for women with female staff. This includes aqua aerobics and deep end swim.

Aqua aerobics

Exercise to music in waist deep water. Aqua Aerobics improves the fitness of your heart and lungs, tones the body and burns up calories. Classes are designed for all levels of fitness and non swimmers are welcome.

Aqua aerobics timetable

Deep end swim

Female only swimming.

Swimming lessons

We offer a comprehensive range of group swimming lessons for all ages and abilities. We also provide one-to-one and one-to-two swimming lessons. Intensive courses are available during school holiday time. For information on these services please ask at reception.