Great Waves Swimming Academy - Swimming Lessons in Croydon & Surrey

Rated 4.9

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From ages 3 years old, we help children of all abilities grow in confidence with expert teaching, small class sizes, and a warm, supportive atmosphere, with pools in Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Caterham, Woldingham and Coulsdon

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Swimming lessons,
built around your child

Our swimming lessons are designed to help children of all ages develop essential water safety skills while having fun.

Swimming Lessons for all

Lessons built around each Swimmer

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Small class sizes

More attention, more progress, less chaos

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Everyone's welcome

All abilities, all backgrounds, one pool

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Progress at your pace

No rush, steady improvement

About Great Waves

Rated 4.9

“ The instructors are genuinely exceptional with children. They are patient and enthusiastic”

One Happy Mum

Beginner, intermediate & advanced Swimming Lessons

Since 2014, our aim has been to provide a welcoming environment for swimmers from 3 years old to learn and grow in the water.

We teach ages 3 to adult at six pools across Purley, Kenley, South Croydon, Caterham, Woldingham and Coulsdon.

About Great Waves

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We offer beginner, intermediate & advanced lessons for children & adults.

Currently in the UK, one in four children are unable to swim by the time they go to secondary school — we're here to change that. Great Waves Swimming Academy has been teaching children and adults to swim since 2014, at six pools across Purley, Kenley, South Croydon, Caterham, Woldingham and Coulsdon. Lessons run in small groups of no more than four swimmers to one instructor, or privately for closer attention, and every instructor has an enhanced DBS-checked, are fully qualified, and gets in the water with your child from their very first lesson. Every new swimmer starts with one free trial lesson before committing to lessons.

About Great Waves

Swimming instructor teaching a small group of children technique in the pool

Children holding kickboards at the pool edge during a swimming lesson

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Small class sizes

More attention, more progress, less chaos.

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Catch-up Lessons

Miss a lesson? We'll schedule a catch-up session.

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Water safety first

Every swimmer learns essential safety skills.

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Everyone's welcome

All abilities, all backgrounds, one pool.

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Holiday Allowance

Flexible options when you head away

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Progress at your pace

Steady growth, happy swimmers.

Where there's a will, there's a wave

Our Pool Locations
across South London

Throughout our pool locations we enable more families across South London within a fun environment making learning to swim the best part of a child's week!