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Intensive Swimming Lessons 2026

DCU Sport Swimming pool

Intensive Swimming Lessons 

An intensive week of swimming lessons can rapidly build a child’s water safety skills, confidence, and comfort in the water through consistent daily practice. It also supports physical development by improving coordination, strength, endurance, and focus in a fun and engaging environment

Beginners 

This class builds children's confidence by teaching the fundamentals, including floating, breathing, and basic water safety. To progress to Improvers, children will need to be able to put their face in the water and swim 15m continuously on their front and back without a board.

Improvers 

Children will work on body position, technique, and breathing in front crawl and backstroke. They will be introduced to breaststroke and butterfly in Improvers 2. To progress to Swim Squad, children must be able to swim 100m in under 3 minutes in two of the four strokes.

Swim Squad 

This class develops and refines all four strokes. It builds strength, stamina, and endurance, and will also work on improving diving. Participants will swim in a more structured sessions. 

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Do you agree to our Swimming Lessons Code of Conduct? 1. DCU Sport’s Codes of Conducts must be adhered to at all times. 2. All classes must be paid in full, in advance to secure a place and swimmers can only attend classes they are booked into. 3. €5 discount available for additional siblings. 4. Lessons cater only for children from Junior Infants to 6th Class. 5. Swim Squad ages 8+. 6. A spectator area is available for parents/guardians; phones, tablets, laptops, photographic equipment, cannot be used in this area. 7. Non-members will require a wrist band to avail of lockers and free car parking (during lessons). Wristbands are available to purchase from reception for €20. 8. Places are non-refundable at all times. Places are transferable only with a doctor cert. 9. Management reserve the right to merge or withdraw classes from the timetable. 10. Participants must wear flip flops and have a pre-swim shower. 11. Swim hats are mandatory and are available for purchase at reception. 12. No belongings should be left in the universal changing cubicles during lessons. Lockers are available. 13. Children must be collected from the pool deck at the end of the lesson. 14. Please do not bring your child to lessons if they are feeling unwell. 15. In the event of an emergency closure, due to an act of God, unusual weather or where DCU Sport Management determine it necessary for the safety of members, all or part of the facilities may close at short notice. No reimbursement will be given in these circumstances.
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