Do I need to be an amazing swimmer to join?
Absolutely not. For regular sessions your child should be able to swim a minimum of 4 length and 2 to 3 strokes – We normally say that we’re ideal for people who have already had lessons and and want to get better, faster and improve their strokes.
On Wednesdays we have a Masters/Adults session for swimmers over 18. Our oldest swimmers are in their 50s.
If you would like to come for a trial, please contact Chris our Secretary
leytonswimmingclub@gmail.com
He will then contact you to arrange a time and date
When should I come along?
If you’re an old fogey (18+) come along to the Wednesdays Masters session.
If you’re thinking about swimming for a child, Fridays are the best time to come – that’s our big club night with swimmers of all abilities
Can I just pop in every now and then?
When you first start, you can come for a free trial session, if you want to continue after that you can have another two trial sessions to see if you like the club, for £10.
But after that, if you decide to become a full member then you sign up for the coming year, which is paid for by monthly standing order.
In summary, you don’t have to come every week, but you do have to pay for every week you pay even if you don’t attend
Even if I’m away on holiday?
Sorry – we reckon we are the cheapest swimming club in London – and the the only reason we can keep the club prices so low is that we spread our costs across the year. We’ll be hiring the pool throughout, so even if you’re not here for you have to pay for all the quarters.
How much does it cost?
There are two parts
Every club swimmer has to become a member of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), now known as Swim England (SE). Yearly membership is payable when you first join and costs £42 initially and every January thereafter.
The club fees depend on how many times you swim a week.
- If you swim once a week you pay £25 per month (£300 for the year) plus membership
- If you swim twice times a week you pay £50 for the month (£600 for the year) plus membership
- The club swims every week apart from 3 to 4 weeks at Christmas and 3 to 4 weeks in the summer
- The club fees are the cost of the pool hire and any running costs even if you are away we still have to pay for the lanes therefore we require all payments.
- You can not leave for a month or longer then come back 3 months later without paying for the quarter in the middle
Most people now pay by month standing order – find out about this here