Big Blue Swim School

Always wanted to learn to swim or need to improve your technique? Come along to our adult only sessions.

Monday - Currie High
- 8.00-8.45 Adult Beginner and Adult Improver

Tuesday - Royal High
- 8.15-9.00pm Adult Beginner and Adult Improver
- 8.45-9.30pm Adult SwimFit

Further details can be found here https://www.bigblueswimschool.co.uk/adult-classes

New Rookie Lifeguard Bronze class

- Tuesday - Royal High School - 7.30 to 8.15pm
- 16 weeks remaining - August to December

Rookie bronze is open to all children 8 years and older that have achieved Swim England stage 9 or above (or equivalent learn to swim award). Children must be strong, confident swimmers and able to swim 600-800m continuously.

Please send us an enquiry if interested in joining this class.

Our new caps are now available to purchase on our website or at poolside.

See our blog for further details.

Why Wearing a Swim Cap Can Make a Big Difference to Your Child’s Swimming — Big Blue Swim School At Big Blue Swim School, we’re excited to announce the launch of our new Big Blue Swim School swim caps. From next week, swim caps will be available to purchase online and at our venues. We’re often asked about the benefits of wearing a swim cap when learning to swim, and the simple answer is: t...

Spaces still available in our August to December term.

Further information about our venues and session times can be found on our website.

Please submit an enquiry via our website for options.

A common question....

We believe there are huge benefits to completing stage 9 and 10 as can be found in our blog below.

Stage 9 and 10 - Is it worth completing the learn to swim programme? Why is it so difficult to achieve? — Big Blue Swim School The last stages of the learn to swim programme - stage 9 and 10 - can be very difficult to achieve and for some children it can take 2-3 terms for each. This can be disheartening for our swimmers and they can become frustrated with the struggle to achieve these last awards. The criteria for these

Spaces remaining in our summer lesson weeks:

- 27th to 31st July - Craigroyston High School

Minimum of 2 day' attendance. Further details can be found on our website.

Please contact us if you require help to book or have any queries.

Summer Lessons 2026 — Big Blue Swim School * Please note if you are a new customer summer lessons do not qualify for priority booking into our term time lessons, however we will do our best to find you a space as requested*

Rookie Lifeguard Bronze

We have added a new rookie lifeguard bronze class to our timetable:

- Tuesday - Royal High School - 7.30 to 8.15pm
- 17 week term - August to December

Rookie bronze is open to all children 8 years and older that have achieved Swim England stage 9 or above (or equivalent learn to swim award). Children must be strong, confident swimmers and able to swim 600-800m continuously.

Please send us an enquiry if interested in joining this class. Further details can be found on our website here https://www.bigblueswimschool.co.uk/rookie-lifeguard

Spaces remaining in our summer lesson weeks:

- 13th to 17th July - James Gillespie's High School
- 27th to 31st July - Craigroyston High School

Minimum of 2 days attendance in any week. Further details can be found on our website.

Please contact us if you require help to book or have any queries.

Summer Lessons 2026 — Big Blue Swim School * Please note if you are a new customer summer lessons do not qualify for priority booking into our term time lessons, however we will do our best to find you a space as requested*

Our friends over at Water Babies are looking for some willing swimmers to help with their training course on 19th July. Please contact them directly on the email below if you are interested in helping them out.

🏊 FREE SWIM LESSONS!🏊

We're looking for confident young swimmers (Swim England Stage 4 or above) to help us upskill some of our fantastic teachers, allowing us to continue the Water Babies journey with children beyond 6 years old.

📍Holiday Inn Corstorphine- next to Edinburgh Zoo 🦁
📅 Sunday 19th July
🕗 Between 8:00am and 11:00am

Each lesson will last 30 minutes, but if your swimmer is happy to stay in the pool for longer and take part in additional sessions, we'd love that!

If your child would enjoy this opportunity or you know someone who would—please get in touch by **Sunday 5th July**

📧 Email: [email protected]

Please include:
💙 Your child's name
💙 Their current swimming ability (Stage 4+)
💙 Whether you're able to stay for the full 2-hour session

Please SHARE THIS POST with any families who might be interested—we'd really appreciate your help! 💙

SUMMER LESSONS NOW OPEN

Summer lessons are now open to booking for all current and new customers.

Further details can be found at the link below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us via our enquiry form, email or Facebook message.

Summer Lessons 2026 — Big Blue Swim School * Please note if you are a new customer summer lessons do not qualify for priority booking into our term time lessons, however we will do our best to find you a space as requested*