Love to Swim

Adult Beginners – Start This September 🏊 It's never too late to learn to swim. Our supportive adult beginner classes are designed to build confidence at a pace that works for you. Lessons available across East London, including women-only sessions at Stepney All Saints.

A brilliant day in the community! 💦☀️

We loved being part of the West Silvertown Summer Community Event on 15 August, where Carlos got involved and helped spread the Love to Swim spirit. 🏊‍♂️❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, got involved and made it such a fantastic afternoon!

📍 West Silvertown Foundation

Why Small Classes Work 👏 Small class sizes mean every swimmer receives more individual attention, helping nervous children build confidence and stronger swimmers continue progressing at their own pace.

Can They Float? 💙 One of the most important water safety skills isn't a swimming stroke—it's learning to float. At Love to Swim we teach floating first because it gives children valuable time to stay calm and call for help if needed.

Two young lives have been lost in local docks this summer. 💙

It’s a heartbreaking reminder that water safety matters even for confident swimmers.

If you get into difficulty in open water, remember Float to Live:

• Tilt your head back
• Keep your ears in the water
• Relax and breathe normally
• Move your hands and feet gently if needed
• Call for help when you can

And if you see someone else in trouble, don’t enter the water yourself — call 999/112 and ask for the Coastguard.

Please share this with your children, teenagers and anyone who spends time around our local docks this summer.

Learn to Swim ~ Love to Swim 💙

Final Week Reminder ⏰ There's still time to give your child a confidence boost before September. Our final August short course runs from 10–14 August at Crowne Plaza London Docklands. Secure your place today at https://zurl.co/BK2sh

Holiday Water Safety 🌊

Open water isn’t the same as a swimming pool. Whether you’re visiting the beach, a river or a lake this summer, remember to supervise children, check for lifeguards, enter the water slowly and always know the depth before jumping. Swimming lessons help children build confidence and safer habits around water.

EastLondonFamilies

Holiday Water Safety 🌊

Open water isn't the same as a swimming pool. Whether you're visiting the beach, a river or a lake this summer, remember to supervise children, check for lifeguards, enter the water slowly and always know the depth before jumping. Swimming lessons help children build confidence and safer habits around water.

We are deeply saddened by the death of Banta Sillah, aged 14, at Millwall Outer Dock.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all the young people affected by this tragedy.

Banta’s death is another urgent reminder that children and teenagers need more than access to swimming. They need practical water-safety knowledge, safe swimming ability and clear guidance about the dangers of docks, rivers and canals.

We would welcome coordinated action across London’s waterside communities, including water-safety education through schools, youth groups and sports clubs, visible safety support at known hotspots, and targeted swimming and survival skills for young people who cannot swim.

Please speak to the young people in your life about open-water safety.

Never enter the water to rescue someone. Call 999, encourage them to float, and throw something that floats if it is safe to do so.

Guidance based on the RNLI’s Float to Live campaign.

Water safety cannot wait.

Summer Short Courses – Book Now 🏊‍♀️ Summer swimming short courses are running at Crowne Plaza London Docklands. Week 1: 3–7 August • Week 2: 10–14 August. Perfect for building confidence, improving technique or getting ready for regular lessons in September. Book online at https://zurl.co/BY8kC