Swim Free provides free swimming lessons for children and young people from Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary families. The initiative is funded by Greenwich Hospital and delivered in partnership with the Andrew Simpson Foundation.
Learning to swim is an essential life skill for young people, but also supports and helps them maintain positive mental health, grow their confidence, resilience and willingness to try new things – all while keeping active.
Sam Weeks, Swim Free's Outreach Manager, said:
"We are delighted to be providing free swimming lessons to young people from the Gosport Royal Navy community, in partnership with Places Leisure. Learning to swim is an essential life skill for all young people to learn, and particularly prevalent for those growing up in and around costal environments. We know there are a significant number of Navy families in the Gosport area, and the addition of this location will allow even more families locally to access the Swim Free programme.”
Swim Free swimming lessons are delivered by governing body qualified swimming instructors, aligned to the Swim England or Scottish Swimming Learn To Swim pathway, with a clear focus on progression, engagement, and individual support.
To learn more about the Swim Free programme and to book lessons, visit: Homepage - Swim Free