Without question the largest of our after school activities is our “Learn to Swim” programme in which we are teaching over 2,000 children to swim every week.

Unlike many other leisure facilities in the country, Inverness Leisure has committed to a dedicated Swimming Instructors team to deliver this massive programme.

Teaching various strokes, techniques and swim-skills, the team are also able to offer personal 1-2-1 swimming lessons for both adults and children. We take school-age children from non-swimming beginner through to club entry standard offering them aqua skills and confidence as they learn each of the swim strokes taught in our scheme.  For further information please click here!

Our Adult & Child Scheme (6 months to 5 1/2 years) gets pre-school children used to the water and introduces the aqua skills they will need to progress into our full learn to swim scheme.  For further information on each stage of the programme click on the applicable stage below.

Stage 1 – aged 6 months – 1 year.  Stage 2 – aged 1 – 2 years.  Stage 3 – aged 2 – 3 years.  Stage 4 – aged 3 – 4 years.  Stage 5 – aged 4 – 5 years.

The Inverness Leisure Adult & Child Programme runs over the course of a 6 week block. To view our current Adult & Child 6 week block timetable click here.

The 6 week block courses are scheduled over a 12 month period.  The annual timetable can be viewed by clicking here.

The Inverness Leisure Learn to Swim Scheme is suitable for children who are in Primary 1 or older.  Inverness Leisure’s also offers adult swimming lessons, these lessons are suitable for both complete beginners or those with experience.   Entry to the swimming programme is based on a waiting list.

Please click here to register on the waiting list for swimming lessons.

Please click here to view some frequently asked questions on the waiting lists and the process we follow.

Our swimming lessons timetable follows the school term dates, they do not run on Highland Council school holidays or in-service days.  Please see below confirmed dates for  lessons during 2019/2020. Remember to check our alterations page for swimming lessons alterations/cancellations due to event bookings.

Summer Term

Lessons start on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 – Summer term last lesson will be on Thursday 4th July 2019

Autumn Term

Lessons start on Tuesday 20th August 2019 – Autumn term last lesson will be on Friday 11th October 2019

Winter Term

Lessons start on Monday 28th October 2019 – Winter term last lesson will be on Friday 20th December 2019

Spring Term

Lessons start on Monday 6th January 2020 – Spring term last lesson will be on Friday 27th March 2020