a mother and baby at a baby swimming lesson
Parent and toddler swimming lessons
A swimming teacher is teaching a private swimming lesson
a child learning to swim with a swim teacher
Toddler swimming lessons in Wimbledon London
A child is swimming front crawl at blue wave swim School in London

Swimming Lessons in Southwest London

Building Happy and Confident Swimmers, One Stroke at a Time

Blue Wave Swim is an award-swimming swim school based in South West London and offers swimming lessons in Wimbledon (SW19) and Putney (SW15) in Wandsworth. We use purpose-built swimming pools to deliver our progressive swimming lessons and we cater for all age groups; from babies upwards (4 months to 99 years). Learning to swim is an important part of a young child’s development – similar to learning to walk, talk or ride a bike – it’s a life skill. We pride ourselves to have a team of expert and energetic swim teachers who can introduce and take everybody to the wonderful world of swimming, one swimming lesson at a time!

Wimbledon College Swimming pool

Venues and Times

Our termly swimming lessons are delivered at Wimbledon College (Edge Hill, Wimbledon, SW19) in London and Putney Leisure Centre (SW15 1BL). Our classes held in Wimbledon on Saturday afternoons and on Thursday mornings in Putney.

children diving in the swimming pool

Group and Private Lessons

We offer both private and group lessons to all swimming abilities. Our aim is to teach the four competitive strokes as well as other aquatic skills like sculling, diving and treading water and produce happy, confident and well-rounded swimmers.

A 3 year old is doing a swimming lessons at Blue Wave Swim School

Lessons for All Ages

Growing up with a fear of the water limits recreational choices later on in life, and could possibly manifest itself into a deeper phobia of water. So, it’s always much better to start swimming lessons early- the earlier the better! We offer swimming lessons for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, school-age children and even adults. From complete beginners to advanced swimmers (Stage 7), we have a team of excellent swimming teachers and coaches who can teach lessons at all level.

We think consistancy of teaching is the key and that is why you don’t have to leave our lessons after reaching a certain age or swimming ability. Majority of our teachers used to be competitive swimmers so, they know well how to teach swimming at a high standard. We follow Swim England Plan for Teaching Swimming.

teaching private swimming lesson to a child

Our Approach

Our aim is to help everyone to develop an affinity for swimming, become a confident and safe swimmer, and gain swim skills which will last a lifetime, regardless of age.

Our mantra is ‘teaching swimming needs a 360º approach’. It means, we get to know our learners first and then we choose our approach. One size doesn’t fit all.

Our focus is on quality instruction which fosters confidence and excellent swimming skills in our swimmers.

In the last ten years, we have taught and coached children and adults in private and group settings in the south-west of London and helped hundreds of people to overcome their fears and learn to swim. We truly enjoy watching every one of our swimmers grow and become happy and confident swimmers of the future.

Time is extremely valuable and that’s why efficiency is what we are focused on. Our ability to change and adapt our programmes makes our uniqueness.

 

In 2018 and 2019, our blog section has been ranked one of the top 10 swimming blogs in the U.K. We have finalists for the Merton Best Business Awards in 2018, 2017 & 2016. We are the only swim school in southwest London with these credentials. Plus, there’s a reason we have this ranking on Google review.

Merton Best Business Awards finalist logo for 2019      Blue Wave Swim School has 4.7 start rating on Goggle review  Swim England Swim School member logo