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Summer Holiday Crash Courses Available to Book

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:11:42 GMT

We have a choice of One to One or Group Crash Courses organised for the Summer Holidays for week commencing 26th July and 2nd August. Courses are being held at Farnborough Hill School, Farnborough and Sherfield English, Romsey.

One to One Lessons £125, One to Two Lessons £100 per swimmer
These lessons are available to swimmers of all ages and availability
5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day
w/c 26th July and 2nd August

Group Intensive Lessons £45
Children will be placed in groups according to their ability
5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day
w/c 26th July and 2nd August

Book Here

Easter '21 One - One Lessons

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:25:57 GMT

Easter One - One Lessons!

Following the latest Government announcement, Fins are pleased to be able to run a course of 5 x daily One to One or One to Two lessons (teacher to swimmer ratio) at Farnborough Hill School and Sherfield English pool (near Romsey).

A course of 5 x 30 minute lessons, held at the same time each day of half term costs £125.
If two swimmers share a teacher the weekly cost is £200 for both swimmers (£100 each).

This is a really great opportunity for swimmers to really boost their swimming skills as lessons are tailored to the individual's ability, especially after having had such a long break due to Coronavirus.

Follow the link to book HERE .

Hey! We are back!

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:09:59 GMT

Hey! We are back!

We are delighted to announce that we will be running new lessons again from tomorrow! Wednesday 2nd December as follows:

Sherfield English, Romsey Pool - Wednesday 2nd December onwards - all lessons restarting
Farnborough Hill School Pool - Monday 4th January onwards - lessons restarting for Stage 3+ swimmers only

Unfortunately and very sadly, because of the pandemic, we have had to cancel all lessons at Kings International College, Frimley Church of England School and Carwarden School pools.

Members who have been affected by these closures have been contacted by email. All members are invited to join our waiting list for lessons at Farnborough Hill - please click below.

FINS WAITING LIST FORM

We thank you for your support and hope to see you soon.

Lockdown Update

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 13:05:16 GMT

Lessons postponed from Monday 2nd November

Sunday 1st November 2020

Parents and Swimmers,

In the knowledge of the government measures announced last night, we have taken the very tough decision to cancel all lessons from Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th November before the national lockdown commences on Thursday 5th November.

This will be for the duration of the lockdown and until swimming pools are able to reopen.

We take the health and well being of all incredibly seriously and feel that this is the best decision to keep everyone as safe as possible.

As with any pool closure, you will not have lost the lessons, they will simply be added to the end of your booking.

We will miss seeing you all at the pool hugely and we thank you for your support during this time.

Keep safe,

From all of us at Fins.

October Half Term Crash Courses

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:47:19 GMT

October Half Term Crash Course Lessons

We are delighted to launch our October Half Term Crash Courses which will be run from Kings International College in Camberley and a private pool in Sherfield English near Romsey. There are a variety of One to One and Group Classes available for all ages and abilities. Click here for more information and to book!

Crash Course Swimming Lessons available from Monday 27th July

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:09:10 GMT

Summer Crash Courses available from Monday 27th July!

We are delighted to announce that we are able to re-open on Monday 27th July.
We have 'One to One' and 'One to Two' lessons available at the end of July and throughout August.

Things will be a little different so as to ensure maximum safety. Click Here for more information .

Book swimming lessons Here !

Coronavirus Update 23rd June 2020

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:21:01 GMT

Coronavirus Update 23rd June 2020

Dear Parents and Swimmers,

Thank you to everyone who completed our survey, we are so delighted to see that many of you are looking forward to returning to swimming lessons at some point soon, we can't wait to see you!

You may have just heard Boris Johnson's address to the House of Commons regarding further lockdown restrictions lifting. Unfortunately, swimming pools are to stay closed for the moment.

Once we do get the go-ahead, we can open the Kings and Romsey pools very quickly to run a summer programme and will let you know about this as soon as we can. Frimley, Carwarden and Farnborough Hill pools will remain closed over the summer.

Stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing you soon.

May half term crash courses - postponed

Mon, 11 May 2020 11:17:12 GMT

May half term crash courses - postponed

We hope you are all keeping well during these unprecedented times.

Throughout this recent period, we have taken Government advice with the priority being the health and well-being of all.

In the knowledge of these on-going measures and the need for people to continue to be socially distant, we are having to cancel the May half term crash courses and move these to either the Summer holidays or the October Half Term holidays.

The dates/times for the 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 lessons in the Summer holidays are as follows:
Week 1: commencing 27th July, every 30 minutes between 8am and 8pm;
Week 2: commencing 3rd August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 8pm;
Week 3: commencing 10th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 9am, 11am and 8pm;
Week 4: commencing 17th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 9am, 11am and 8pm.
Week 5: commencing 24th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 10am, 1pm and 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm.

The dates/times for the 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 lessons in October Half Term are as follows:
Week 1 only: commencing 26th October, every 30 minutes between 8am and 10am, 1pm and 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm.

Please note that the Easter and May crash courses were for 4 days, due to the Bank Holidays, however the Summer and October courses are for 5 days, therefore there would be a difference to pay of £15 per swimmer.

Of course, in these unprecedented times, you will not be expected to make this payment at this time.

Once the courses are confirmed as going ahead, we will contact you the week before the course, to take payment for this.

If you have any questions please email us on office@finsswimmingclub.org.

Emails will be monitored and responded to on a weekly basis until business returns to usual.

Coronavirus Update

Mon, 04 May 2020 09:54:30 GMT

Coronavirus Update

We hope that you are all keeping well at this unprecedented time.

We just wanted to keep you updated regarding your/your child's swimming lessons:

- Regular lessons - we are continuing to assess the situation and update the system on a weekly basis.

Any further cancellations will result in your/your swimmer's block of lessons moving along again.

Please note that we will contact you when lessons are due to resume.

- T rial lessons - if you have a trial lesson booked, we are holding the space for you and will move your trial along to the following week, week by week until we can reopen lessons.

- How to contact us : please do so using email: office@finsswimmingclub.org - emails will be looked into periodically.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'PHONES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AT THIS TIME.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We appreciate your understanding at this difficult and uncertain time for everyone.

WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN ACTIVITY PAGE AND WEEKLY COMPETITION FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN .... CLICK HERE

Coronavirus Break FAQs

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:28:36 GMT

Coronavirus Break FAQs

What's happening to the Awards Ceremony?

Awards ceremony due to be held on 29th March – this has been cancelled, all who confirmed that they would be attending, have been contacted.

What's happening with Easter Crash Courses?

These have been cancelled and we have moved swimmers to the May crash courses, where possible. Please email us with individual queries unless you have already contacted us regarding these.

What's happening with badges and certificates?

Badges / certificates - if you had already ordered these to be sent to the pool, these have already been printed and will be given out at the pool when lessons re-open. If you have recently placed an online order, these will be fulfilled on our return to the Office.

What's happening with regular lessons?

Currently, these are cancelled on the system to reconvene week commencing 20th April; it is now appearing unlikely that we can restart lessons then, however, we will update the system on a weekly basis. Any further cancellations will result in your/your swimmer's block of lessons moving along again. You can always check your block booking dates via your home portal.

What happens for children starting school in September?

Children starting school in September - we will contact our ‘Rising 5’ parents next term when lessons are re-opening to find out what days are convenient for you and then over the summer holidays will arrange a new class for your child.

Will I still get my trial lesson?

If you have a trial lesson booked, we are holding the space for you and will move your trail along to the following week, week by week until we can reopen lessons.

How to contact us

Please do so using email: office@finsswimmingclub.org - emails will be looked into periodically.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'PHONES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AT THIS TIME.

Coronavirus Update - Lessons Closed until the end of Term

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:21:56 GMT

Coronavirus Update - Lessons closed until the end of Term

Dear parents and swimmers,

In the knowledge of the government measures announced yesterday for people to avoid social contact and gatherings where possible, we have taken the very tough decision to cancel lessons from today, Tuesday 17th March, until the end of the term (Sunday 5th April). Guidance is coming daily, so we will make a decision on the Easter holidays nearer the time and thank you for your patience.

Throughout this recent period, we have taken government advice with the priority being the health and wellbeing of all. We will monitor the situation carefully and trust our swimmers and their families accept that we have no other choice but to reach this decision. We will, of course, reopen lessons as soon as we can, following the stringent advice as set out by the government.

As with any pool closure, you will not have lost the lessons, they will simply be added to the end of your booking.

We thank you for your support during this time.

Keep safe, Fins Swimming Club

Fins Coronavirus Guidelines Update

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:27:01 GMT

Fins Coronavirus Guidelines Update

Dear Parents/Swimmers,

You are no doubt aware that the Government advice regarding Coronavirus precautions has been updated.

The key change is that they are asking ANYONE with symptoms of a high temperature or a new persistent cough to self-isolate for 7 days.

This comes in line with our request earlier in the week, and indeed our terms and conditions, to not come to the pool if you or your children are unwell or seem to be coming down with something, and we would ask that you continue to follow this guideline.

In addition, we would like to stress the importance of regular hand washing and hope that you will continue to pass this message on to your children. Please do let us know if soap runs out before we spot it so we can replace it straight away. You will have seen our Poolside Operators also regularly cleaning all touch points with antibacterial cleaners and disposable kitchen towel. The chlorine in the swimming pool is known to kill the virus and thus also keeps the swimming equipment safe.

Fins will continue to operate following the official guidelines and information we are given by Public Health England and the individual school sites.

We have had a number of questions about what happens if lessons are cancelled. As always, if lessons have to be cancelled due to pool closure for any reason, the lesson is simply added onto the end of your current booking. If you are unwell and unable to attend classes, this is treated like a normal missed lesson. If lessons do need to be cancelled, we will let you know as quickly as we can via email and text. If you have recently changed your mobile number / email address and have not told us, now is the time!

We do also post information on our Facebook page so please do ‘like’ our page here .

You can find the latest UK information and guidelines online and the Public Health England advice here .

Keep well,

Fins Team.

Email - office@finsswimmingclub.org

Telephone - 07939 655 420

Easter Crash Courses

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:58:15 GMT

Easter Holiday Crash Courses Launched!

GROUP COURSE - Monday 6th - Friday 10th April
Kings International College, Camberley

Format:

The format is slightly different from our regular lessons
Lessons will be run by one of our Level 2 teachers and assisted by a teacher in training
There will be 4 classes of 6 children running every half hour
Please note, children in Non-Swimmer and Beginner classes may be asked to wear armbands for one session and take them off so the trainee teachers can learn how to use arm bands!

Prices:

5 lessons from Monday to Friday inclusive is £15!
If you would like to book a second 30 minute place, for the same child, immediately after the first, the additional cost is only £10!
That's one hour of swimming lessons x 5 for £25!
Low cost due to being part of Teacher Training Course

GROUP STROKE WORKSHOP - Monday 6th - Thursday 9th April
Kings International College, Camberley

Format:

These hour-long Stroke Workshops are a master class covering all four strokes
Each session is divided in to 2 x 30 minute sessions which are each run by a different Level 2 teacher
There will be 8 swimmers to each lane for this workshop
The pool will be divided by ability

Prices:

Each 1-hour Stroke Workshop costs just £2.00
You are welcome to attend as many of the Stroke Workshops over the four days as you wish!
Low cost due to being part of Teacher Training Course

ONE-TO-ONE INTENSIVE COURSES - Monday 6th - Thursday 9th April
2ND COURSE - Tuesday 14th - Friday 17th April
Kings International College, Camberley

The Intensive courses will be running for 4 days.
Each lesson will be 30 minutes long.
The cost will be £80 for 4 x 30 minutes lessons to be attended at the same time each day of the week.

Book all Easter lessons here

February Half Term Crash Courses

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:36:36 GMT

Book February Half Term Crash Course

February Half Term - Monday 17th to Friday 21st

There are a choice of Crash Courses available for this half term:

One to One Lessons - all ages including adults - from £100 for 5 lessons - Camberley and Sherfield English
Group Lessons - children form 4 years and above - 5 x 30 minute lessons £15 - 5 x 1 hour lessons £25 - Camberley (low cost - part of teacher training course)
Group Lessons - children Duckling 1 to Stage 4 - 5 x 30 minute lessons £60 - Sherfield English
Stroke Workshops - Stage 4,5,6 and 7 - just £2 per hour - Camberley (low cost - part of teacher training course)

Book Now!

Christmas Competition on Facebook

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:42:34 GMT

Have fun with our Christmas Competition!

��Hey! It's that time of year again! Join in our Fins Swimming Club competition! We will be posting pictures of our elves throughout December - they will be getting up to their ridiculous antics and generally being very naughty!

We would love to see pictures of your elf or elves! Catch them doing their worst and make us laugh! Post your pictures and captions in the comments under any of our Elf posts for a chance to win!

The person who posts the funniest picture(s) (as voted by our office team) will win a 12 WEEK COURSE OF SWIMMING LESSONS for the New Year!

Good luck everyone and have fun! ��

The winner will be announced on 2nd January 2020 - posts will be going out up to Christmas - so keep us all laughing all the way through the holidays!

Christmas 2019 Newsletter

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:44:30 GMT

Chistmas 2019 Newsletter

Click here for more information on the topics discussed in the newsletter:
Term Dates
Fins Christmas Shop
Opportunities for local business and organisations
Sponsors page
Survey results 2019
Race Night

Race Night Winners!

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:10:25 GMT

Thank you for joining us and congratulations to you all!

Congratulations to:

Butterfly U11F Isabella Bradley
Backstroke U11F Isabella Bradley
Breaststroke U11F Isabella Bradley
Front Crawl U11F Isabella Bradley
Individual Medley U11F Isabella Bradley

Butterfly U13F Carys Long
Backstroke U13F Emily Willcock
Breaststroke U13F Carys Long
Front Crawl U13F Ava Louise Roberts
Individual Medley U13F Carys Long

Butterfly U13+F Natasha Cawthra
Backstroke U13+F Taryn Allen
Breaststroke U13+F Anika Razdan
Front Crawl U13+F Alice Azoula-Cowell
Individual Medley U13+F Natasha Cawthra

Butterfly U11M Walter Readshaw
Backstroke U11M Jayden Little
Breaststroke U11M Ben Prince
Front Crawl U11M Ben Prince
Individual Medley U11M Ben Prince

Butterfly U13M Jay Prince
Backstroke U13M Jay Prince
Breaststroke U13M Harry Bowen
Front Crawl U13M Ethan Daplyn
Individual Medley U13M Jay Prince

Butterfly U13+M Tom Winslade
Backstroke U13+M Oliver Roberts
Breaststroke U13+M Tom Winslade
Front Crawl U13+M Sam Toft
Individual Medley U13+M Tom Winslade

Race Night 2019

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:44:29 GMT

Wednesday 13th November 2019 - 6.30pm Kings International College Pool

Race Night is held annually for Senior Academy Swimmers to test their skill! Awards are given out to deserving winners in the March 2020 Awards Ceremony. Good Luck to everyone taking part and thanks you to our sponsors! Click here for more information

Lyndhurst School - Gold Sponsor

Based in Camberley, Lyndhurst School is a family school. Founded in 1895, Lyndhurst prides itself in providing an excellent all-round education for boys and girls from 3 to 11 years of age. Come and be inspired.

Breaststroke – sponsored by SCL

Active play, every day, during the school holidays!

The holidays are a time for being active, engaged and inspired whilst making new friends. Since 1999, SCL Kids operates over 35 holiday clubs across the South East of England, running every holiday and half term for children aged 4-12. With two programmes available at each venue, Football and Multi-Activity, there is something for every child, which makes parents lives easier.

· Exciting themes

· Varied, structured activities

· Passionate, qualified staff

· Prices starting from £26 per day

Find out more at www.wearescl.co.uk/holiday-clubs

Front Crawl – sponsored by Lewis Bailie Architects

Lewis Bailie Architects is an architecture and interior design practice based in Fleet, Hampshire. Lewis founded the studio in 2017 following practice in a number of well established UK architecture firms.

For many, the prospect of undertaking building work is daunting and so our role is to guide you through the process, initially understanding and uncovering your aspirations and then formulating a proposal to solve these in an efficient and poetic way.

For us, design is about a playful exploration, informed both by site issues and a questioning of the program which often highlights previously unseen relationships and delightful ways to organise space.

"The society that pays for our services has forgotten the power of the living body of architecture, yet we have to build it to convince them" Lars Lerup, 'After the City'.

www.lewisbailie.com info@lewisbailie.com

Backstroke – sponsored by BusyLizzy

Busylizzy is an award-winning, family membership club offering Pregnancy, Mummy&Me fitness classes and Baby classes, inspirational family talks and events in Camberley and Sandhurst.

Our classes run 50 weeks a year and members simply pick and choose which classes suit their diary each week and book online or via our App. Flexible booking and no termly commitments – just fitness and fun for mums and little ones!

Babies and siblings are welcome to all classes meaning no extra child-care costs and as a family club mummies, daddies or grandparents are all welcome! With three different membership options there is a package to suit all budgets and level of monthly usage.

With 12 different classes a week, there is plenty of choice! To book a FREE taster class simply get in touch:

www.busylizzycamberley.co.uk/ | 01276 585 155 | camberley@busylizzy.co.uk

Butterfly Stroke – sponsored by The Beauty Rooms

At The Beauty Rooms we pride ourselves on our personable, professional and prestigious treatments and service. Let us take care of you so you can relax, rejuvenate and revive your body and mind.

Our treatments include specialist anti-ageing treatments, prescriptive facials, spa body treatments, Shellac gels and spa manicure & pedicures, Lashperfect eyelash extensions, St Tropez spray tanning, waxing including intimate waxing and aesthetic clinics.

www.beautysaloncamberley.co.uk 19-21 Park Street, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3PQ

info@thebeautyrooms.org.uk 01276 28336

Individual Medley – sponsored by Baby Wearing Bib by Oji

This is such an incredible milestone for you and your baby to enjoy together, let us make the clean up a little easier to manage.

Designed by a mum who has been weaning for years. She found herself frustrated by the chaos of flying food and concerned about how much food was actually being eaten Super simple to care for, this bib washes quickly, is food stain resistant and dries completely before the next mealtime with baby.

It helps keep food on the highchair tray and off baby's clothes, down the hard-to-clean nooks of the highchair and the floor. Reducing the mess and keeping food within grasp of your baby.

www.babyweaningbib.com

Teachers Race – sponsored by Sing and Sign

Welcome to Sing and Sign - The original British baby signing programme!

Learn baby signing the fun way, in one of our many classes being run in Bagshot, Sandhurst, Frimley and Chobham, or by accessing our comprehensive Online Membership resources!

What is baby signing? Babies use all kinds of signs and gestures as a natural part of learning to talk. Encouraging your baby with extra signs like milk, more, change nappy or tired will help your baby communicate.

Baby signing with Sing and Sign is easy because we make it fun to learn! Your baby will recognise important words sooner and can use the signs to “talk” to you before speech.

Developed with the help of Speech and Language professionals and recommended by experts, Sing and Sign is Britain’s longest running and best loved baby signing programme.

www.singandsign.co.uk signwithcaroline@singandsign.co.uk

Pool Helper Required Sherfield English near Romsey

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:36:35 GMT

Part time Pool Helper required - after school hours

Why do we need Pool Helpers?

Pool Helpers are very important and valuable members of staff as we rely on them to deliver our excellent swimming lessons!
Our staff to child ratios are essential to ensure our swimmers are safe in the water and to maximise their learning.
We aim to provide continuity for swimmers with our teachers and helpers and ask Pool Helpers for their commitment when accepting a regular shift.

Your Role as a Pool Helper:-

Pool helpers are responsible for putting out the required equipment, changing the pool layout during the session, and returning the equipment to the appropriate boxes at the end of the swimming sessions.
The pool helper is in the water to help the contracted teacher and help ensure the safety of all the swimmers.
Pool Helpers need to ensure swimmers have a fun and engaging experience in the water. Therefore they need to SMILE, be happy and be professional at all times!

Pool Helper - ideal qualities - to be fun, to be caring, to be inclusive, to have a passion to do well, to promote fitness, to strive for excellence!

If you are interested in this role please send an email saying why you think you would be suitable to staff@FinsSwimmingClub.org.
Thank you!

Free Swimming for Girls Age 14 - 16

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:28:24 GMT

Tuesday afternoons at Kings International College, Camberley

For girls age 14-16 who would like to learn to swim for FREE on a Tuesday afternoon with Fins Swimming Club in Camberley! It's never too late to learn to swim - this is a great opportunity funded by Active Surrey, a not-for-profit organisation hosted by Surrey County Council. Please come and join us!
☎️ 07939 655 420
�� office@FinsSwimmingClub.org

New Swim England App

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:25:09 GMT

App to help children engage with their swimming journey!

Celebrate learning to swim with the My Learn to Swim app

Make learning to swim even more fun with Swim England’s My Learn to Swim app!

Bring the fun of swimming lessons home and celebrate children collecting more Swim England Learn to Swim Awards by unlocking more characters and stickers as they progress through the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme .

The My Learn to Swim app is available now on the App Store and Google Play.

Click here for more information!

2019 Customer Survey Results

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:09:56 GMT

Our Conclusions ...

October Half Term Crash Courses

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:03:39 GMT

Classes from just £3 Book Now!

We have various crash courses running at October Half Term at Kings International College
Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November 2019

Stroke Workshops
As an accredited teacher training centre these Stroke Clinic Workshops will run in conjunction with the Level 2 Teacher Training course and will be taken by qualified teachers who are working towards their higher teaching qualification.
Suitable for children:

of any age
currently working towards Swim England Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7 +

Format:

These hour-long Stroke Workshops are a master class covering all four strokes
Each session is divided in to 2 x 30 minute sessions which are each run by a different Level 2 teacher
There will be 8 swimmers to each lane for this workshop
The pool will be divided by ability

Prices:

Each 1-hour Stroke Workshop costs just £5.00
You are welcome to attend as many of the Stroke Workshops over the four days as you wish! For those wanting to attend a Stroke Workshop each evening, we are running a special offer whereby if you book three sessions, the fourth will be free!

One to One Lessons
Who should attend?
The course is open to everyone, including adults and those who do not currently swim with Fins Swimming Club.
All ages and abilities are welcome.
For swimmers new to Fins, please add a swimming hat to your order.
Times - Running between 8 - 10am and 1.30 - 4.30 pm and 6 - 8 pm
Cost - £100 for 5 x half hour lessons

Group Lessons
We are pleased to be able to offer a reduced price intensive course to our swimmers in conjunction with the teacher training course!
Format:

The format is slightly different from our regular lessons
Lessons will be run by one of our Level 2 teachers and assisted by a teacher in training
There will be 6 classes of 4 children running every half hour
Please note, children in Non-Swimmer and Beginner classes may be asked to wear armbands for one session and take them off so the trainee teachers can learn how to use arm bands!

Suitable for children:

aged 4 years and above
from Duckling 3 up to and including Stage 4
who are happy entering the water
who are able to swim 5m using a noodle with support
who are happy to wash faces and have water showered from above
*unfortunately, this course is not suitable for nervous beginners.

Prices:

5 lessons from Monday to Friday inclusive is £15!
If you would like to book a second 30 minute place, for the same child, immediately after the first, the additional cost is only £10!
That's one hour of swimming lessons x 5 for £25!

Well Done to all our Swimmers!

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:41:12 GMT

Distance Day Fund Raiser £1188.50!

June 2019 Newsletter

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:02:52 GMT

June 2019 Newsletter - Welcome!

Follow these links for more information:

Swim England Member of the Month!

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:38:25 GMT

Fins has been awarded Swim England remember of the Month!

We are very proud to announce that Fins Swimming Club won the

'Swimming Club Member of the Month' Award in May 2019.

Read all about it on the Swim England website !

Distance Day Saturday 1st June!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 29 May 2019 11:09:30 GMT

The Royal Baby Challenge - Swim to Windsor and back again!
Distance Swimming Day Stage 4+ - Saturday 1st June 9.00am

Every year we hold a Distance Day for our swimmers to offer the opportunity to swim as far as they can, without the half hour time constraint of lessons.
This year is no different!
We warmly invite you to join our Fundraising Distance Day to allow children (Stage 4+), adults and parents to swim as far as they can!
The Distance Day will be held on Saturday 1st June from 9.00am until 12.00pm at Kings International College in Camberley.
This event always provides an extremely positive and encouraging environment to see just how far can be swam, whether it be 15 metres or 5000 metres!

To make this day as fun and as challenging as possible for everyone, we would like to set the task of " The Royal Baby Challenge - Swimming to Windsor and back again ". It is approximately 26 miles / 42,000 meters, so we will add up every swimmer’s distance to try to achieve that goal!

As this is a fundraising event, the day is open to all of our swimmers (Stage 4+) as well as adults/parents who wish to achieve a distance swim.
All funds that are raised will be donated to our 3 chosen charities; Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and East to West (helping young people with mental health problems).
The idea of every swimmer being sponsored provides great motivation as participants can really feel that they are doing a good deed.
Our staff also volunteer their time to help organise and supervise this event, so every parent's support for this day would be greatly appreciated.

Distance badges will be available to purchase on the day at the usual cost of £3.50, or personalised for £3.75 (ordered and collected at next swimming lesson)

If you would like to attend our Distance Day, please email office@ FinsSwimmingClub.org or call on 07939 655 420.
We will then contact you with a time slot to come along and join in the fun, as well as send you your own sponsorship form!

Summer Holiday Crash Courses Launched

Wed, 22 May 2019 13:51:50 GMT

Summer Holiday Crash Courses

We have a choice of One to One or Group Crash Courses organised for the Summer Holidays.
All the courses are held at Kings International College, Camberley.

One to One Lessons £100
These lessons are available to swimmers of all ages and availability
5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day
w/c 29th July, 5th August, 12th August, 19th August

Group Intensive Lessons £45
Children will be placed in groups according to their ability
5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day
w/c 5th August, 12th August, 19th August

Special Offer Courses

Stroke Workshops £5 each
Buy 3 Get One Free!
Part of teacher training course
For children of any age
Working towards Swim England Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7 +
1 hour in length
Each session divided in half
Each half taken by Level 2 Teacher
4 X Stroke Masterclass
Attend as many as you like!
Monday 29th - Thursday 1st August 4.30pm to 5.30pm

Group Intensive Course
5 lessons from Monday to Friday inclusive is £15!
Additional 30 minute place immediately after the first, the additional cost is only £10!
That's one hour of
swimming lessons x 5 for £25!
Part of teacher training course
From Duckling 3 to Stage 4
Not suitable for nervous beginners
Monday 29th - Friday 2nd August
11.30am to 1.30pm

Book here

Fins in the community

Tue, 21 May 2019 09:00:13 GMT

Fins Swimming Club working within the community

Fins Swimming Club is a not for profit organisation with a community interest.

Our aim is to increase the community’s awareness of swimming & promote water safety.

We enjoy supporting local community groups & are committed to community investment.

Our own fundraising activity ensures maintenance of the pool at Kings International College which is fully funded & managed by Fins for the good of the school & wider community.

Our in-house accredited teacher training courses are instrumental in encouraging our enthusiastic teachers to continue their professional development to maintain high standards for Fins & other clubs.

We happily arrange opportunities for work experience & the Duke of Edinburgh Award and give local companies the chance to promote themselves through club sponsorship opportunities.

Let us know if you would like to work with us.

Senior Academy Bowling Night

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:30:17 GMT

Senior Academy Bowling Night 29th March 2019

We all had a wonderful evening bowling and we even had pizzas and doughnuts!

May Half Term Crash Courses

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:26:17 GMT

Crash courses for May Half Term from £15 for 5 daily lessons!

Stroke Workshops

As an accredited teacher training centre these Stroke Clinic Workshops will run in conjunction with the Level 2 Teacher Training course and will be taken by qualified teachers who are working towards their higher teaching qualification.

Suitable for children:

of any age
currently working towards Swim England Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7 +

Format:

These hour-long Stroke Workshops are a master class covering all four strokes
Each session is devided in to 2 x 30 minute sessions which are each run by a different Level 2 teacher
There will be 8 swimmers to each lane for this workshop
The pool will be divided by ability

Prices:

Each 1-hour Stroke Workshop costs just £5.00
You are welcome to attend as many of the Stroke Workshops over the four days as you wish! For those wanting to attend a Stroke Workshop each evening, we are running a special offer whereby if you book three sessions, the fourth will be free!

One to One Lessons

Fins is running a 1-1 swimming course over the May half term holiday.

Who should attend? - The course is open to everyone, including adults and those who do not currently swim with Fins Swimming Club. All ages and abilities are welcome. For swimmers new to Fins, please add a swimming hat to your order.

Where - Kings International College, Camberley

When - This course will be running for 5 days, Monday 27th to Friday 31st May inclusive

Times - Running between 8 - 10am and 1.30 - 4.30 pm and 6 - 8 pm

Cost - £100 for 5 x half hour lessons

Group Lessons

Over the May half term we are pleased to be able to offer a reduced price intensive course to our swimmers in conjunction with the teacher training course!

Format:

The format is slightly different from our regular lessons
Lessons will be run by one of our Level 2 teachers and assisted by a teacher in training
There will be 6 classes of 4 children running every half hour
Please note, children in Non-Swimmer and Beginner classes may be asked to wear armbands for one session and take them off so the trainee teachers can learn how to use arm bands!

Suitable for children:

aged 4 years and above
from Duckling 3 up to and including Stage 4
who are happy entering the water
who are able to swim 5m using a noodle with support
who are happy to wash faces and have water showered from above
*unfortunately, this course is not suitable for nervous beginners.

Prices:

5 lessons from Monday to Friday inclusive is £15!
If you would like to book a second 30 minute place, for the same child, immediately after the first, the additional cost is only £10!
That's one hour of swimming lessons x 5 for £25!

Thank you for your Support

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:37:30 GMT

Awards Presentation 10th March 2019

Thank you to everyone for coming to our Awards Ceremony on Sunday 10th March -
we all had a wonderful time celebrating the children's swimming successes!
We hope you enjoyed the afternoon as much as we did.

If your child received an invitation for Academy or Rookie Life Saving,
please don't forget to get in touch and book.
You can either phone on 07939 655 420 or book yourself on to the courses via our shop here .

Please click here to see the photographs that are now on a shared drive.
Only people with this link can see the photographs.

We would also like to thank Lyndhurst School In Camberley for their kind support and sponsorship of this event.

Swimming Teacher Courses

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:52:24 GMT

Interested in becoming a Swim Teacher?

Are you looking for part time work?
Do you enjoy swimming and working with children?
If you have answered 'Yes' to these questions, you might be the perfect
Swimming Teacher - just waiting to be trained!
As an Accredited Swim England Training Centre, we have several courses
coming up which you may like to join.
To become a swimming teacher you must be at least 16 years old;
so you may have younger adults in your household who are also interested.
Excellent rates of pay are potentially available!

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There are two qualifications for you to gain:
The Swim England Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) Course
This is the first step and it allows you to support a Level 2 qualified Swimming teacher in the water
Level 2 Teaching Swimming Course
The second step which you can take after 3 months experience at Level 1

The courses coming up soon are:
Swim England Level 1 Course £375
4 day (2 days onsite/ 2 days online) starting 16th May
4 day Onsite stating 30th June
4 day (2 days onsite/ 2 days online) starting 17th October
4 day Onsite stating 27th October
Swim England Level 2 Course £680
7 day starting 25th May
7 day starting 26th October
All the above courses will be held at Kings International College, Camberley

If you would like more information or to book please contact
Sarah Beavis on 07939 655 420
or email staff@FinsSwimmingClub.org

We also have some opportunities to work as Pool Helpers (in the water) and Poolside Operators.
These roles are also very rewarding and might be an ideal first step to see if swim teaching would be for you!

Happy Valentines!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:48:17 GMT

From Fins...

Thanks for joining in the fun!

Easter One to One swimming Lessons

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:38:59 GMT

5 x 30 minute lessons for just £100

Come and join us for a daily one-to-one swimming lesson this Easter!
Learn to swim or improve your swimming with your own dedicated teacher.
Whatever your age and ability you're welcome to attend - including adults - why not have a lesson at the same time as your child?
A 30 minute intensive lesson with the same teacher every day can make a remarkable difference to your progress.
All lessons will take place at Kings International College pool and your daily time slot can be anywhere between 8am and 8pm.
The earlier you book, the more choice you will have!
Book Here

Pool Plant Courses this March

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 12:26:44 GMT

Come to our training courses

Click here for more information!

Invitation to join Junior or Senior Academy

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:51:17 GMT

Invitation!

Junior Academy
Book
Swimmers have the opportunity to swim for an hour, in addition to their regular weekly lesson, to further develop stroke technique, strength of stroke and stamina in an enjoyable and encouraging environment.

Swimmers will be introduced to a variety of different skills from Rookie Lifeguard tasters, underwater challenges, obstacle courses and high level skills such as an introduction to turns. There will also be a competitive element with stroke races, sculling races and timed distances where swimmers can enjoy seeing their strokes, stamina and speed improve!

This session is designed to be fun and interactive giving our Stage 5, 6 & 7 swimmers the opportunity to develop the skills and technique they are learning in their lessons as well as be introduced to new skills in the Junior Academy

Venue Kings International College, Camberley
Dates Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 7:30pm
Saturday afternoon 2:30 - 3:30pm
Price £48 for 12 weeks, 1 hour per session (subsidised price of just £4 per hour!)

Senior Academy
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The objective of the Academy is to give our higher level swimmers and those showing potential, the opportunity to be introduced to competitive swimming and possibly a stepping stone before moving onto club swimming.

Not all children will want to move onto a club, or have the capability, but the Academy will allow them to use this hour long session to build on their skills, stamina and thus fitness. The main aim is to improve stamina whilst maintaining technique, as this is vital to help swimmers succeed. In addition to this, there will be a focus on competitive starts and turns.

The training session will also help to improve a swimmer’s confidence, discipline, commitment and hopefully create lasting friendships. We also hold internal competitions throughout the year to give swimmers the experience and opportunity to put into practice all their hard work.

Children will be expected to continue with their normal lessons where they will focus on the technical elements of the strokes alongside their one hour weekly Academy session.

Children who have passed Stage 8 will automatically be invited into the Academy, however teachers may nominate students showing potential at a lower stage. These students will be invited along by email.

Venue Kings International College, Camberley
Dates Monday evenings 6:30-7:30pm
Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 7:30pm and 7:30 - 8.30pm
Thursday evenings 6.30 - 7.30 and 7.30 - 8.30pm
Price £48 for 12 weeks, 1 hour per session(subsidised price of just £4 per hour!)

Invitation to Rookie Lifeguard Course

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:27:48 GMT

Learn crucial lifesaving skills!

Children who have achieved Stage 6 or above are invited to join this course.
The Rookie Lifeguard programme is the junior award scheme of the RLSS UK.
For most children Rookie Lifeguard will be the first opportunity to explore water safety and alternative safe aquatic play.
The Rookie skills make Rookies aware of how to take better care of themselves, their family and friends, and give them the information they need to promote water safety in their day to day activities.
The awards contain survival, rescue and sports skills as well as life support and water safety elements.

Your child will start with Stage 1 of the Bronze Award, progressing through to Stage 3 of the Gold Award. Rookie Lifeguard is part of the National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) developed by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) although it can also be run as a stand-alone course by Lifesaving Clubs, Leisure Centres, Swim schools and as part of school swimming lessons.

The Rookie Lifeguard Water Safety Award fulfils all of the Key Stage 2 water safety elements of the National Curriculum.

The course will run on a Monday evening at Farnborough Hill School between 6.30 – 7:00pm.
For those children also doing weekly lessons, we offer the Rookie course at a reduced price of £5.00 per session (£60.00 for a 12 lesson block).
If your child is only doing the Rookie course then the lessons will be £8.90 per session (£106.80 for a 12 lesson block).
On completion of Rookie Bronze 1, all students will receive a free Rookie t-shirt.

Come & join us...
Book here!

Mental Health Benefits of Swimming

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:11:54 GMT

'1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year' (Mind Charity)

For more information please visit swimming.org/loveswimming

Wearing Goggles!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:16:38 GMT

Wearing goggles in swimming lessons

Confused over whether your child should be wearing goggles in swimming lessons? Then let us help!

Goggles can be helpful in assisting your child to learn to swim and may make your child feel comfortable in the pool while they are learning and can help them develop their aquatic breathing skills as they learn to put their face in the water.

However, it is vital children are comfortable swimming with and without goggles so they don’t panic in an unexpected situation.

If you are buying goggles for your child:

Choose a pair with BSI instructions on the packaging for the correct way to put on and take off goggles
Choose a pair that fit properly. Leaking goggles could affect the child and waste lesson time
Ensure your child knows how to fit and adjust goggles properly

NOTE: teachers will not be responsible for fitting children’s goggles

For medical and other associated reasons when children have to wear goggles, please let us know so we can update our medical records.

Academy Race Night - Thursday 1st November 2018

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:52:46 GMT

Thank you and well done to everyone who attended!

Click on image above for list of winners!

February Half Term Crash Courses!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:52:11 GMT

February 2019 Half Term Crash Courses

What a great idea for grandparents looking to give unique Christmas presents!

CLICK TO BOOK

To be held at Kings International College, Camberley

Choice of 3 courses:

One to One Swimming Lessons

Monday to Friday

5 x 30 minute lessons = £100

For all swimming levels including adults, children and babies

Group Intensive Lessons

Monday to Friday

For children in Ducklings 3 up to Stage 4 – age 4 and above

Low cost teacher training sessions

5 x 30 minutes – just £15! 5 x 1 hour – just £25!

Group Stroke Technique Lessons

Monday to Thursday

For swimming stages 4-7

Low cost teacher training sessions

£5 per hour (2 X 30 minutes) – Buy 3 Get One Free!

Refer a friend!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:29:59 GMT

Refer a friend for weekday classes between 9am and 3pm and both receive a £10 gift voucher!

Are you a member with Fins Swimming Club?
If so, refer a friend for weekday lessons between 9am - 3pm & both receive a £10 gift voucher! To receive the vouchers, the current Fins Swimming Club member must contact us to advise of the name & contact details of the new member joining.
Fins Swimming Club will then contact the 'friend' to organise the booking & vouchers...
Gift vouchers can be redeemed against weekly classes for 2019 or goods from our shop!
The offer will apply for NEW bookings made between 15th November 2018 - 21st December 2018 for 12 week group courses for babies & preschool children!

Awards Ceremony & 20th Birthday

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:17:27 GMT

Awards 7th October 2018

At 3pm on Sunday 7th October, the doors opened at Kings International College, Camberley and 127 swimmers and their families and friends arrived to celebrate Fins Swimming Club 20th Birthday and pick up their swimming awards, medals and trophies for the achievements over the previous months.

After a piece of birthday cake and some drinks, it was incredible to see how many had received such impressive awards for their swimming. A lot of hard work had been taking place at Fins Swimming Club over the previous 6 months from Stage 4 to Stage 10 , Rookie Life Saving and Academy technique and stamina skills.

This year it is Fins Swimming Club’s 20th Birthday. Literally thousands of people have learnt to swim with Fins over the years. This is an amazing achievement which Fins enjoyed celebrating with customers, staff, swimmers and The Surrey Heath Mayor and Mayoress, Counsellor Dan Adams and Mrs Sarah Adams.

If you would like to see all the photographs from the event just click here !

Upcoming Events Autumn 2018

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:22:27 GMT

Put these dates in your diary!

Saturday 27th October 9.30am - 12.30 pm - Distance Swimming Day - Kings

Every year Farnborough Fins hold a Distance Day for our swimmers to give them the opportunity to swim as far as they can, without the half hour time constraint of lessons. And this year is no different!
We warmly invite you to join our Fundraising Distance Day to allow children, adults and parents who wish to swim longer distances the opportunity. This event always provides an extremely positive and encouraging environment to see just how far can be swam, whether it be 10m or 5000m!
If you would like to attend our Distance Day, please email office@finsswimmingclub.org . We will then contact you with a time slot to come along and join in the fun, as well as send you your own sponsorship form!

Saturday 27th October 1.30pm - 4.30pm - Underwater Photography Afternoon - Kings

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding an underwater photoshoot with Starfish Underwater Photography who are experts in under and above water photography!
The photoshoot will be available to swimmers of all ages and will be held at the Kings International College in Camberley.
Each photoshoot will last for half an hour and there will be up to four children per photoshoot. After a warm up in the pool, our lovely teacher Dee, will assist children in swimming under the water or arranging family groups for photos. The photographer will be rotating around the group to get as many photos of the children as possible across the period of the shoot.

There will be a fantastic array of costumes for little ones available on poolside including Superman, fairy, frog, Santa, Mother Christmas, Buzz Lightyear, little devil, princess, angel, sailor, pirate and more! If your child has a costume they would like to bring they are more than welcome!
The photoshoot is available to all Fins swimmers, their siblings and family and a space on the photoshoot costs £30 per child and £25 for any additional siblings.
To find out more information about Starfish Underwater Photography please follow the link below to their website www.starfishunderwaterphotography.com For bookings, please email us at office@finsswimmingclub.org

Thursday 1st November 6.30pm - 7.30pm - Academy Race Night - Kings

We will be holding the FFSC Academy Race Night at Kings. This event has proved to be a great success and offers the Academy swimmers an opportunity to put their hard work into practice in competition conditions, but in a familiar environment. Races are organised by age and include races in all 4 strokes, plus an individual medley.
We would love to see your child there, so please email us at office@ finsswimmingclub.org to let us know which of the following stroke races they would like to enter, they are welcome to enter as many as they wish!
Front crawl
Backstroke
Breast stroke
Butterfly
Individual Medley
Prizes will be awarded at our next Awards Presentation which will be held at the start of the spring term. If your child would prefer not to race, please do still come along and support your fellow swimmers! Bring your costume as if you change your mind you can enter a race on the night!

October Half Term Crash Courses Book Now!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:49:13 GMT

Great value for money on swimming lessons this half term...

One to One Swimming Lessons

Who? Open to everyone, including adults and those who do not currently swim with Fins Swimming Club.

What - Individual lessons for all swimmers from babies to adults, any ability.

Where? At Kings International College, Camberley.

When? Runs for 5 days, from Monday 22nd - Friday 26th October inclusive between 8 - 10am and 1.30 - 4.30 pm and 6 - 8 pm .

The cost will be a total of £100 for 5 x half hour lessons.

Book Now

Stroke Technique Lessons

Who? Open to swimmers who are working towards Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7.

What? These hour-long Stroke Workshops are a master class covering all four strokes. There will be 8 swimmers to each lane for this workshop with the pool divided by ability. As an accredited teacher training centre these Stroke Clinic Workshops will run in conjunction with the Level 2 Teacher Training course and will be taken by qualified teachers who are working towards their higher teaching qualification.

Where? At Kings International College, Camberley.

When? Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th October, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.

The cost will be just £5.00. You can attend as many of the Stroke Workshops over the four days as you wish.
For those wanting to attend a Stroke Workshop each evening, we are running a special offer whereby if you book three sessions, the fourth will be free!

Book Now

Group Lessons

Who? Open to swimmers aged 3 years and above; these are classes suitable for children up to and including Stage 4. This particular course unfortunately is not suitable for nervous beginners. As a minimum, children must be happy entering the water, be able to swim 5m using a noodle with support, be happy to wash faces and have water showered from above.

What? This intensive course is open to Fins swimming Club members in conjunction with the teacher training course. There will be 6 classes of 4 children running every half hour.

Where? At Kings International College, Camberley.

When? Monday 22nd to Friday 26th October, between 11am and 1pm.

The cost will be £15 - Monday to Friday inclusive! If you would like to book a second place for the same child the additional cost is only £10 in total! That's 5 x one hour of swimming lessons for £25!

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Please Nominate us for Surrey Heath Sports Awards!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:21:38 GMT

Please nominate us for 'Sports Club of the Year' 2018

Every year, Surrey run Local Sports Awards throughout the borough to recognise and reward individuals, organisations for exceptional success and/or contribution to sport. There are several different categories and criteria which need to be met in order to be nominated.

The closing date for nominations is Sunday 9th September 2018 so please don’t delay, nominate today!

Here at Fins Swimming Club, we believe that we have made a significant contribution to the local community within the past 12 months and have an established programme in place to continue this and develop it further to benefit more people in the future.

Click here to nominate us!

Here is a snapshot of the some of the things that Fins Swimming Club has been involved in within the past 12 months:-

· Bespoke and heavily subsidised school swimming programmes providing FREE pool time, reduced class sizes and maximum learning opportunity to 11 local schools.

· Free pool time and/or heavily subsidised teaching rates to a local “all inclusive” group providing an opportunity for those with various disabilities to benefit from swimming.

· Continual renovation to modernise the pool's plant equipment to further increase water quality and turnover to enable the pool to be used more heavily for the community.

· Facility for local children to carry out Duke of Edinburgh activities, work experience and training, often leading to employment opportunities.

· Exclusive use of the pool facilities to enable a local minority group to have the privacy they require in order for them and their children to learn to swim.

· Discounted intensive crash courses in order to facilitate the training of new swimming teachers and water assistants, therefore making swimming more achievable for many children.

· Vouchers donated for a week of intensive lessons to local charities/ schools/individuals for fundraising projects within the community.

· Delivering Water Safety Presentations to local schools to highlight the importance of learning to swim as a life-saving skill and being safe in and around water.

· Awards ceremony to recognise swimmers who have achieved their Stage 4 or above by inviting them up on stage and presenting them with their personalised certificate and badge.

It would be an incredible honour to receive this award and would ask that you please take a moment of your time to click on the link above and nominate Fins Swimming Club for “Sports Club of the Year”.

Children's Life Saving Classes

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:05:03 GMT

Enrol today!

Our Rookie Lifeguard classes teach RLSS practices and Basic Life Support and are recommended once Stage 6 has been achieved.
Book

The Rookie Lifeguard programme has been designed by water safety specialists at RLSS UK and aims to ensure that children have essential water skills to keep themselves safe and knowledge of what to do in an emergency. Children will learn many new skills, including towing, floating, diving from the surface and poolside and retrieving objects from the bottom of the pool. Children will be taught how to tread water efficiently, thus preserving heat and energy, as well as swimming with clothes on and removing them from within the water.

The programme features swimming and lifesaving skills supported by water safety education, allowing participants to enjoy swimming as an activity and, vitally, to protect their lives should an accident occur in or out of the water.

Rookie Lifeguards will work for Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, with three awards at each level. Theory-based lessons to back up practical skills take place on poolside.

Venue Farnborough Hill School
Dates Monday 6.30pm & 7pm, Wednesdays 6.30pm
Price £100.80 for 12 lessons of 30 mins
£60 For those children also doing FSC weekly lessons

Children are presented with a Rookie Lifeguard T-shirt at the end of their first term of Rookie Lifeguarding lessons.
They are also invited along to our Awards Presentation to receive their awards as they progress through the programme.

Junior & Senior Academy - Step up to the Challenge!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 08:54:42 GMT

Take your swimming skills to new levels

This session is designed to be fun and interactive giving our Stage 5 & 6 swimmers the opportunity to develop the skills and technique they are learning in their lessons as well as be introduced to new skills in the Junior Academy

Venue Kings International College, Camberley
Dates Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30pm
Saturday afternoon 2:30 - 3:30pm
Price £48 for 12 weeks, 1 hour per session (subsidised price of just £4 per hour!)

Senior Academy
Book

Children will be expected to continue with their normal lessons where they will focus on the technical elements of the strokes alongside their one hour weekly Academy session.

Children who have passed Stage 7 will automatically be invited into the Academy, however teachers may nominate students showing potential at a lower stage. These students will be invited along by email.

Venue Kings International College, Camberley
Dates Monday and Thursday evenings 6:30-7:30pm
Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 7:30pm and 7:30 - 8pm
Price £48 for 12 weeks, 1 hour per session (subsidised price of just £4 per hour!)

Adult lessons for all abilities!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:33:38 GMT

Get fit this Autumn

After a long hot Summer, the fresh Autumn weather will be the perfect time to get fit - body and soul!

Our adult swimming lessons cater for all abilities, from nervous beginners to fitness swimmers! See the clear progression through the stages, from the very basics of swimming to the refinement of stroke technique and the building of stamina.

You may want lessons for the first time to overcome a fear of water, you may need to ‘brush up’ on your stroke or breathing techniques, or you may be looking for a more challenging class to increase your fitness; all these needs are catered for in our adult swimming programme.

Find out more!

Learn to Dive - this September

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 09:57:48 GMT

3 week course on Monday nights at Farnborough Hill School

Fins will be running three week diving courses throughout the Autumn term on Monday evenings at Farnborough Hill from 6 – 6:30pm.

Children who have achieved Stage 5 and above are invited to attend this 3 week course.

The course will be run on the following days:

Course 1 - Monday 3rd, 10th and 17th September
Course 2 - Monday 24th September, 1st October and 8th October
Course 3 - Monday 15th and 29th October and 5th November
Course 4 - Monday 12th, 19th and 26th November
Course 5 - Monday 3rd and 10th December and 7th January

The course includes an introduction to shallow diving and competitive starts from a dive and will run over three weeks at a total cost of £26.70.

If you would like your child to attend the diving course, please buy a place through the shop .

No extra equipment is required for this course.

Fins are now swimming at Carwarden House Community School!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:33:14 GMT

Saturday morning classes at Carwarden in Camberley

In response to customers on our huge waiting list for Saturday morning classes, Fins have arranged to use the pool at Carwarden House Community School in Camberley. First lessons will take place on Saturday 15th September 2018. The lessons are designed for 'Adult and Child' (babies), preschool children and children up to Stage 5 of the Swim England curriculum.

Contact us on 07939 655 420, office@FinsSwimmingClub.org for more information.

Summer Crash Courses

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:13:26 GMT

Weekly from 30th July to 24th August

The school summer holidays provide an excellent chance to get some intensive swimming lessons in for you and your family!
We have group and one to one lessons running at Kings International College in Camberley.
Each course runs daily for a week, with each lesson being half an hour in length.
There are various courses being held according to capability and requirement.

Monday 30th July - Friday 3rd August
Monday 6th August - Friday 10th August
Monday 13th August - Friday 17th August
Monday 20th August - Friday 24th August

There are various lessons running each day to suit your timetable, for children from 2.5 years old to adults!

A course of 5 group lessons costs £42
A course of 5 one to one lessons costs £90

So please give us a call to book on 07939 655 420, email us at office@FinsSwimmingClub.org or book at our online shop .
See you there!

Calling all Ducklings! ......Monday mornings from 10.30

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:49:04 GMT

Calling all Ducklings! ......Monday mornings from 10.30

We have new pre-school beginners 'Ducklings' classes at a private home in Sherfield English near Romsey.

From the age of 2 1/2 years, children are able to participate in our pre-school classes without a parent/guardian in the water with them. Parents are able to watch and enjoy their child’s progress from poolside. These classes have a maximum of 6 children, with two to three teachers in the water with them. Children swim with noodles rather than armbands as they allow for greater flexibility of movement in the water.

These sessions revolve around constructive play, which gains their trust resulting in that special teacher/pupil relationship. Teachers are extremely sympathetic to any nervous toddlers and confidence is gradually built up through communication and play using the many toys in the pool. The children really enjoy this, pretending to be speed boats or sea horses with the noodles and moving along the rail pretending to be Spiderman!

Both teachers and swimmers alike adore these classes and have so much fun.
Our teachers are very experienced and also recognise that young children can be a little unpredictable!

Lessons are held Monday mornings form 10.30am.

If you're interested in these classes please follow this link or phone us on 07939 655 420.

Safe for Summer: The Importance of Water Safety!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Fri, 11 May 2018 12:06:34 GMT

The Importance of Water Safety!

Accidents involving water and drowning can sadly occur within any age group, but are most common in under six year olds. It is vital that water safety is taught from a young age to prepare children for the many encounters with water they will have – whether that’s in a garden, a pool or on a beach.

With summer fast approaching and hopefully more sunshine with it, there will be many opportunities for children to swim, paddle, splash and cool down! Talking about water safety with children can help to prepare them for all different encounters.

Whatever your plans are for this summer and beyond these water safety tips will help to keep your adventures as safe as they are fun!

Here are Fins top 10 water safety tips for all parents and carers:

1. Prepare children with swimming lessons and water safety rules.

2. Children should always go swimming with an adult having active supervision at all times.

3. No matter where they are it is important for them to be aware of their surroundings, this could be the flags on a beach as to whether the water is safe or checking for a lifeguard by a pool.

4. Know how to call for help in an emergency and that it is free to call 999, the emergency services will help to reassure them in the case of an emergency and help to guide them until an emergency response unit can get there.

5. Wear appropriate water safety & floatation devices, but remember that inflatables are not a substitute for supervision or swimming ability.

6. Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated, swimming can be tiring particularly in the sunshine.

7. Wearing sun protection is important even when swimming or by a pool.

8. Learning first aid and CPR can be a life saver.

9. If you are going on holiday to a villa or hotel with a pool be mindful of the access to this - children can be adventurous and want to explore.

10. Remember the rules of water safety apply to everywhere, even a paddling pool or pond in the garden.

Please talk about these tips with your kids and ask friends and parents to do the same. Then enjoy the summer and remember to keep having fun!

Awards Presentation April 2018

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:25:46 GMT

Thank you to all who attended our Awards on Sunday!

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Awards Presentation on Sunday! The children have worked so hard to achieve their stages and it was fantastic to be able to congratulate them and make them feel very proud of themselves.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all who were able to attend to share the wonderful achievements of our swimmers and to all of our team members that helped with the set up and for the event to run so smoothly. We would also like to say a huge thank you to Specsavers Camberley, our sponsor for the event. Without the continued support of parents, the Fins team and our sponsor we would not be able to hold such a fantastic event to congratulate all of our swimmers!

We have posted a couple of pictures and a video of the Awards Presentation on our Facebook page which can be found by clicking here , please do comment and share!

Fins Swimming Club is turning 20 years old!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:29:02 GMT

We have some very exciting news for our 20th anniversary!

In line with our 20th anniversary this year, we have plans to re-build the changing rooms at the Kings International College!

We have always said that if we had built the changing rooms ourselves we would have made them much bigger... and this is exactly what we intend to do!

We plan to re-build and modernise the changing rooms to greatly improve the facilities we currently have. Having just received permission from Kings International College, we are in the very early stages of planning this project but it is just such exciting news we couldn't keep it to ourselves!

We would love to have our parents involved in this project and we have completed the first step to source an architect through our wonderful parents! If any of our parents are builders, plumbers and electricians and interested in the sound of this project, we would love to hear from you also!

As mentioned above, we are in the very early stages of the project and don't have a timeline in place just yet for when the work will be carried out. We will of course keep you updated on our progress with the project but are thrilled to be able to make these much desired changes to our facilities here at the Kings International College!

Parent Testimonial Blog

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:18:12 GMT

A special guest blog from one of our Fins parents that has been with us for many years!

We first started swimming with Farnborough Fins in 2012 when our son, William, was six. We used to go to Frimley C of E school on a Friday night and William was in small group classes of 6 children, each with a teacher and pool helper. William achieved his ASA Ducklings awards, gradually moving classes further up the pool and achieved his ASA Stage 4 quite quickly thereafter. During this time we also took advantage of the holiday crash courses as it was quite amazing how much they could learn by being in the pool for half an hour every day for a week.

After a while, due to other commitments on a Friday, we moved to a 1-1 class on a Saturday where William continued to gain his stage badges and distance awards though normal lessons and the annual distance days at Kings. In fact, it was shortly after William started swimming at Kings that it underwent the amazing transformation and refurbishment to the community facility that we can now enjoy.

After achieving his Stage 5, a number of additional opportunities became available for William including diving and snorkelling courses and also an invitation to join the Farnborough Fins Academy where children can learn the basics of competitive swimming which further supports Stages 8-10 of the ASA framework.

Meanwhile, our daughter Alice (then aged 2) also started to have 1-1 lessons and participated in a number of 1-1 lessons, crash courses and special stroke lessons (to practice butterfly in particular) enabling her to pass Stage 4 at the age of 5. Alice is now working on Stage 5 and continues to love every lesson and has a constant smile on her face.

Water safety has always been important to us and Farnborough Fins have run special water safety courses for both children and adults over recent summer holidays. They also run RLSS courses and once William had achieved his Stage 10, he went on to complete the Rookie Lifesaving course at Farnborough Hill and over a period of around 4 terms went through the full Bronze, Silver and Gold programme.

William also continued at the Academy, with the annual race night enabling him to practice competitive swimming skills and have the opportunity to work for the ASA school speed awards where you can achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold times for each stroke.

To make it a fully family affair, both my husband and then I plucked up the courage to join the Adult swim fit class that runs after the Thursday evening academy which gives you the opportunity to swim for fitness and improve your stokes.

Both of our children have had a great time learning to swim with Farnborough Fins and they have had a wealth of different opportunities offered to them. Furthermore, all Stage 4 awards and above, Rookie lifesaving awards and Academy medals and awards are presented at a special presentation afternoon held at Kings college on a Sunday afternoon each term which is a lovely way to celebrate the success of all of the children who are lucky enough to swim with Farnborough Fins.

Winter Safety Around Water

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:10:19 GMT

During the winter the water can pose new dangers

Now the weather has turned noticeably colder, we would like to remind and urge people how to stay safe by avoiding frozen areas of water.

It is very important to take care near icy water. Frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and canals can pose a particular danger. Even with prolonged cold spells, the thickness of the ice layer can vary considerably and is unlikely to be strong enough to hold a person’s weight safely.

DO NOT to step on to the ice at all, and certainly do not to be tempted to skate, rescue an animal or retrieve a ball as people could easily fall though into the water or get trapped below the ice, risking hypothermia or even drowning.

Please take a few moments to share the following information with your children:

• Do not go onto ice covered lakes, ponds, rivers or canals.

• Be aware that the ice closest to the bank may appear to be thick but it may become thinner in other areas.

• If a dog or another animal falls through the ice, do not go to its rescue. If the ice did not support the animal, it will not take the weight of a human either.

• Never put yourself at risk, instead call the Emergency Services on 999 or 112.

Academy Race Night November 2017!

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:14:33 GMT

Thank you to all that came, it was a huge success!

Our Academy swimmers love the opportunity to attend the Race Night as it really showcases the skills and stamina they develop in the Academy lessons! The Academy is designed for our higher level swimmers and those showing potential, to give them the opportunity to be introduced to competitive swimming and possibly a stepping stone before moving onto club swimming. Our swimmers who have achieved Stage 7 and above are invited to join the Senior Academy.

With the recent introduction of a Junior Academy for those who have achieved Stage 4 and above, our Juniors are inspired by the race night and have many exciting plans already!

The times of all races are as follows:

40m Front Crawl: 40m Backstroke:

Race No: 1 Race No: 1

1. Ben Roberts - 24.84 1. Ben Roberts - 29.05

2. Joshua Thompson - 25.83 2. Daniel Morgan - 30.10

3. Sam King - 27.90 3. Joshua Thompson - 30.66

Race No: 2 Race No: 2

1. George Woods - 28.05 1. George Woods - 33.98

2. Daniel Morgan - 29.04 2. Sam King - 34.27

3. Vanessa Thomson - 29.19 3. Vanessa Thomson - 34.98

4. Aimee Gohil - 29.59 4. Annalisa Cawthra - 37.42

Race No: 3 Race No: 3

1. Madeline Bond - 30.38 1. Georgina Kendall - 35.92

2. Megan Corbally - 31.69 2. Ellie Thompson - 36.66

3. Annalisa Cawthra - 32.20 3. Alex King - 36.91

4. Alex Brunton - 34.23 4. Molly Cutting - 39.74

Race No: 4 Race No: 4

1. Grace Laister - 28.43 1. Oliver Roberts - 37.00

2. Jessica Hayward - 30.78 2. Tarryn Allen - 37.12

3. Luke Stanton - 31.80 3. Carys Long - 42.50

4. Molly Cutting - 34.16 4. Isabella Bradley - 44.66

Race No: 5 Race No: 5

1. Ellie Thompson - 33.04 1. Grace Laister - 32.10

2. Tarryn Allen - 34.07 2. Alice Azoula-Cowell - 34.72

3. Alex King - 34.95 3. William Moon - 39.41

4. Carys Long - 38.04 4. Ruth Johnson - 43.98

Race No: 6 Race No: 6

1. Alice Azoula-Cowell - 30.84 1. Lilah Campling - 33.73

2. Georgina Kendall - 35.30 2. Jay Prince - 38.29

3. William Moon - 35.50 3. Sam Toft - 38.82

4. Josh Thompson - 39.57 4. Nival Rai - 40.59

Race No: 7

1. Tom Winslade - 32.66

2. Lauren Ashford - 36.05

3. Isabella Bradley - 39.23

4. Emily Wilcock - 40.13

Race No: 8

1. Lilah Campling - 31.30

2. Sam Toft - 33.16

3. Oliver Roberts - 35.14

4. Jay Prince - 36.85

40m Butterfly: 80m Individual Medley:

Race No: 1 Race No: 1

1. Joshua Thompson - 27.99 1. Joshua Thompson - 1.07.88

2. Ben Roberts - 28.48 2. Ben Roberts - 1.10.91

3. Daniel Morgan - 32.21 3. Sam King - 1.16.29

4. Vanessa Thomson - 34.13 Race No: 2

Race No: 2 1. Daniel Morgan - 1.12.20

1. Sam King - 33.73 2. Vanessa Thomson - 1.14.79

2. Natasha Cawthra - 35.45 3. Aimee Gohil - 1.15.04

3. Carys Long - 37.20 4. George Woods - 1.15.126

Race No: 3 Race No: 3

1. Annalisa Cawthra - 36.48 1. Jessica Hayward - 1.15.63

2. Ellie Thompson - 36.77 2. Annalisa Cawthra - 1.17.82

3. George Woods - 36.88 3. Luke Stanton - 1.21.27

4. Molly Cutting - 40.54 4. Molly Cutting - 1.28.88

Race No: 4 Race No: 4

1. Grace Laister - 29.86 1. Grace Laister - 1.11.38

2. Alice Azoula-Cowell - 34.81 2. Alex King - 1.26.13

3. Alex King - 39.54 3. Megan Corbally - 1.33.38

4. Alex Brunton - 45.84 4. Carys Long - 1.35.64

Race No: 5 Race No: 5

1. William Moon - 41.66 1. Alice Azoula-Cowell - 1.16.16

2. Tarryn Allen - 41.74 2. Ellie Thompson - 1.18.53

3. Jay Prince - 42.98 3. William Moon - 1.23.18

Race No: 6 4. Georgina Kendall - 1.38.50

1. Rachel Betty - 41.26 Race No: 6

2. Isabella Bradley - 47.77 1. Tom Winslade - 1.25.16

2. Sam Toft - 1.30.04
3. Jay Prince - 1.32.06

40m Backstroke: 4. Emily Wilcock - 1.36.66

Race No: 1

1. Joshua Thompson - 33.09

2. Ben Roberts - 38.78

3. Vanessa Thomson - 36.88

Race No: 2

1. Daniel Morgan - 37.23

2. Sam King - 37.26

3. George Woods - 38.79

4. Olivia Hale - 39.82

Race No: 3

1. Luke Stanton - 38.47

2. Annalisa Cawthra - 39.83

3. Madeline Bond - 41.05

4. Megan Corbally - 49.39

Race No: 4

1. Natasha Cawthra - 42.98

2. Isabella Bradley - 43.12

3. Carys Long - 45.30

4. Molly Cutting - 46.10

Race No: 5

1. Grace Laister - 38.63

2. William Moon - 41.46

3. Lauren Ashford - 42.20

4. Alex King - 42.35

Race No: 6

1. Tom Winslade - 41.63

2. Niyal Rai - 43.82

3. Josh Thompson - 46.75

4. Alex Brunton - 51.27

Race No: 7

1. Tarryn Allen - 43.00

2. Rachel Betty - 43.23

3. Oliver Roberts - 45.69

Race No: 8

1. Ruth Johnson - 45.95

2. Emily Wilcock - 47.66

3. Jay Prince - 45.95

Distance Morning October 2017

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:06:55 GMT

Our swimmers have gone the distance!

Twice a year, our swimmers have the opportunity to join us for a Distance Day where they are able to come along to swim as far as they can and earn an award for various distances. This can be anywhere between 5 and 5,000 metres!

Swimmers are encouraged to obtain sponsorship for the distance that they achieve and the money raised is donated to charity. This time, we have been raising funds for two charities which are very close to the hearts of one of our Fins’ families. The two chosen charities are MIND and the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust. We are raising money for these two charities in loving memory of James Garrad, a Fins swimmer and Pool Helper who sadly passed away earlier this year. James’ family and friends have been raising money for these two charities, one in support of those living with mental health issues, and the other in support of a charity James was very involved with. We feel very honoured to be able to raise funds to support the incredible work these two charities do!

We would like to say a huge well done and thank you to all those who have been involved! So far we have raised over £300 with sponsorship still coming in, that’s an incredible amount of support!

Our next Distance Day will be held in the end of May with details to follow nearer the time for anyone interested in taking part.

Half Term Intensive Swimming Course

0014223682 (A STRONG) — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:04:08 GMT

Our intensive swimming course went swimmingly!

Fins Swimming Club is one of few private swimming centres in the country which is an Accredited Teacher Training Centre. We have achieved this status by working closely with The Institute of Swimming (IOS). Not only do we provide first class swimming lessons the training is also instrumental in further developing our staff.

The swimmers at our October Half Term intensive swimming course all showed such incredible effort and progress, our teachers have been amazed by all of you! Our teachers and swimmers love to take advantage of the opportunity to swim each day of the week as this repetition can really encourage swimmers, particularly in an aspect they have been struggling with.

For instance, we had a 6 year old working towards his Stage 1, the last element he has been working on is his push and glide. As this needs to be a maintained streamlined body position it can sometimes take a little while to perfect, with the extra help of a week’s intensive swimming this particular swimmer has now managed to pass his Stage 1 in the first lesson back after Half Term!

Our next intensive swimming course will be over the February Half Term running from Monday the 12th - Friday the 16th. We are running an Early Bird Special until the 15th of December with our group lessons costing only £21 for the week! The course will be held at Kings International College and classes will run for 30 minutes between 9:30am and 11am. Our 1-1 lessons are also available to book now, costing £90 for the week, these lessons will run from 8am – 9:30am and 1pm until 4pm.

For more information or to book online please visit our store