There are three swimming pools in Southsea - at Eastney, The Pyramids and St Lukes Leisure Centre. There are maps showing their locations as well as links to further information on our Sports Pages. For your guidance, the swimming lessons available at Eastney are listed below. We recommend that you check by phone for up to date information.

Eastney Swimming Pool Melville Road, Eastney (tel: 023 9273 1786)
BEGINNER 1 Age: 4+ years Aim: It concentrates on basic water skills and confidence and progresses to swimming short distances unaided. 30 minute sessions.
Saturdays Sundays Tuesdays Fridays	9.40 3.30, 4.00 4.00 4.00, 4.30
BEGINNER 2 Age: 4+ years Pre-requisite: Must be able to swim 10 metres front and back Aim: The children begin to learn the recognised strokes, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke and are introduced to dolphin leg kick. Learning skills is still an important part of the class. 30 minute sessions.
Saturdays Sundays Tuesdays Fridays	9.40 4.30 4.00, 4.30 4.30
IMPROVER 1 Age: 5+ years Pre-requisite: Must be able to swim 25 metres front and back Aim: The emphasis will be on developing good stroke technique. It aims to allow the swimmer to increase confidence and learn and perform more difficult water skills. 30 minute sessions.
Saturdays Sunday Tuesdays Fridays	10.10 4.30 4.30 5.00
IMPROVER 2 Age: 5+ years Pre-requisite: Must be able to swim 50 metres on three strokes demonstrating good technique Aim: This class builds on skills and strokes already learnt and introduces competitive diving practices. 30 minute sessions.
Saturdays Tuesdays Fridays	10.10 4.30 5.00
Children's Swimming Lessons in Portsmouth