Swimming

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise that offers personalised journeys through the sport including learning to swim as a key life skill, recreational swimming for individuals and families and competitive swimming for athletes.

Get Involved

An Overview of Swimming

For parents, encouraging your child to learn to swim is one of the most important skills you will teach them. If you get children interested in swimming when they're young there's a good chance they'll enjoy the water for the rest of their life, and remain fit and healthy.

Whether you're thinking of learning for the first time or returning to swimming after a few years - whether you'd like to join a club and try competitive swimming or just get in the water for leisure, take the plunge and Go Swim!

Benefits

Swimming is a fantastic form of exercise and has many benefits including;

Being a life skill which can create life long opportunities for people to exercise and even enjoy holidays that little bit more!
Being a life saving skill should there ever be any situations that arise at poolside.
An excellent form of rehabilitation as it places less stress on the joints.
Works all of the major muscle groups.

Costs

Monthly payments are now taken via standing order for Glasgow Sport's swimming participation programme. The costs are noted below;

Regular Learn to Swim programme: £27 per month, £24 with a kidz card and £17 for concessions.

1-2-1 Swimming lessons: £81.20 for 5 sessions

Public Swimming is free for all kidz card and Fitness Unlimited Glasgow Club members. Prices for others are; £3.20 per swim for non member, £2.90 for PAYG Glasgow Club member and £2.30 for PAYG concession Glasgow Club member.

Involvement

Glasgow Sport have an extensive Pre School, Learn To Swim and Adult Swimming programme that caters for all age groups and abilities. For more information click on the learn to swim programme below.

Adaptations and Equipment

A pre-requisite for swimming is for participants to appropriate swim wear which generally will be a swim suit for females and trunks for men.

Facts

Team Scotland won 10 medals in the pool in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
City of Glasgow Swim team contains multiple elite international performers including Jack McComish, Camilla Hattersley, Andrew Mullen and Sean Campsie.

Local Programmes

Holiday Activity Programme

Keep active this Spring with the sports you love at your local Glasgow Club venues!

Whitehill Swimming Club

We are a community swimming club and have been established for over 40 years. Our Aim is to promote and manage the teaching, knowledge and practice of swimming skills. The Club is a not for profit voluntary organization, with Fully Trained and Qualified C

Pinkston Watersports

Pinkston is a paddlesport community center, home to Scotland's only artificial whitewater course, located just 5 minutes from Glasgow city centre! We offer taster and progressive kayak and SUP sessions; whitewater tubing; and community and school groups.

Dennistoun & Area Community Sports Hub

We are a partnership of local sports & activity providers supporting the community in all things sport and physical activity. We are made of committee members and partners with the focus of our community at the centre of the discussions.

Glasgow Life - Sport

Glasgow Life - Sport deliver and enable activities to Get Glasgow Active.

Temple Swimming Club

Temple Swimming Club offer opportunities for young people with additional needs to learn to swim in a safe and friendly environment.

Glasgow Triathlon Club

Welcome to Scotland’s largest triathlon club. Our friendly and all-inclusive club has more than 500 members across the adult and junior sections. A swim, bike, run club for everyone!

Fusion Triathlon Club

Everyone is welcome at Fusion Triathlon Club – we are open to people of all ages and abilities. We have multiple coached swim, bike and run sessions every week based around the Glasgow. So getting your running shoes out and come along!

Glasgow Club Castlemilk Pool

With 13 gyms, 11 pools, and fitness classes across the city Glasgow Club has something for everyone, and membership gives you access to them all.

Kingston Amateur Swimming Club

The Kingston Swimming Club is the oldest of its kind in Glasgow! Originally formed in 1892 we are a friendly family club, whose aim is to train swimmers of all ages for fun and competition. Our club is based at Castlemilk Pool on the South Side of Glasgow

Glasgow Club Easterhouse Pool

With 13 gyms, 11 pools, and fitness classes across the city Glasgow Club has something for everyone, and membership gives you access to them all.

Women Only Swimming

Experience an inclusive and empowering atmosphere of our women only swimming sessions, held in the private and welcoming environments of North Woodside Pool. These dedicated sessions create a comfortable session for women to exercise.

More Results

Biomechanist and Analyst

This is an exciting time to be a part of our Aquatics GB Team, at the start of the Los Angeles 2028 cycle. As a crucial member of our team, you will have the opportunity as a Biomechanist and Analyst to work with our Olympic swimmers in the dynamic environment at the Loughborough Performance Centre.

Performance Pathway Lead Swimming

Aquatics GB is seeking a Performance Pathway Lead to support the development and implementation of a World Class Performance Pathway in Swimming, to maximise the potential of athletes within the performance pathway and to work in conjunction with Home Nation development programmes.