Making a splash in the summer.
Giving children opportunities to build confidence, develop water skills and enjoy swimming during the summer holidays.
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Giving children opportunities to build confidence, develop water skills and enjoy swimming during the summer holidays.
Part of our wider commitment to access, awareness, participation and progression through aquatics.
Get in touch about this programme →Access. Awareness. Participation. Progression.
Helping more young people experience the confidence, connection and lifelong benefits that aquatic activity can bring.
Programme information
Summer Swimming Lessons For £6.50 Per Lesson, 1-6 Ratio – AMAZING VALUE
Welcome to Aquatic 2012 CIC’s “Summer of Swimming”. We want to make learning to swim accessible, in a time when lessons are becoming further out of reach for many, this summer, 2025, we’re launching four-weeks of Monday to Friday intensive courses for an unbelievably great price of only £6.50 per lesson. Moreover, you can also try Mini Water Polo in the shallow end or Deep End Water Polo for only £9.75 for 1 hour sessions. Here’s the full details below. This means you can get a weeks worth of 30-minute intensive lessons for only £32.50 or 20 lessons for £130, that’s 10 hours of lessons if you attend for the SIGN UP HERE
Available Sessions & Criteria
Whether you’ve never had lessons, want a boost of confidence or want to take your swimming to the next level, we have the sessions to do that. You can sign up for 1 or all 4 of the weeks.
Dates
Week Commencing 28th July
Week Commencing 4th August
Week Commencing 11th August
Week Commencing 18th August
Classes
Stage 1 / Non-Swimmers
Stage 2 Swimming
Stage 3 Swimming
Stage 4 Swimming
Stage 5 Swimming
Stage 6 Swimming
Stage 4 – 6 – Mini Water Polo – Shallow End – Ages 7 – 10
Stage 6 to 8+ Deep End Water Polo – Ages 9 – 15
Stage 6+ Junior Swimming Training – Ages – 9 – 15
Competition Level Water Polo – Ages 9 – 15
All Sessions are at Windlesham House School between 9am and 12pm Monday to Friday – Sign Up Here, first come first serve
Terms & Conditions + Considerations
You will need your own transport to get to the pool
We can only run these sessions if they are close to full, therefore we may need to cancel weeks if we have low numbers
Payment in advance and non-refundable must be paid by 21st July to secure your spot (unless we cancel, then you will get a full refund)
We may need to move you into different times or sessions if we think it is best for your child
We cannot offer partial attendance, or the odd day, you must pay for the full week
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About this programme
Make intensive summer swimming lessons free for children
Hundreds of children (fundraising ambition)
Sussex
Summer 2027 school holidays
£20,000
SPONSOR THIS EVENT FROM £2,000
We are raising £20,000 to offer FREE intensive swimming lessons during the summer holidays, aiming to give hundreds of children a head start in the pool.
Every sponsorship package runs for 12 months from the agreed start date. Support The Summer of Swimming and help us deliver more accessible aquatic experiences. Choose a level that matches the difference you want to make. Estimated annual cost to Aquatic 2012 CIC (not the minimum sponsorship): £20,000.
Bronze
£2,000
Help make it happen.Non-exclusive · Multiple Bronze partners welcomeMake a meaningful contribution towards the programme and help more children take part.
- Access Aquatics supporter badge for your website*
- Partner acknowledgement on the programme page
- Recognition as a community supporter
Silver
£8,000
Put children in the pool.Non-exclusive · Multiple Silver partners welcomeHelp cover core delivery and pool-time costs where applicable. This is a proposed contribution level, not a confirmed pool-hire quotation.
- Everything in Bronze
- Business profile on Aquatic's website, including logo and bio
- Programme-specific partner recognition
- Quarterly parent email acknowledgement, subject to consent and scheduling
Gold
£20,000
Make the whole event possible.Exclusive lead sponsorship · One Gold partner per programmeHelp fund the programme's estimated annual delivery costs, including pool hire where applicable, staffing and administration.
- Everything in Silver
- Prominent logo and short business bio on Aquatic's homepage
- Monthly social media partner acknowledgement during the agreed sponsorship term
- Lead sponsor recognition on the programme page
Just want to contribute?
Not looking for a sponsorship package? Make a one-off donation to our wider community programmes through GoFundMe. To support The Summer of Swimming specifically, please name it when donating or contact us so we can allocate your contribution accordingly.
Donate to our community work ↗ Learn about individual giving →*Access Aquatics supporter badge: a partnership mark showing support for the programme, not a quality accreditation or certification. All Bronze, Silver and Gold sponsorship agreements are for 12 months. Proposed benefits are subject to a written sponsorship agreement, consent, available channels and agreed duration. Bronze and Silver packages are non-exclusive and may be taken by multiple businesses. Gold is offered as one exclusive lead sponsorship per programme, subject to availability and a signed agreement. No audience figures or reach are guaranteed until confirmed.
More ways to make a difference
Explore our community programmes and the opportunities they create.
Free Water Safety Sessions for Schools
- Why
- Give schoolchildren essential water safety knowledge
- Who
- Schools and pupils
- Where
- Sussex
- When
- Dates and school registration to be confirmed
- Estimated annual cost to Aquatic 2012 CIC
- £1,000
Girls Into Polo
- Why
- Open more pathways into water polo
- Who
- Girls and young players
- Where
- Sussex
- When
- Programme dates vary
- Estimated annual cost to Aquatic 2012 CIC
- £1,000
Crawley Free Water Polo
- Why
- Provide free introductions to the sport
- Who
- Children and junior players
- Where
- K2 Crawley
- When
- Monthly; check next date
- Estimated annual cost to Aquatic 2012 CIC
- £3,000
Help more children get into the water.
Support Aquatic 2012 CIC’s free and subsidised swimming, water safety, school festivals and aquatic sports programmes across Sussex. Donations go towards our wider community work where they are most needed.
Prefer to support a particular programme? Tell us which cause when donating, or contact us, and we’ll allocate your contribution accordingly. If your request can’t be fulfilled, we’ll contact you before using it elsewhere.