About Swim Buddies
Children's swimming lessons in Darlington & Teesside created by former Olympian and double Commonwealth Champion, Chris Cook. From aged 4 to 11 years old.
Swim Buddies Description
Our children's swimming lessons are designed for children aged between 4-11 years and each of our swimming tanks are arranged accordingly to your little buddies swimming experience and water confidence.
Here at Swim Buddies academy in Darlington, our priority is to ensure that your buddy develops excellent water skills. As each buddy journeys through our swim tanks they will successfully achieve new skills and develop strokes each term until they are ready to move on to the next level.
Each class is 30 mins long in length and is filled with fun, interactive games and productive learning. Our number of swimmers in each tank range between 6 β 8 buddies, this ensures that each buddy receives the individual teaching required to aid full development whilst having fun with fellow buddies.
We will be providing children's swimming lessons in Darlington and the Teesside area.
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Huge CONGRATS to our friends over at Swim England, who have been recognised for their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion! π
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'Cos we like to quiz our parents, can you guess which stage our little Swim Buddies start to swim 10 metres in the pool?
π¬ Dolphins π§ Penguins π’ Turtles
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The feelgood comments just keep on a-coming for our swimming lessons! π
Thanks to one of our parents, Jo for her wonderful words, we are so delighted that your three boys just LOVE coming to Swim Buddies!
A little extra help can go a long way! Our 1:1 lessons with our dedicated instructors can help with the following in the pool:
πββοΈ Gaining confidence πββοΈ Improving areas of weakness πββοΈ Brushing up on technique
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We are just living for the kindness shown by 6 year old Darlington boy, Alfie who has set up a charity to help victims of crime after his own home was burgled! π
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Spots at the ready, as it's Children In Need night 2018!
But we want to know if any of our little Swim Buddies have dressed up for it and took part in any special fundraising activities?
COMMENT with any snaps below! πΈ
Team Swim Buddies thought Christmas had come early, after receiving these wonderful gifts! π
A HUGE thanks to Alison from Raring2go Co Durham, Darlington & Teesside who dropped these off for us, we can't wait to dig into them! π
Having confidence in the pool is key for little ones to ace swimming! πͺ
And the AquaPlane Products we use during our lessons boost little ones' confidence, as it encourages the correct swimming position and allows freedom for the arms to be used.
Oh this is just lovely β€ - We LOVE the latest 'Love Swimming' story from Swim England from a lady called Maria who uses the sport to soothe her anxiety!
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π¨ MISSING SHOES π¨
Did anyone pick up a pair of Clarkβs black school shoes with a bow on front size 13 1/2 G tonight between 5.30 and 6pm from the Education Village? Fingers crossed we can reunite them with the owner! π€πΌ
Did YOU know we are right bang in the middle of Big School Swim Week? πββοΈ
And here is our lovely MD, Chris Cook earlier this week spreading the message to children at Greenland Community Primary School in County Durham!
Is your little one's school taking part in the week?
π We will be keeping the postman busy today...
As we're sending out lots of certificates for our graduates who are moving up stages + some excellent distance awards too!
Why not TAG us in your photos once you've receive them!
Our lovely, friendly team has expanded! Come + meet the new faces over on our website + take a peek at those nicknames...
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While we normally focus on younger swimmers, we just couldn't resist sharing this of 85 year old North East swimmer, Alan who has completed a 100-mile swim marking the centenary of the end of the First World War! π
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Beyond lush feedback in the latest blog post for our MD, Chris Cook who has been teaching Swim England Level 1 courses in Newcastle! π
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It's Anti Bullying Week - Are any of our little Swim Buddies pledging their support for this cause by taking part in Odd Socks Day? π§¦
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It's not just the skills in the pool which we teach, we also like to guide our Swim Buddies in the skills for life which are:
πββοΈ Respect πββοΈ Confidence πββοΈ Determination... πββοΈ Friendship πββοΈ Leadership πββοΈ Teamwork πββοΈ Equality
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We LOVE this - 7 reasons why swimming is the perfect exercise for those who don't like exercise! πββοΈ
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At Swim Buddies HQ, we just β€ Frogglez UK goggles and we came across a familiar face who describes why they are just so great in this video clip...
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Matthew is making amazing progress, he has 1:1 lessons as he has some additional needs but Swim Buddies were the only ones willing to give him a chance with lessons. In the space of just under 6 months, he's gone from a non-swimmer to being able to swim on his back and front and underwater. His teacher is amazing and they have so much patience with him and give him the encouragement he needs to keep progressing. I would highly recommend Swim Buddies to anyone.
Libby has just graduated her level 4 badge! Itβs amazing to see how confident she is in the water now! Both Serena and Poppy have done a fab job with her and both having the patience of a saint (I suppose best thank Chris for his 1 lesson...it was all down to him! Lol! οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½) with her! It bought tears to my eyes when she swam the full length front and back! Thanks again to an amazing, friendly group of people! I canβt recommend you all enough! οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½ xx
Couldn't begin to express how awesome these guys are. Its not a job for them its a passion, their attitude and dedication is amazing. I know rhys is going to flourish with all the help and encouragement he's going to have xx
Can't thank everyone at Swim Buddies enough for the amazing progress that both my boys have made in their lessons. To see how far they have come is awesome and the confidence they have gained in the water is great as I can now take them and swim a bit myself! Thank you for your hard work and patience.