The address is… Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools, Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3EZ
Scotland
If you are looking for high quality swimming lessons, swim@ edinburgh city west is the place for you! Our bespoke, Olympian-led learn to swim programme is designed for children aged 3+ and is delivered by our expert teachers. Our lessons take place in the beautiful pool at Erskine Stewart Melville School.
We have small class sizes and teachers in the water with beginners. Adopting a child-led approach makes learning this vital life skill fun and progressive. All swimmers’ achievements are celebrated with certificates and stickers. Swimming is a lifesaving skill, and we can’t wait for your child to start their swimming journey with us.
SWIM@ 3-11 YEARS
enjoying your swim@ experience from day one
Our fun, bespoke programme is designed in collaboration with Olympic medalist Becky Adlington to support your child through their introduction to swimming lessons. With small class sizes, teachers in the water with beginners and weekly themed lessons we will unlock their swimming potential.
experience the swim@ difference
comfortably warm water
Incredible swimming facility at Erskine Stewart Melville School
olympian-led
Our swim programme is developed in collaboration with Olympic medallists Becky Adlington & Steve Parry.
teachers in the water
Small group sizes and teachers in the pool with beginners.
free swim caps
All swimmers will be provided with a swim cap at their first lesson.
child-led approach
Our lessons are designed to be fun, engaging and progressive for all swimmers.
weekly themes
Lessons follow a different theme each week, from pirates, to animals!
take your child from splash to swim
Here at swim@ edinburgh city west we do things differently. Led by Olympians Becky Adlington OBE and Steve Parry MBE, we are on a mission to get every child in the UK swimming. Learn to swim in a clean, safe and warm environment. Our expertly trained teachers will make your little one’s swimming journey fun and memorable. Get ready to swim!
don’t take it from us, take it from them!
Helpful friendly staff who get the best out of the students.
Claire
Staff are absolutely fabulous. Children have come on fantastically.
Janet
Staff all really friendly and engaging. Children absolutely love them and respond to their enthusiasm and fun games. Big focus on technique not just distance.
Emma
Really pleased with how our daughter is progressing . She’s confident and made a really good progress .
Ash
frequently asked questions
Here at swim@ we deliver the same bespoke learn to swim programme and it is delivered by our expert teachers. At swim@ edinburgh city west, we have lessons for ages 3+ compared to swim! where we cater for ages 0-11.
At swim@ edinburgh city west we teach lessons from the convenience of Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools. By delivering lessons from the school pool we are able to teach high-quality lessons to more children and give back to the local community. We invest in the local school pool and in many instances help prevent the closure of more pools across the country.
You can still expect small class sizes, fun weekly-themed lessons and enthusiastic and engaging teachers.
At swim@ we offer a bespoke programme which focuses on water safety, fun and great technique. We have small class sizes allowing for individual feedback and progression.
Lessons have fun themes each week and our teachers are highly skilled and experts at what they do.
The best way to get in touch is by filling out the contact us form.
Parking is free within the school grounds.
Entrance to ESMS Swimming pool is via the School gates on Ravelston Terrace, EH4 3TP. When you turn into the school grounds the swimming pool will be directly in front of you, with the Main Entrance to Sports Centre is round next to the Hockey fields.
When you enter the sports centre, a member of the swim@ Edinburgh team will be located at reception. The swimming pool and changing rooms are located upstairs within the venue with stairs directly in front of you when entering venue. At the top of the stairs, turn right into the corridor leading to the pool. Within this corridor, female changing rooms are on the left and male changing rooms are on the right.
Children and parents are advised to arrive on poolside no more than 5 minutes before the start of their class.
When entering poolside, a parent MUST be with your child until they are collected by the class teacher. This means that a parent must accompany them to the zone letter provided by reception. Drop-off zones are located at the entrance door side of the pool.
When the class has 5 minutes left, Parents can come back onto poolside for collection. Please stand at the same zone letter, but on the far side of the pool. This will allow the teacher to easily find each child’s parent and also provide a short discussion on the lesson.
After your child has been collected by the class teacher, all parents need to leave the poolside but must remain close by. Parents can wait in the dining room at the end of the corridor or can choose to brave the cold at the window