Hannah Jones Swim Academy
BEST FOR
Ages 0+
WHERE
Stoke-on-Trent
What it’s like
Swimming lessons from baby splash classes to competitive squads, plus mermaid sessions and Saturday inflatable parties.
This is a proper swim school rather than a splash-about pool, though the youngest ones still get their turn. Tiny Swimmers takes babies from 3 months up to age 3, with a parent in the water alongside them, and runs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Once they hit 3, kids move into the afternoon and evening classes, where you watch from the side instead, working up from non-swimmers through to diving and life saving, and even competitive training for the ones who take to it.
The bit most kids will bang on about afterwards is the mermaid sessions, which pop up in the school holidays and turn a normal lesson into something closer to a costume party in the water. There's also lane swimming if you fancy doing your own lengths while the kids are elsewhere in the building.
Evening classes run Monday to Friday plus all day Saturday, and the place is closed on Sundays, so that's one day off the calendar if you're trying to fit lessons round a busy week. Private family swim sessions are a school holiday only thing, worth grabbing if you want the pool without an audience. Saturday afternoons between 4:30 and 6:30 are given over to inflatable or mermaid parties, which is a fun way to mark a birthday if your child already loves the water. They take cash or card, and there are toilets on site.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- From 3 months for Tiny Swimmers up to competitive-level older kids
- Parties
- Inflatable or mermaid parties available on Saturdays 4:30pm-6:30pm
- Sundays are closed, so plan lessons around a six-day week
- Mermaid sessions only run in school holidays, not year-round
- Private family swims are also a holidays-only booking
- Cash or card accepted
Plan your visit
What age can lessons start?
Tiny Swimmers classes take babies from 3 months old, with a parent in the water. From age 3, children move into the afternoon and evening classes, where parents watch from the side.
When are classes on?
Tiny Swimmers run Tuesday to Thursday mornings. Evening classes run Monday to Friday plus all day Saturday. They're closed on Sundays.
Can we book a party?
Inflatable or mermaid parties run on Saturdays between 4:30pm and 6:30pm.
Do I need to get in the water with my child?
For Tiny Swimmers, yes, parents get in alongside their baby. For the older evening classes, parents sit and watch instead.
Can we book a private family swim?
Private family sessions are offered, but only during school holidays.
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