Swim Farringdon Academy

💦 Water Safety Week 💦

As part of Water Safety Week, we’ll be focusing on important water safety skills in lessons this week.

If your child is in Swim 3 or above, please bring a T-shirt for them to wear during their lesson.

Thank you for helping us make water safety an important part of learning to swim! 💙

We’re open as usual this Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August! 🏊

All lessons and sessions will be running as normal. We’ll see you at the pool! 💦

Every Lesson Matters 🏊

We know consistency is important.
If your child's usual teacher is taking annual leave or is unable to teach due to illness, one of our fully qualified cover teachers will step in fully prepared, with access to:
✔️ Swimmer progress
✔️ Lesson plans
✔️ Class registers
✔️ Weekly themes

That means your child's lesson carries on seamlessly, so their progress never misses a beat. 💜

🌊 Sea Swimming isn’t the same as pool swimming.

🚩 Know Your Flags
⛔️ Red — No swimming/bathing at all
⚠️ Orange windsock — Strong winds
✅️ Red & Yellow — Lifeguarded zone. Swim only between them.

👶 Kids + Water = You Stay Close! Never let children enter the sea alone. Even knee‑deep.

🌊 Sea & River vs Pool
Currents pull you sideways or out.
Tides rise fast.
Cold water shock hits instantly.
Hidden hazards you can’t see.

🚨 If an Emergency Happens:

* Call 999 and ask for Coastguard.
* Raise the alarm — shout for help, alert lifeguards immediately.
* Don’t enter the water!! Most drownings happen when someone tries to rescue another person.
* Use flotation — throw a buoy, board, or anything that floats.
* Tell them to float — encourage the casualty to lie back, spread arms and legs, and keep calm.
* Keep eyes on them — point to their location and guide rescuers in.

Parents, We Love Having You Poolside!

Seriously, you get the best seats in the house to watch your superstars.

Just a quick reminder to leave two things behind before you head on poolside:
Phones (because nobody wants a soggy screen) and Glass (because bare feet and broken glass are a terrible mix).
Enjoy the view, skip the screens, and let's watch the children having fun 🤩

⭐️Star of the Week!⭐️
Part of our lesson time is always focused on praise and feedback, including crowning our weekly star! Parents and teachers, make sure to snap a photo and use the special reception photo frame to celebrate their big achievements!

Learning to swim and staying safe around water is such a vital life skill.

Did you know? Swimming is all in the family for us!

• Gil and her mum played a huge part in helping Graham learn to swim.
• Graham went on to coach Luke.
• And today, Luke is paying it forward by teaching Graham's son!
It's amazing to see how water safety and a love for swimming connect generations. 💙

It's Drowning Prevention Week, and our theme this week is Water Safety. 🛟

Throughout the week, we'll be helping our swimmers build important lifesaving skills and sharing simple tips that can help keep children safe in and around water.

Because learning to swim is about more than strokes...it's about confidence, awareness and staying safe. 💜