Future Fins Swim School

Wow! A year ago today we opened up the door to sign up for lessons at Future Fins, I never thought a year later I’d be sat with 120+ swimmers signed up and the most wonderful staff.

To be honest, when I was given the opportunity to take over splash and swim I never envisioned what Future Fins could become. I love watching all our swimmers grow not just in the pool but into the most courageous, funny and kind little people, they truly are ace!

This would of course not be possible without all of our customers, Sarah Miller from Splash and Swim, our staff and of course my support line!

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, you have no idea how much this means.

Cheers to another year of Future Fins🥂

🏊‍♀️Available to book now: 5 day summer crash course🏊‍♀️

We are now offering a 5 day summer crash course each day consists of a 30 minute lesson, at our Percy Hedley venue, the perfect opportunity to make quick progress in your child’s swimming lessons.

Follow this link to book : https://www.dodays.co.uk/providers/future-fins/activities?term=1543

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A little bit different to the content I normally share, tragically 5 kids lost their life this weekend attempting to swim in open water.

Following on from my more recent ‘why your child should learn to swim post’ I wanted to share with you some facts.

Only 60% of children aged 5-16 can swim 25 meters unaided in a swimming pool and that figure is 368,000 fewer children than it was before the pandemic. That 25m is recorded in a swimming pool, not open water, with hidden currents / flows, cold water shock, no visibility, weeds amongst among other obstacles.

In the year ending March 2025 31 children aged 0-17 drowned in England.

To me, those figures are scary. Here’s some things you can do to help this:

‼️enroll your child in swimming lessons, I’m not saying with us, this is not advertisement, enroll them with any swim school, it’s no joke when I say it could one day save their life and I have personally seen this happen as well as seen moments which could have been fatal without lifeguards / experienced swimmers.

‼️keep them swimming, 25 metres is not enough, especially in open water, higher stages introduce stamina and strength, all of which increase your chances when in difficulty in open water.

‼️ teach them the RNLI’s float to live, if you get into trouble, float on your back and call for help. Our swimmers know this is something we teach at FF especially around summer.

‼️swim at lifeguarded beaches and pools wherever possible.

I understand this post is not a happy one but as an advocate for the life skill that is swimming I’d hope this could at least reach one family and inspire them to teach their child to learn to swim.

If you have any questions, or would even just like advice on extras you could be doing outside of your lessons drop me a comment / a message.

Thanks,
Elli ♥️

🏊SPACES IN STAGES 1-6 AVAILABLE FOR OUR SUMMER TERM🏊

5 reasons every child should learn to swim 🌊
1. We’re surrounded by water, rivers, beaches & coastline right here in North Tyneside 🌊
2. A life skill that stays with you forever 💙
3. Explore the world, snorkelling, diving & water sports await 🐠
4. Builds confidence in and out of the water 💪
5. Water safety could save their life 🙏

Here at Future Fins we advocate for swimming not just being a life skill but also something that can create opportunities for us later in life 💗

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We’re hiring! 🌊
We’re looking for an Advanced Level 2 Swim Instructor to join our team!
📅 Wednesdays 4:15—6:15pm
📍 Percy Hedley School
🏁 Starting in September
If you’re passionate about teaching swimming and making a difference in the water, we’d love to hear from you 💙
📩 DM us

Do you know which swim stage your child is at? 🏊‍♂️
We follow Swim England’s stages 1-6, so every swimmer is placed in the perfect group for their ability and confidence level.

Swipe through to find out what each stage means and where your little one might fit in! 👉