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October 13, 2025

World of Swimming Comes to Portsmouth!

We’re delighted to announce that World of Swimming Portsmouth is coming to St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth, bringing our safe, fun, and structured swimming lessons to even more families across the South.

October 6, 2025

Celebrating World Teachers’ Day: Why Our Swim Instructors Love What They Do

This World Teachers’ Day, we’re celebrating the passion, patience and impact of our amazing swim teachers — helping swimmers build confidence, safety and life skills. Plus, discover how you can start or grow your own swim teaching career with World of Swimming.

September 25, 2025

World of Swimming Makes a Splash in Andover!

World of Swimming is thrilled to launch at Farleigh School, Andover! With classes now on and over 250 swimmers already onboard, we’re ready to teach water confidence across ages.

July 15, 2025

Why Is Swimming Important?

Water Safety: Swimming skills greatly reduce the risk of drowning, which is one of the leading causes of accidental death among children. Water Safety: Swimming skills greatly reduce the risk of drowning, which is one of the leading causes of accidental death among children.

July 15, 2025

Wessex Swim School Swim School is Now World of Swimming

After over two decades of teaching thousands of swimmers to be safe, confident, and capable in the water, Wessex Swim School is officially rebranding as World of Swimming. This isn’t just a name change, it’s a reflection of who we’ve become, and where we’re going next.

July 15, 2025

20 Years of Wessex Swim School

Celebrating 20 Years of Wessex Swim School. We are delighted to mark a significant milestone—20 years of Wessex Swim School! This anniversary is a moment of reflection and gratitude as we celebrate the journey that has brought us to this point.

July 15, 2025

Swimwear Colour Matters: How to Keep Your Child Safer in the Water

With summer on the horizon and families heading off to the beach, pool, or holiday parks, water safety is more important than ever. While expert swim instruction plays a huge role in keeping children safe, there's one lesser-known factor that can make a big difference: the colour of your child's swimwear.

July 15, 2025

How to prepare your child for swimming lessons!

As September approaches each year we have lots of new swimmers joining us with no experience of swimming before and we know getting your children to start anything new can always be an anxious time for both you and your child.