Swimming
Public Swim
There are plenty of reasons to swim, it’s low-Impact, burns calories, an alternative exercise to name a few, it’s also something the entire family can do, exercising in water offers many health benefits and can be continued for a lifetime.
£4 adult (free to members)
Available at:
Bilston – Bert Williams and Central
Lane Swimming
Swim lengths in our slow, medium or fast lanes during our lane swim sessions. These sessions are for swimmers aged 16 and above who want to swim continually at a consistent pace.
£4 adult (free to members)
Available at:
Bilston – Bert Williams and Central
SEND Family Swim Session
These sessions are for families with children who have special educational needs or a disability. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at all times in the pool.
Call 01902 551010
Adult - £4 (free to members)
SEND Child - Free
Siblings - £2 (free for those with free swim passes)
Available at:
Bilston-Bert Williams and Central
Tots Swimming Session
A swimming session for parents and tots to get their child used to the water. For children aged 0 – 3 years old. This session is not led by an instructor.
Duration: 60 mins
No booking required
Wednesdays 10:30am-11:30am
Fridays 12pm-1pm
Adult - £4 (free to members)
Child - Free
Available at:
Bilston – Bert Williams
Bilston-Bert Williams Swim Times
Members and pay as you go users can attend any public or lane swim session without booking. Pool-based classes, adult swimming lessons and family sessions must be booked in advance. Children’s swimming lessons are for children who are part of our swim school.
Sessions are available during the times where the colour bars are visible.
Main Pool
Studio Pool
Central Swim Times
Members and pay as you go users can attend any public or lane swim session without booking. Pool-based classes, adult swimming lessons and family sessions must be booked in advance. Children’s swimming lessons are for children who are part of our swim school.
Pool Closure DatesSessions are available during the times where the colour bars are visible.
Adult Swimming Lessons
Bilston – Bert Williams:
- Monday 12:45pm (main pool)
- Tuesday 12:00pm
- Tuesday 6:45pm (Lessons cost £4.20 each)
- Friday 11:00am
Central:
- Tuesday 12:30pm
Please call 01902 551010 for more information about our Adult Swimming Lessons and to book your space.
Lessons cost £5.50 each.
Interested in registering your child for swimming lessons?
Our Bilston - Bert Williams swim school is now open with limited availability. For information, please call 01902 551010 or visit our Centre.
Our swimming lesson waiting is currently closed at Central. The waiting list will be reviewed again in May 2023.
Manage lessons on Home Portal:
What is Home Portal?
Our online Home Portal is for parents of children who are in our Swim Academy. The portal allows parents to access information about their child's swimming lessons, as well as making payments for their lessons.
What can I do on Home Portal?
- Manage account and update details
- Make payment for lessons
- Track lesson progress
- View assessment information
Register on Home Portal
All parents with registered email addresses will have received an email to set up their Home Portal account. If you would like to set up an account but no longer have your registration email, please speak to a member of our reception team who will be able to help.
Register on Home PortalFree public swim sessions for 8-15 year-olds.
Each session runs for 60 minutes and must be booked in advance. This can be done via our mobile app, website, in centre or on the phone.
Free 8-15 year-olds Swim
We offer free public swim sessions for 8-15 year-olds who live in a household paying council tax to City of Wolverhampton Council.
To register for this, speak to our reception staff in centre. A recent council tax bill will be required to complete registration.
All under 8’s are free of charge with a paying adult at our centres without an application.
Wolverhampton Swimming and Fitness Centre will be offering this from 6 September 2021, however there is a £2 initial card charge to set a profile up on their system. All under 8’s should be accompanied by an adult as part of the leisure centres safe swimming policy.
Please contact the centre you wish to use regarding ratios of adults to children.
Duration: 1 hour
Must be booked in advance
Free for registered 8-15 year-olds
Available at:
Bilston-Bert Williams and Central
SWIMTAG
SWIMTAG bands are available for all customers to use free of charge at Bilston – Bert Williams and Central. SWIMTAG provides you with a unique view of your swim, you can breakdown each individual length and split, or view your grouped training sets
The system tracks the number of lengths you complete, split times, stroke type and stroke rate. You can then keep track of key swim statistics such as average pace, distance per stroke, calorie burn and rest percentage.
To use a SWIMTAG band when you’re next in centre, just speak to our reception team. You can sign up for an online SWIMTAG account to monitor your progress after your first swim by using the button below.