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
Family Fun Swim
Enjoy our family fun swimming session in the pool with floats and toys.
Duration: 1 hour
No booking required
Adult - £4 (free to members)
Child - Free
Sunday: 3pm-4pm
Available at:
Bilston – Bert Williams
SEND Adult Swim Session
This 1-hour session is for adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Each participant needs to be booked into this session with their own profile.
Adult - £4 (free to members)
Every Saturday 4pm-5pm
Available at:
Bilston-Bert Williams
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
Mondays 11am - 12pm
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:
Our adult swimming lessons are available for 16 years and above. We offer lessons for non and weak swimmers, and those wanting to improve their swimming technique. Adult swimming lessons must be booked in advance.
Dates & Times:
Bilston – Bert Williams
- Monday: 12:45pm – 1:45pm (Main pool): 1 hour session
- Tuesday: 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Studio pool): 1 hour session
- Tuesday: 6:45pm – 7:30pm (Studio Pool): 45-minute session
- Wednesday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Main Pool): 1 hour session
- Wednesday: 2:00pm - 3:00pm (Main Pool): 1 hour session
- Thursday: 6:45pm – 7:30pm (Studio pool): 45-minute session
- Friday: 11:00am – 12:00am (Main Pool): 1 hour session
Prices:
£5.50 per 1 hour session
£4.20 per 45-minute session
For more information, please contact 01902 551010 or speak to one of our customer service assistants to book your space today!
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 September 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 Portal
Public Swimming for aged 0-15 years old
As of Monday 24 July 2023, children aged 0-15 years will receive FREE access to Public swimming if they are registered with a WV Active account and if they live in a household that pays council tax to the City of Wolverhampton Council.
If your child/children meet this criteria, you will need to register them for a Junior Pay as You Go account at one of our centres or online.
Please note, you will need to bring either your 23/24 council tax bill, driving license or a utility bill from the last 3 months into the centre to show you pay council tax to Wolverhampton City Council. From September 2023, we will only be accepting 23/24 council tax bills as proof.
If you or your child do not meet this criteria, children aged 0-15 years will be charged a £2 admission fee for Public swimming sessions.
For more information, please speak to a member of staff.
All children aged 0-7 must always be accompanied by an adult when using our facilities and must be in the pool during the swimming sessions.
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.