Discover Excellence in Swimming at Saint Felix School
Saint Felix is home to a five-lane, 25m pool with extensive access and coaching. Each student benefits from dedicated swimming sessions throughout the week. There is a range of opportunities available for students, including timetabled swimming lessons, additional swimming sessions outside of school, and opportunities to participate in competitive swimming with the club.
School Swimming
All Saint Felix Students from Nursery to Year 6 swim once per week as part of their normal timetable. This is focused on the four main strokes – front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. We also incorporate life saving skills such as treading water, floating and rescues as it is an essential life skill. In Year 7 and in Year 8, students swim once a week during the autumn and spring terms. They use their swimming slot for other sports in the summer term. Swimming for fitness is also available as a co-curricular option for students from Year 7 to Year 12.
Learn to Swim
Targeted at Preparatory-aged students, those wishing to further improve their swimming capabilities can engage in the Learn to Swim programme offered outside of school. This happens during term time, after school hours and on some weekends. Details about the programme can be found here: https://stfelix.co.uk/learn-to-swim/.
Team Waveney Swim Club
For students who have achieved Stage 6 in the Swim England Award Scheme and wish to swim competitively, Saint Felix is partnered with Team Waveney Swim Club. The club trains at Saint Felix, Bungay and Waterlane pools, with sessions differentiated by age and ability. For more information about joining, please contact Team Waveney at [email protected] for joining details or [email protected] for ticket collections or general administrative queries.
Whether your child is just starting out or already competing at a high level, their swimming programme will be tailored to their abilities, with consistent encouragement and training drills to help them improve and develop their skills.
Exciting opportunities for swimming Scholarships
Saint Felix is delighted to offer swimming scholarship opportunities to recognise an individual’s achievements and abilities. Students who are already swimming competitively and who would like to be considered for a Sport-Swimming Scholarship may submit their swim times. Details of the requirements for a Swimming Scholarship can be found on page 8 of our Scholarship Handbook. Please visit our Scholarship and Emerging Talent Awards page for more details on our range of Scholarship opportunities.
