Swim Free has been created to provide FREE swimming lessons for children and young people from serving Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary Families, aligned to the Swim England and Scottish Swimming Pathways. 

Funded by Greenwich Hospital and delivered in partnership with the Andrew Simpson Foundation, Swim Free also provides an opportunity for families to build new connections and support their sense of belonging within the Royal Navy community.   

Learning to swim is an essential life skill for young people but also supports and helps them maintain positive mental health, grow their confidence, resilience, and willingness to try new things – all while keeping active. 

Swim Free has a network of delivery centres across the UK, with the programme due to grow throughout 2025.

You can book lessons at Swim-Free.org.uk, as well as find out helpful information about the programme.

Current locations available are:

• Exmouth
• Poole
• Portsmouth
• Plymouth

Registered your interest for other locations as they become available HERE - the Swim Free team will contact you as soon as lessons come online in your area.   

If you have any questions, you can contact the outreach team on [email protected]