E-Learning

Study online at your own pace with our high-quality online CPDs

Your time, your pace, your environment

E-learning is all about flexibility and freedom, you can learn at a pace that suits you and at times that fit in with your life.

E-learning courses

Introduction to Teaching Front Crawl

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of front crawl technique.

Introduction to Teaching Backstroke

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of backstroke technique.

Introduction to Teaching Breaststroke

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of breaststroke technique.

Introduction to Teaching Butterfly

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of butterfly technique.

Basics of Front Crawl and Backstroke

This online learning introduces the basics of front crawl and backstroke and is perfect for those who are new to swimming.

Basics of Breaststroke and Butterfly

This online learning introduces the basics of breaststroke and butterfly and is perfect for those who are new to swimming.

Lesson Planning

This interactive e-learning will give you an introduction to lesson planning.

Adult Swimming

This E-learning has been developed with Swim England to help you prepare and deliver swimming lessons for adults

Mobile Devices in Swimming Lessons

This free interactive online resource provides swimming teachers with guidance on how to use mobile devices safely and effectively.

School Swimming and Water Safety Overview

This free interactive online resource gives an introduction to School Swimming and Water Safety, including guidance on training, standards and a summary of the core aquatic and safe self-rescue skills.

Teaching School Swimming and Water Safety

Equips Level 2 swimming teachers with the in-depth knowledge needed to deliver school swimming lessons that meet national curriculum requirements.

Support Teacher of School Swimming

This e-learning equips school staff/helpers with the skills to actively assist and support a more qualified teacher to deliver school swimming lessons.

Introduction to Disability Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to disability swimming. It covers best practice and how to support the inclusion of disabled people in swimming lessons and clubs. Completion is a requirement for clubs to achieve SwimMark.

Foundations of Inclusivity

This e-learning will give you an introduction to equality, diversity and inclusion, covering the approach to inclusion, use of appropriate language and the importance of adaption.

Deaf and Visually Impaired Friendly Swimming

This e-learning covers two modules: Deaf Friendly Swimming and Visually Impaired Friendly Swimming. It will help ensure that deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired young people are fully supported in accessing swimming lessons and training.

Swim England Child Safeguarding Basic Awareness

This free online resource has been created with Swim England to give everyone involved in clubs a basic overview of child safeguarding.

Swimming Technical Officials - Judge 1 Theory

This online learning is the first step to achieving Judge 1 status for swimming technical officiating. You must be at least 15 years of age at the start of the course.

A Beginner's Guide to Refereeing Swimming

This free interactive online resource provides support and guidance for officials refereeing small or locally-run competitions.

Introduction to Para-Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to para-swimming. Ideal for coaches working with para-swimmers this e-learning resource will increase your awareness of para-swimming and how you can support it as a coach.

Contemporary Issues

This free online resource is aimed at technical officials from across swimming, water polo, synchronised swimming, diving and open water.

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Pool plant operators; the unsung heroes

Pool plant operators are the unsung heroes of the swimming pool sector and hugely impact the experience and enjoyment of those that use or work around the water. From ensuring the water is safe to swim in, to creating and maintaining a pleasant environment through an efficiently run plant room, a facilities pool plant operator impacts every single person that enters the pool area. Have you ever wondered how many people a pool plant operator

Meet our Lead Pool Plant Tutor Ian Ogilvie

As a child raised in southern Scotland, Ian dreamt of being a footballer. He admits he was never quite good enough to pursue this professionally, but his love of sport influenced his career choice - leisure was the industry for him. Ian’s long and varied career in leisure means he is well placed to deliver the Institute of Swimming’s acclaimed Pool Plant Operator Training Courses. Here we discover a little more about Ian and his love of

Lisa is becoming a swimming teacher after discovering a passion for open water swimming

Lisa, 52, is on her way to becoming a fully qualified swimming teacher. Here she explains how she discovered swimming and how she plans to use her Institute of Swimming qualifications to inspire others. Lisa works full time as a psychology teacher and is a Year 12 lead in a secondary school in Milton Keynes. Since September, she has been working as a swimming teaching assistant, helping in lessons for a couple of hours in the evenings and on

Miles is becoming a swimming teacher after a devastating diagnosis forced him to rethink his career

Miles, who is 20 years old, is on his way to qualifying as a Swimming Teacher. The qualification comes after a devastating rare cancer diagnosis forced him to rethink his future. Here, Miles tells us his inspirational story, how brain cancer changed his life and how he is rebuilding his future, with positivity and hope. Miles, from Surrey, was just 16 when he became ill. He says: “I just didn’t feel right. I was constantly tired, I was

Swimming Lesson Helper course launches to create first step to career in swimming for young people aged 14 upwards

The Institute of Swimming has launched a new eLearning opportunity for young people aged 14 and upwards, who are thinking about a career in teaching swimming or looking for volunteering and training opportunities as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award or Swim England Youth Volunteering programme. The Swimming Lesson Helper eLearning training is an ideal opportunity to develop a pathway into aquatics and a career in sports in general and

Bronwen brings balance to her life by teaching swimming alongside her corporate career

Bronwen, 69, has worked as a part time swimming teacher at Mytime’s The Spa at Beckenham for the last three and a half years. Here she explains how she rediscovered her love of swimming, and balances her swimming teaching job alongside a city corporate role. Bronwen says: “When I was young, I used to love to swim and would participate in as many galas as I could. However, regrettably that all stopped when real life got in the way. Work,