AquaStars Swim Academy

23/08/2026

💫 My reality of trying to work this summer 😆

Sunday morning 9am 😴 one kid training in the pool, the other on my knee, trying (and failing 😂) to update all the registers ready for our return to the pool in a couple of weeks 🩵

11/08/2026

✨ Group & private swimming lessons available from September ✨

Follow the link below or DM us to book 🩵

https://www.aquastarsswimacademy.co.uk

05/08/2026

New September availability just added 💫

💬 10% Discount on private lessons (applied to your 6 week block)

💬 20% Disount on group lessons (for your first month of lessons)

⬆️ For those who join during August

⬇️ Just follow the link below

https://swim-academy.aquastarsswimacademy.co.uk

Just DM or email us to claim your discount which we can apply following enrolment 🩵

04/08/2026

Well done to our former swimmer Ethan who competed in the summer nationals last week! 🏊💨

What an achievement it is to have raced in the finals and to be up there amongst the fastest and best swimmers in the country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We are extremely proud 👏💪🏼

English Summer Nationals day 5. Finals from Ethan at 1720 with his 200m Bk. Remember those skills & Mooooove it 💪.
Results can be found at https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2026/sesummer/

Aquatics GB LC Swimming Club Howe Bridge Aces Swimming Club Tyldesley Swimming & Water Polo Club Ramsbottom ASC boltonswimclub Blackburn Centurions Swim England North West Swim England Active Bolton

01/08/2026

Teacher appreciation 🙌

Thank you to all of our lovely customers that have taken the time from their day to send us such positive feedback over the last few months 🩵

26/07/2026

✨ Lessons have now finished for the summer ✨

Our team will be taking a well earned break 🍹🏝️

We will still be available to contact via email throughout the summer, however, replies may take a little longer than usual 🩵

Have a great summer ☀️ See you In September!

25/07/2026

This term has a particularly emotional ending for us, as we’ve said goodbye to several of our original AquaStars families – the swimmers who joined us when we first opened our doors 10 years ago.

Watching these children grow from nervous beginners into confident, capable swimmers has been one of the greatest privileges of our journey and we would like to say a HUGE thank you!

To all of our first families…thank you so so very much for supporting us, believing in us, trusting us to teach your children over the years and for sticking with us whilst we navigate the minefield that is being a small business owner.

We will be forever thankful for your patience, for teaching us so much about how to provide the best customer service and its importance in developing relationships that turn into friendships.

By promoting us to your friends and family, your loyalty has allowed us to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for hundreds (possibly even thousands!) of swimmers across Bolton and we feel so grateful.

While we are incredibly sad to see our lovely swimmers move on, we couldn’t be prouder of everything they’ve accomplished and the wonderful young people they have all become.

You will always be the start of our AquaStars story x

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15/07/2026

11/07/2026

🏊 School Swimming vs Private Swimming Lessons – Are they the same thing?

Each year, just before the summer holidays we receive cancellations because children are due to start school swimming.

We completely understand why parents think this means private lessons are no longer needed—but it’s important to know the difference.

School swimming is designed to help children meet the minimum national curriculum standard. This means schools aim for pupils to:
✅ Swim 25 metres.
✅ Learn the very basics of some strokes depending on their abilities.
✅ Perform simple self-rescue skills.

With large class sizes, limited pool time, varying abilities and only a handful of sessions each year, teachers have the challenging task of introducing swimming safely to everyone.

Private swimming lessons are different.

At AquaStars we:
💙 Teach correct technique from the very beginning.
💙 Keep class sizes small so every child receives individual tasks.
💙 Build stamina, confidence and water safety—not just distance.
💙 Correct bad habits before they become difficult to change.
💙 Help children progress far beyond the minimum expected standard.
💙 Introduce safe practices during each lesson.

Swimming 25 metres doesn’t necessarily mean a child is a confident, efficient or safe swimmer. We would actually recommend the prefect distance to achieve would be 1 mile (64 lengths!) before ending your child’s swimming journey.

The majority of our swimmers do go on to achieve this distance! Meaning if they ever got in to water trouble they’d most likely be strong enough and have the skills to get to safety!

Our goal has never been to simply help children reach the minimum criteria. We want children to become strong, capable swimmers who can enjoy the water safely for life and even to progress on to competitive swimming if they want to!

Many of our swimmers attend both school swimming and private lessons because they complement each other perfectly.

School swimming provides valuable water experience.

Private lessons provide the personalised coaching and technical development that help children reach their full potential.

The best swimmers don’t stop learning when school swimming begins—they keep building on those foundations. 💙🏊

05/07/2026

Most business owners dream of milestones like winning awards, seeing their brand on billboards, collaborating with well-known businesses, or serving thousands of customers.

But today, my biggest achievement looked a little like this…

After just 6 months of training with a local swimming club, my 7-year-old son, Louie, competed in the club championships. Not only did he win his own age group, but he also came out on top in the 8-year-old and 9-year-old categories too! 🏆🏊‍♂️

Louie has been taught by myself and Julie since day one at AquaStars and, even now, he still attends his AquaStars lesson every single week alongside his club training.

As a swim school owner, achievements like this mean more to me than any award ever could! They show what can be achieved through strong foundations, quality teaching, consistency, and steady progress over time.

We may not have shelves full of trophies or industry recognition, but after 10 years of running AquaStars, a lifetime of experience in the industry, plus an extremely strong family history of national and international swimmers - we know what we are doing 😏

But most importantly of all, as a mum, I'm incredibly proud of our little Louie. 💙

Rae x