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Swim like a Trout Swim like a Trout is Exeter based and is run by Richard Trout a leading ASA Swimming Teacher with 20

Welcome to Swim Like a Trout a Exeter based swim school run by Richard Trout a leading ASA Swimming Teacher with over 15 years in the Business. Richard holds qualifications in the following:
ASA Full Teacher
ASA Parent & Child Teacher
RLSS - Lifeguard Trainer / Assessor
DC Leisure Management - Health and Safety Training

Because of these Qualifications Richard provides a very safe and very friendly environment to teach swimming to any level of ability. With experience with disabilities and vulnerable children Richard provides a friendly and exciting experience for all students. No Student is too challenging for Richard after many years in business he has vast techniques and approaches for dealing with students. Richard has been managing and teaching of swimming for the last 15 years. He has produced high quality swimmers for local swimming clubs including:-

Exeter City Swimming Club
Exmouth Swimming Club
Dawlish Warren Lifesaving Club
Exeter Water polo Club

He can also provide training for the Leisure industry in the Delivery of The National Pool Lifeguard qualification and has taught many professional lifeguards some who have gone on to make huge impacts to the safety of the public at there swimming pools. Richard is based at a Private facility in the heart of Devon at Clyst Hydon

We Look forward to speaking to you

These are Toypedo’s Underwater rockets that will travel upto 8 to 10 metres when pushed under water ! Used by pupils to ...
14/10/2026

These are Toypedo’s
Underwater rockets that will travel upto 8 to 10 metres when pushed under water !
Used by pupils to help them gain confidence underwater in a fun and dynamic way.

NOT JUST TOYSThese are egg flips ! We use them to help children with blowing in the water ! Once they are blown they fli...
10/10/2026

NOT JUST TOYS
These are egg flips !
We use them to help children with blowing in the water !
Once they are blown they flip in the water and change colour !
Encouraging children to blow near the water.
This then leads onto blowing bubbles

ARE THESE FLIPPERS?NO these are training Fins these help our students with a better leg kick, with a better action along...
22/09/2026

ARE THESE FLIPPERS?
NO these are training Fins these help our students with a better leg kick, with a better action along with increasing their muscle strength!
We primarily use these for Frontcrawl Backstroke and Butterfly kick ( Dolphin Kick)
Our students love using them and it’s one of our favourite teaching aids !

Join us in supporting one of our instructors Michael while he and his dad Chris trek Mount Kilimanjaro raising money for...
08/09/2026

Join us in supporting one of our instructors Michael while he and his dad Chris trek Mount Kilimanjaro raising money for Rowcroft Hospice.
We have put a justgiving page below so that any one that would like to support him can. We are so proud to call him one of our team and and can’t wait to see more photographs.

GOOD LUCK MICHAEL AND CHRIS 🗻

Help Richard Trout raise money to support Rowcroft Hospice

All set ready for the first swim of the term. Can’t wait to see everyone after the summer holidays.
07/09/2026

All set ready for the first swim of the term. Can’t wait to see everyone after the summer holidays.

We believe that swimming is one of the most important life skills you can have. Private swimming lesson spaces have beco...
03/09/2026

We believe that swimming is one of the most important life skills you can have. Private swimming lesson spaces have become available as we’re about to start a new term. If you would like more info and availability please drop us a msg and we can answer all your questions.

Have you checked our summer holiday program? It’s live on the website to book Monday to Friday mornings throughout Augus...
29/07/2026

Have you checked our summer holiday program?

It’s live on the website to book Monday to Friday mornings throughout August !

Head over to the website to book

https://www.bookmyclass.co.uk/swimlikeatrout/?FID=101

Use stripe as payment method so not to pay a booking fee!

See you soon

Rich & team

Summer Holiday Program Our summer holiday program is available to book !! These are Ad Hoc based lessons so you can book...
26/07/2026

Summer Holiday Program
Our summer holiday program is available to book !!
These are Ad Hoc based lessons so you can book as many or as few as you like !
These are open to new and existing customers!
So head over to the website to book !

Select Ad Hoc !!

Don’t want to pay a booking fee select stripe as the payment method !!

Well I was delivered some Fantastic news by a former customer yesterday that her 2 sons made gold and silver at diving s...
29/03/2026

Well I was delivered some Fantastic news by a former customer yesterday that her 2 sons made gold and silver at diving skills at Nationals!!
The fantastic effort from Freddie and Sidney is awesome and to have the pleasure to see these boys achieve from all the hard work I put in with them is truly inspiring
( Also mum who really did trust me to get 2 very nervous boys swimming) !!!
Well done Twins Gold and Silver medalists
See Swim Like A Trout produced awesome work
So proud !!
Rich

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Exeter
EX152NQ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 7:30pm
Thursday 10am - 7:30pm
Friday 10am - 7:30pm

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