Introduction

Northolt Phoenix Swimming Club is based at Northolt Swimarama, which is in the London Borough of Ealing (west London).

The Club teaches youngsters from the age of five-years-old to swim and introduces swimmers to competitive swimming. Northolt Phoenix comes under the umbrella of Ealing Swimming Club, which competes at national level, which enables Northolt Phoenix’s members to progress from non-swimmers all the way up to national and international competitions. The Club operates under Amateur Swimming Association Rules

As well as teaching and competitive swimming, the Club has a thriving life saving section, which teaches people rescue techniques and trains them to take recognise Royal Life Saving Society qualifications, N.P.L.Q. Life Support Awards, Bronze Medallion and NRASTC

The Club is currently developing course for swimmers to become ASA qualified teachers.

Learning to Swim

The Club currently offers swimming lessons for complete beginners (minimum age five-years-old) at Northolt Swimarama from 7:00pm on Mondays and Fridays or at Horsenden School Pool from 6:00pm on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturday.

Monthly subscription fees for beginners is £22.00, which works out at only £2.70 per lesson!

As swimmers progress they move up to dippers, which swim at the same location. From dippers they move into the competitive session beginning with Novice.

Competitions

As well as the Cub’s own championships held every year, the Club enters the London Graded League, which is the first step into competitive swimming. In 2005 Northolt Phoenix were joint winners of the London Graded League establishing the Club as one of the best clubs for teaching and introducing youngsters to competitive swimming in the area.

The Club is also involved in two friendship galas; one with Bradford Swimming Club. which alternates between Northolt and Bradford each year, with swimmers staying with families of the host club; the other with Borghorst in Germany. The Club takes a team of swimmers out to Germany for a week entering in a two-day festival of swimming for all ages (swimmers must be over eight-years-old to go on this trip).The competitive swimmers train at Northolt Swimarama on Mondays ,Wednesday and Fridays from 7:00pm.

Life Saving

The life saving section operates at Northolt Swimarama on Mondays from 8:00pm to 10pm

Swim for Fitness

On Monday evenings at 9:00pm the Club runs session for non-competitive swimmers, who wish to keep (get) fit. These sessions are for people who can swim 2 lengths of the Swimarama and don’t mind deep water. We are not worried about the standard of your stroke, this is purely to help fitness through the relaxing medium of water.