Swimming lessons in East Midlands

Nottingham City Council's Active Nottingham runs Learn to Swim lessons for £29.99 a month in the only 50 metre public pool in the city, at Harvey Hadden in Bilborough.

Chesterfield's council pool teaches from 12 months to adult, with pay as you learn adult classes at £8.70 a session and no need to commit to a block.

Puddle Ducks runs parent-in-the-water baby and pre-school classes in a warm, shallow pool inside Abbey Sports and Leisure, a private club in Frog Island.

Puddle Ducks teaches its under fours programme in a warm 1.3 metre pool at the Hilton in Nottingham city centre, Monday and Friday mornings only.

Start2swim runs 10-week courses at De Montfort University's public leisure centre, from parent and baby classes through to adult beginners, all year round rather than just in term time.

Swim Leicester's council-run pathway at Leicester Leys covers baby classes to adult stages across four pools, at around half the price of the city's private franchises.

University of Nottingham Sport runs Pay As You Go adult swimming lessons from £10.00 a session in its 25 metre pool at David Ross Sports Village, open to the public as well as students.