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Rowing, swimming and water sports

Stay active, build strength, and enjoy the water in Havering

Learn to swim

Learning to swim helps you stay safe in and around water, feel more confident, and enjoy fun activities like swimming and water sports. Lessons are a great way to get started and build your skills.

 

Stay safe in the water - Drowning can happen to anyone, at any age. Knowing how to swim is a life-saving skill.

 

Relieve stress - Getting into the water can have an instant calming effect, making it an excellent stress reliever.

 

Get fit - Swimming is a full-body workout that is gentle on your joints.

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Learn to swim

  • Kay's Adult Swim School - Adult-only swim school based in Upminster. Learn to swim courses run every eight weeks.

Where to swim

There are three swimming pools managed by Everyone Actctive in Havering.

 

Go to the leisure centre page for more information.

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Start rowing

  • Cool Rowings: Join the UK's first gladiator champion and get involved in indoor rowing!

 

Tuesday 11am: Seniors

Tuesday 7pm: Teens

Tuesday 8pm: Adults

Saturday 11am: Children

 

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Cool Rowings

Cool Rowings is an initiative created by Weininger Irwin, the UK’s 1st Gladiator Champion. We are based in the welcoming Mercury Shopping Centre in our new Rowing & T - Shirt Shop ground floor.

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