Coughlan's Swim Centre

Lack of consistency with instructors and extraordinarily slow progression were the factors that made me change swim centres. The new centre was appalled to discover that our child had not been taught even a 10sec float or any other strokes beside freestyle in the 3 years of attending.If your child requires familiar instructors and you value attention and verifiable progression of skills for the money you pay then I would recommend looking for a different centre

Staff are extremely accommodating and are very organised and helpful with class times. Pool instructors are all very friendly and do their job well. My children enjoy coming here and have moved through the classes without any problems. Such a well run business. I would recommend it to anyone.

Our swim teacher was nice but some of the staff we spoke to were incredibly rude. The centre is quite small so it feels crowded very quickly. The lessons don’t follow much structure/levels and there appears to be little room for development - can’t imagine doing the same thing every week for 2 years & there being much learnt by the end of it.

Great indoor pool for swim training and rehabilitation.

My daughter did a fair few classes here but the following factors made us move onto a better school.-the waiting area is very crowded-the pool is jam packed with kids-teachers talking to each other rather than watching the kids. I would be so worried that I’d be on my feet making sure my girl was ok the whole time and didn’t drown in the chaos of the busy pool or distracted teacher.- the teacher barely made eye contact when you speak to her and probably only ever spoke two words to me.-exact same lesson each week and nothing changed, I didn’t see any progress.I will add that the reception staff was always lovely, the parking was convenient.

Amazing to watch my child develop in the pool, and most importantly the confidence. Thank you

The first time I used this hybro poolI came here from another hydro poolThe pool is a great temperatureI can concentrate on exercising without a lot of noiseThe toilets and showers with the mats are greatThe service people are friendlyI will be back

Great swimming centre...kids learn to swim classed are excellent

Great for kids classes - dedicated pools for young children and another warmer pool for babies. Our child has enjoyed the lessons. Well organised and not too expensive.

We have tried numerous swim schools around the Newcastle area and have finally found our perfect match. I have been very picky, a competitive swimmer & also swim instructor myself (we wanted someone outside the family for lessons).I found many swim schools to have young, inexperienced staff or the wrong settings (eg outdoors, massive pool, cold pool etc). I found couglans to be perfect for our then 3 year old. Before any lessons Mr 3 had to be assessed. We were told a few private lessons was the only option to bring him up to speed before he could join a class, which I personally think was necessary because I don't believe he was gaining adequate skills at previous centers. He flourished with his instructor and we actually kept private lessons for longer than necessary to build Mr 3's confidence.The instructors are experienced, with many being mum's themselves. The pool is heated and approx 10m, so not a baby pool, but also not an intimidating 25m lap pool. There is always lots toddlers learning in the pool at the same time which I found helped Mr 3's confidence seeing other kids learning too. He has gone from hating the water and screaming at lesson times so whining because it' not his turn to get in the pool. So a big recommendation for Couglans from me.