Puddle Ducks Hants & W Sussex - Maritime Club
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Puddle Ducks Hants & W Sussex - Maritime Club
Royal Maritime Hotel, Portsmouth PO1 3HS
# Puddle Ducks Hants & W Sussex - Maritime Club
Puddle Ducks is a specialist swimming school operating across West Kent and East Sussex, offering progressive swimming lessons for babies, pre-schoolers and primary school-aged children. Founded by Clive and Lindsay Relf, the organisation runs classes at carefully selected pools in locations including Brighton, Chichester, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Maidstone and Worthing.
The business distinguishes itself through its child-led approach to swimming education. Rather than imposing rigid teaching methods, Puddle Ducks tailors activities to each child's individual abilities and developmental stage. Classes are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of ten children per session, creating an intimate learning environment in warm, welcoming pools. The teaching methodology integrates rhyme, music and movement based on established child development research.
Puddle Ducks holds the distinction of being the first national baby swim school operating on a 100% child-led basis. This philosophy extends throughout their programmes, resulting in notable outcomes—children taught through their Baby & Pre-school programme frequently achieve swimming distances exceeding 10 metres before starting formal education.
The organisation offers structured progression pathways, beginning with bonding-focused baby swimming that builds water confidence, through to the Swim Academy programme for school-aged children. This comprehensive offering allows families to develop swimming skills continuously as children grow, with lessons designed to instil both competence and genuine enthusiasm for water.
Puddle Ducks is a specialist swimming school operating across West Kent and East Sussex, offering progressive swimming lessons for babies, pre-schoolers and primary school-aged children. Founded by Clive and Lindsay Relf, the organisation runs classes at carefully selected pools in locations including Brighton, Chichester, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Maidstone and Worthing.
The business distinguishes itself through its child-led approach to swimming education. Rather than imposing rigid teaching methods, Puddle Ducks tailors activities to each child's individual abilities and developmental stage. Classes are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of ten children per session, creating an intimate learning environment in warm, welcoming pools. The teaching methodology integrates rhyme, music and movement based on established child development research.
Puddle Ducks holds the distinction of being the first national baby swim school operating on a 100% child-led basis. This philosophy extends throughout their programmes, resulting in notable outcomes—children taught through their Baby & Pre-school programme frequently achieve swimming distances exceeding 10 metres before starting formal education.
The organisation offers structured progression pathways, beginning with bonding-focused baby swimming that builds water confidence, through to the Swim Academy programme for school-aged children. This comprehensive offering allows families to develop swimming skills continuously as children grow, with lessons designed to instil both competence and genuine enthusiasm for water.
Services offered
Baby swimming lessonsPre-school swimming lessonsSwim Academy classes aged 4-10 yearsGroup swimming tuitionProgressive swimming development programmesHoliday swimming coursesWater confidence buildingChild-led swimming instruction