101 Swimming Lesson Plans PDF

Tired of Spending Hours Planning Swimming Lessons?

101 Swimming Lesson Plans 

Ready-made lesson plans for swimming teaches that take the hard work out of planning. 

Discover every swimming lesson from first entering the pool and building confidence to swimming in deep water, including plans written explicitly for adults. Click here for a preview and full list of all 101 plans.

Why These Plans Work

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The Daily Challenge of Swimming Teachers

As a dedicated swimming instructor, you face the constant challenge of creating structured, effective lesson plans that suit a wide range of students—nervous beginners, confident kids, and adults refining their technique.

Planning Takes Time You Don’t Always Have

The hours spent planning can feel endless, and it often comes at the cost of focusing on what truly matters: giving each pupil the attention and guidance they need in the water.

The Solution: 101 Ready-Made Lesson Plans

That’s why I created a complete collection of 101 swimming lesson plans - a resource designed to take the hard work out of planning, so you can spend less time behind a desk and more time doing what you love: teaching.

How You’ll Feel After Using These Plans

Imagine walking poolside with total confidence, knowing every lesson is already structured, purposeful, and ready to go. You’ll feel prepared, organised, and in control, able to deliver engaging sessions while staying fully focused on your swimmers’ progress—not your paperwork.

Instant Swimming Lesson Plans - Just Grab and Teach

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Lesson plans that:

• are adaptable to your students
• save you planning time
• ensure progress

Each lesson plan comes with an individual assessment grid, so you can assess your pupil's ability in each key exercise. 

Every page of this swimming lesson plan pdf can be printed, so you are free to print it and have it with you on the poolside if you are not able to have your tablet or device with you when you teach. Simply slip your plans into a transparent plastic wallet to prevent them from getting wet! 

There is nothing better than having your planning all done for you, saving you valuable time. Having over 100 lesson plans stored on your device, ready for those days when you just need a quick set of plans to refer to, is a handy tool to have on standby. 

"Great lesson plans already written out. Well structured plans that I have adapted for my own lessons. So helpful!"

D Smith (Amazon verified purchase)

Swimming Lesson Plans PDF Sample Pages

NOTE: These swimming lesson  plans are designed to be delivered by a qualified swimming instructor as part of an official swimming school or association. 

Discover swimming lesson plans for beginners that cover everything from first getting used to the water to confidently swimming on the front and back.  The swimming lesson plans for adults are perfect for nervous first-time adults as well as the adult swimmer wanting to fine-tune their stroke technique.  

Ensure progress with sequenced lesson plans for each part of front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, aimed at beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers. Each plan also has an assessment grid so that you can monitor and measure the progress of each of your swimmers quickly and easily. These pre-made lesson plans are ready to go leaving you to focus on the individuals in your classes and fine-tune your practice as a successful swimming teacher.

We all know that students that come to the pool for lessons come in all shapes and sizes and with a range of abilities.  As swimming teachers, we encounter pupils of different ages and personalities.  They all come with a level of built-in confidence or fear - depending on their history. 

This teaching swimming lesson plans pdf is not written with a particular swimming association or scheme of work in mind.  They are general lesson plans that can be modified to suit your individual pupils, your swimming school or scheme and your teaching style. They can also be adapted and changed according to the student or group of students you have in your swimming lessons.

Solution!

Imagine walking onto the poolside with complete confidence, knowing every minute of your lesson is planned and purposeful. After using these ready-made swimming lesson plans, you’ll feel organized, in control, and fully equipped to deliver engaging, structured sessions for every level. No more late nights piecing together drills or second-guessing your approach - just more time doing what you love: teaching swimming effectively and seeing your students make solid progress and thrive.

Get the Ultimate Resource: 101 Swimming Lesson Plans for Swimming Teachers

"Great lesson plans already written out. Well structured plans that I have adapted for my own lessons. So helpful!"

D Smith (Amazon verified purchase)

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