Explore the sections in our menu for more details on all of our pool activities, lessons and policies.

Please be aware that, with effect from Tuesday 7^th May 2024, the graduated steps, that have previously been in place in the shallow section of the Sportspark pool, will no longer be available for use.

Access and equity are extremely important to Sportspark however, this must always be balanced alongside the health and safety of all users and staff. Although these steps will no longer be available, we are in the process of reviewing a number of additional options to further improve access into the water.

The inbuilt wall steps and an accessible hoist will continue to be available for use.

If you require the use of the hoist, to safely enter the water, please contact reception on your arrival who will ensure a member of the team is made available to assist you.

We thank you for your understanding and patience on this matter.

Sportspark Swim School offer a variety of lessons for both children and adults including group lessons, 1-1 and 1-2’s. Due to the continued success of our Sportspark Swim School, we’ve been able to add several additional group lessons and adult sessions to our timetable.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR LEARN TO SWIM PAGE

For further details on swimming lessons please visit our Learn to Swim page by clicking the above link, or contact our swim school via spswimschool@uea.ac.uk

To register your interest in swimming lessons please fill out the below form and our swim school team will be in touch.

Swimfit is a tool to help swimmers of all abilities set goals, stick to them and achieve more in the water we offer a couple of options to encourage swimmers to get involved in the Swimfit programme:

Swimfit runs on a Thursday morning from 7am – 8am.

Swimfit Activate

If you want to follow some of the swimfit workouts and just use the lanes swimfit card’s will be available to collect from the board on poolside at any time. This allows you to get the most out of your swim using a structured workout card. There are 30 swimfit cards ranging from 10-120 lengths for customers of all abilities to get involved.

Swimfit Activate +

This Swim fit + sessions are led by a qualified Swimfit instructor. The instructor will take you through your very own pool workout including various strokes and tips. This all ability class is great for:

• Swimmers that want motivation and to get pushed to improve in the pool.
• Swimmer who want to improve their general fitness.
• A low impact workout.

We pride ourselves on operating one of the best swimming pools in the UK, and only employ RLSS (Royal Lifesaving Society) qualified staff and therefore offer no safer place to swim!

Please see below our Swimming policies to ensure safety in our pool.

Swimwear Policy

Sportspark has a swimwear policy to ensure high levels of water quality for our swimmers.

Please note we do not permit the use of fins, hand paddles, snorkels or other specialised training aids in public sessions to prevent any potential injury being caused to other swimmers in the lane. These are only permitted in club swimming sessions where other swimmers will be wearing them and the use is instructed and supervised by a club coach.

Download the policy here – Sportspark’s Swimwear Policy 

Child Supervision Ratios

The ISRM have issued guidance regarding adult to child supervision rations in swimming pools. Our child supervision policy was developed in order to comply with these guidelines. Our policy states:

• Persons who appear to be intoxicated by alcohol or drugs or who are not well enough to enter the water must be refused admission.
• As a minimum Children under the age of 12 years must be accompanied in the water by a parent or adult aged 16 years of age.
• 1 Adult to every 2 children under 12 years.
• As a minimum children aged 12 and above may swim unaccompanied.
• Weak/non-swimmers should be restricted to areas of the pool with water depth less than 1.5m.
• The Admission Policy is on display in key areas at Reception and entrance to poolside.
• These ratios will remain unchanged during fun sessions.
• This policy is also detailed within the Access & Equity Procedure.

Download the policy here – Child Supervision Ratios

If you have any questions regarding these email sportspark@uea.ac.uk

Locker Policy

Our lockers operate with a padlock system.  Therefore if you are using our lockers, please bring a padlock with you. We also sell padlocks at reception for £5 or they can be hired for a non-refundable fee of £1. Please note that lockers are cleared every night after we close (padlocks are cut off if necessary). Locker contents are then stored and logged as lost property, unless they are wet or unhygienic items – in which case they will be disposed of.  Please note that non-valuable lost property items will be kept for 2 weeks, and valuable lost property items are stored for 6 months.