Pool to Pier
Britain's first sea swimming course. We take competent pool swimmers and turn them into confident sea swimmers.
Pool to Pier brings pool swimmers into open water. Over a year of structured coaching — three terms of twelve weeks — we develop technique, stamina and the practical knowledge needed to swim in the sea with confidence.
Autumn term is pool-based: developing stroke and stamina. Spring term refines technique and builds distance. Summer term moves into the sea, working towards two iconic swims: Around the Pier and Pier to Pier.
Every session is coached and qualified beach and surf lifeguards accompany our sea sessions.
"Pool to Pier was built on the idea that the sea isn't something to survive — it's something to swim."
What started as a way to bring competent pool swimmers into open water has grown into a community. The course has produced long-term friendships, beach BBQs, Christmas socials, pub trips, and a steady stream of swimmers completing Pier to Pier and Around the Pier year after year.
We take safety seriously. Every session is coached, every sea session has kayakers on the water, and every lifeguard is qualified and DBS checked.