Tier 1 (medium) areas

• Organised COVID-safe swimming lessons can continue indoors for:
  • All under-18s
  • Disabled people
  • Over-18s in an educational setting – this also includes baby and pre-school swimming (1 adult and 1 baby are classed as ‘one’ during the lesson while in the pool, but be mindful of social distancing outside of the pool).
• Other indoor activities, such as non-sport aquatic exercise classes, can continue in larger numbers based on the size of the venue, provided that participants are socially distanced and adults are in separate groups of up to six people
• Gyms and leisure facilities can stay open.

Tier 2 (high) areas

• As per the rules under Tier 1.

Tier 3 (very high) areas

As per the rules under Tier 1 and 2.

However, gyms and leisure facilities may have to close depending on local approaches to business closures. Please check with your local authority.

Where pools remain open, organised COVID-safe swimming lessons and non-sport aquatic activities can continue indoors, as per Tier 1 and Tier 2.

Medium (Tier 1)

People may travel into any tiers in England to take part in COVID-secure swimming lessons – this applies to under-18s swimming lessons and for people with a disability.

High (Tier 2)

As per Tier 1. However, it is recommended that travel is minimised where possible.

Very high (Tier 3)

People are advised not to travel into or out of areas that have a very high alert level – however, this doesn’t apply to travel where it is necessary to enable physical activity for under-18s and disabled people to take place, i.e. swimming lessons.