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Average rating 5 ⭐ from 6+ reviews. Our students love their swimming lessons!

27 €/h

Great news: 67% of our swimming instructors offer the first lesson free! And a private swim lesson costs €27/h on average.

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FAQ's

🏅What are the main strokes in swimming?

There are four fundamental strokes in swimming, and each one develops a different set of skills.

  • Freestyle (front crawl): The fastest and most commonly taught stroke — ideal for beginners and competitive swimmers alike.
  • Backstroke: It's the only stroke swum face-up, making it easier to breathe while still developing strength and coordination.
  • Breaststroke: A slower, more controlled stroke using a distinctive frog-like kick and simultaneous arm sweep.
  • Butterfly: Challenging but rewarding, butterfly builds full-body strength and coordination through its distinctive undulating movement.

A qualified swimming instructor can help you build technique in each stroke, ensuring good form from the start.

💰 How much do swimming tutors charge in Dublin?

Swimming tutors in Dublin typically charge €27/h per hour.

The cost depends on:

  • Your skill level and learning goals
  • The tutor's experience and qualifications
  • The package you choose (one-off or a block of sessions)
  • The lesson format (pool hire included, at a public pool, or online video analysis)

Many tutors offer package discounts for booking multiple lessons.

🏊 How can you get better at swimming?

Getting better in the water requires a structured approach — breaking technique into manageable components makes progress much faster.

  • Body position: Keep your body as horizontal and streamlined as possible to reduce drag through the water.
  • Breathing control: Timing your breathing to your stroke rhythm takes practice, but it transforms your efficiency and stamina over time.
  • Arm technique: Focus on a high elbow catch and a full, powerful pull from entry to hip to maximise each stroke.
  • Kick efficiency: A controlled kick provides propulsion and helps maintain body position, but should feel fluid rather than forced.

Regular feedback from a qualified instructor is the fastest way to identify and correct technique issues.

⭐ What ratings do swimming teachers get in Dublin?

With 5/5, swimming teachers in Dublin show excellent results.

6 students have shared their experience.

Detailed comments make it easy to find your ideal instructor.

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Take advantage of all that Dublin has to offer

Dublin is filled with pools and beaches, the Irish sea presents a brisk but refreshing swim that offers a variety of activities that can entertain anyone of any age. By learning how to swim you can make the most of activities like casual swimming, surfing, diving, races and endurance training. Dublin offers such a uniquely engaging experience that you’d be silly to at least try it. Not to mention, it is a great medium to meet people, become healthy and have a bit of fun. Swimming is an essential skill and getting to a minimum level of expertise will make you much safer whenever you go anywhere near water. You’re unlikely to try kayaking if you’ll drown if you capsize.

The benefits of learning how to swim

Swimming is a great sport to increase your personal coordination as swimming utilises a variety of forms and strokes. Each stroke uses every part of your body and your active focus but varies in its execution. This naturally improves your coordination and fitness at the same time. In one stroke you can expect to kick your legs, hold your breath, rotate your head and breath quickly all the while you’re using your arms to propel yourself through the water. Swimming is so technical and demanding that it is one of the most popular Olympic sports and there are so many other sports that incorporate swimming. Not to mention it's a valuable life skill aside from safety. Lifeguarding is a handy skill and having a licence will ensure you will be able to find steady work whenever you need it.

What you can expect to learn in your lessons

Swimming involves a lot but one of the biggest aspects is technique. To perfect your technique you’re going to have to know exactly what you need to do. Then you can start practising over and over again till that technique becomes second nature. Your teacher will guide you through all the steps from how and when to breathe, and how to dive into the water in the first place as there are many ways of doing so and then you can also expect to learn how to take care of yourself. Swimming technique is all well and good but if you don’t have the fitness to achieve the strokes, it’s not going to be much use. This is why you can expect to be taught what you should be eating, how to warm up before your swimming laps and even stretches you can do to improve your performance before swimming. Luckily, you won’t have to worry about injuring yourself as swimming is one of the least punishing sports on your body. The water surrounds and comforts your body and there are no harsh impacts on your bones and joints. It really is a great sport for anyone of any age, Dublin is great for swimmers but really it's a universally useful skill.

Learn how you want from where you want

Picking a teacher over a course or a class affords you the flexibility of a personal teacher. You can learn online or in person whenever you’re available. You sign up for exactly how many lessons you want to so that as you progress you can decide to either do fewer or even more lessons, the Otis is on you and you get to make sure you only spend as much money as you’re willing to. The greatest strength of a personal coach is the atmosphere and the environment in which you work in. As you get to know your teacher and vice versa, you will become much more confident in your lessons, comfortable and potentially more enthusiastic. At the very least having a coach will increase your sense of responsibility and determination. You’ll learn how to swim but you will also learn more about the way you learn.

Finding your teacher in Dublin

There are many qualified teachers out there in Ireland and many of them are based in Dublin. There are many personal coaches who are ready to start teaching right away but how can you find them among the crowd? It's easy with Superprof’s easy-to-use search functions. Simply put in swimming and Dublin and you’ll be presented with every single swimming teacher in Dublin, from there, you can narrow down your selection from a wide array of filters. Good luck out there and happy swimming!

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