“Designed by parents, Loved by babies”

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  • SPECIAL OFFER €10 Trial Class
  • PRIVATE 1-2-1 classes available
  • SPECIAL OFFER €10 Trial Class
  • PRIVATE 1-2-1 classes available
  • SPECIAL OFFER €10 Trial class
  • PRIVATE 1-2-1 classes available
  • SPECIAL OFFER €10 Trial class
  • PRIVATE 1-2-1 classes available
  • SPECIAL OFFER €10 Trial class

Welcome to First Swim

First Swim is Ireland’s only purpose-built baby & toddler swim school based in Sandyford, at the Beacon South Quarter in Dublin. We run swim classes for babies from the age of 10 weeks and toddlers aged 2-3 years old. Our private pool is heated to a balmy 33oC and the entire facility has been designed with parents and babies in mind including a customer-only café to relax in. First Swim is also opening a new swim school in Santry in January 2026.

Baby
& Toddler
Term Classes

Private
& Trial
Swim Classes

Paediatric
First Aid
Classes

Why We're Different

Our private facility and our wonderful staff are what make First Swim different. You can expect a warm welcome and a helping hand because we know what it’s like bringing your baby or toddler swimming. The whole centre has been designed to make your swimming experience as relaxing and comfortable as possible for you and your little one.

Our private facility and our wonderful staff are what makes First Swim different. You can expect a warm welcome and a helping hand because we know what it’s like bringing your baby or toddler swimming. The whole centre has been designed to make your swimming experience as relaxing and comfortable as possible for you and your little one.

It really is all little things that count– a buggy park, wider changing cubicles with change units, cots for those handsfree moments whilst changing, highchairs & toddler reading books in the café, comfortable seating for breastfeeding, coffee, tea & snacks delivered to your table….the list goes on.

Benefits of Swimming

Learning to swim is a vital life skill, but it offers much more than that. It supports a baby’s physical health, nurtures emotional development, and introduces essential water safety habits from an early age.

What our customers say

Sylveria Lobo

Loving First Swim classes with my little one and we look forward each week. Teachers are so friendly and amazing in teaching different holds and positions to get baby comfortable with water.

Loving First Swim classes with my little one and we look forward each week. Teachers are so friendly and amazing in teaching different holds and positions to get baby comfortable with water. We love singing all the songs as we repeat them quite often at home so baby knows whats to come when we mention ‘ let’s go swimming’. The changing facilities and the coffee area are spacious and very well thought about for babies and their families.

Laura Irimie

Joining up First Swim was the best choice we could have make for our little one! Liam absolutely loves it! He adores his teacher Chloe! We didn’t got a chance to meet all of the staff

Joining up First Swim was the best choice we could have make for our little one! Liam absolutely loves it! He adores his teacher Chloe! We didn’t got a chance to meet all of the staff but everyone we met so far are very nice (Vicki, Katie, Eabha and Alex) Facilities are great ! Liam loves our weekly trips to First Swim, as do I. I would have give 6 stars without a doubt!

Braden Earl

First Swim is amazing. I love taking my daughter along and spending some quality time with her at swimming. The facilities are first rate and the pool is brilliant.

First Swim is amazing. I love taking my daughter along and spending some quality time with her at swimming. The facilities are first rate and the pool is brilliant. Teachers are engaging, remember all the kids names and enjoy what they do. All the other staff are brilliant and helpful too! Looking forward to many more lessons.

Review 4

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Review 5

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What our customers say

Sylveria Lobo

Loving First Swim classes with my little one and we look forward each week. Teachers are so friendly and amazing in teaching different holds and positions to get baby comfortable with water. We love singing all the songs as we repeat them quite often at home so baby knows whats to come when we mention ‘ let’s go swimming’. The changing facilities and the coffee area are spacious and very well thought about for babies and their families.

Laura Irimie

Joining up First Swim was the best choice we could have make for our little one! Liam absolutely loves it! He adores his teacher Chloe! We didn’t got a chance to meet all of the staff but everyone we met so far are very nice (Vicki, Katie, Eabha and Alex) Facilities are great ! Liam loves our weekly trips to First Swim, as do I. I would have give 6 stars without a doubt!

Braden Earl

First Swim is amazing. I love taking my daughter along and spending some quality time with her at swimming. The facilities are first rate and the pool is brilliant. Teachers are engaging, remember all the kids names and enjoy what they do. All the other staff are brilliant and helpful too! Looking forward to many more lessons.

Review 4

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Review 5

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