Baby swimming in Northern Ireland South
Belfast - Bangor - Newtownards - Lisburn - Holywood
Amy West-Hurst can’t remember a time when water didn’t play a part in her life. Born in Waterford, her childhood summers were spent pottering about on the beach near her Granny’s house. Then the sailing bug bit her - and her life changed for ever. When she met her husband, Charlie, one sailing weekend in Bangor, she ended up staying for six weeks – then returned home, packed her bags and moved straight back!
A career in direct marketing didn’t fulfil her aquatic aspirations, so she turned her attention to teaching mainstream swimming. It was when she started looking for classes for her baby daughter, Zoë that she discovered Water Babies - and as there were no classes locally, decided to look into running them herself.
‘I firmly believe swimming is a life skill that everybody is entitled to,’ Amy explains, ‘and just love how much babies adore swimming. Zoë is a true water baby - Charlie can’t believe how confident and happy she already is in the water. In fact she laughs so much when she’s in that she ends up swallowing most of it!’
Summer is nearly here!
And so is our new Summer classes timetable and classes are starting to fill up fast.
With classes starting also on Saturdays in Belfast, things are really set to heat up for Summer term.
If you are quick there is also time to fit in a Free Taster Session - give us a call or drop us an email for more details. This is an excellent way to get a taste for what we do at Water Babies and gives you a few tips on what to be practicing with your little ones before term starts!
We recommend starting your baby to swim as early as possible because the younger your baby is, the happier they'll be in the water!
