Free swimming lessons for vision impaired children in South Wales
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) have been working with Halo Leisure to provide swimming lessons for VI children, who live in Wales. Halo have pools based in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Tondu and Pontypool.
These 4 FREE 30-minute sessions are designed specifically for children aged 4–12 with any level of visual impairment, who lives in Wales. This includes partial blindness (low vision), congenital blindness, complete blindness, and legal blindness. Children will experience:
- Small Group Sessions - To allow efficient support for children with sight loss and other learning difficulties.
- Specialist Instruction - Lessons are delivered in small groups by instructors trained in adaptive techniques for swimmers with sight loss.
- Block Lessons - A block of 4 thirty-minute lessons (first 4 lessons are funded by RSBC)
- A Supportive Environment - Parents are encouraged to enter the pool with their child if additional support is needed to help them feel secure.
Posted on the 11th of June 2026