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SEND swim

On the first Saturday of each month at 9:00am, we offer a swim session in the Leisure Pool designed to support individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). To create a calmer and more comfortable environment, there will be no music, waves, or pool features in use. This session runs during term time only.

About SEND Session

This session takes place on the first Saturday of each month during school term time, from 9:00am.

Price

To book, simply choose one of the "Swim for All" sessions in the Leisure Pool between 9:00am and 10:00am on the first Saturday of the month Book online

How to claim

No i-go offer

About Sovereign Centre

The Sovereign Centre is a large leisure centre offering a wide range of facilities including a gym, fun pool with wave machine and flume, Aqua Challenge inflatable assault course, 25 meter gala swimming pool, diving pool, swimming lessons, gymnastics lessons, sauna and steam room, workout studio, junior gym, birthday parties, cafe and much more!  Centre opening times, see the pool timetable page 

Learn more about Sovereign Centre

Accessibility

Mobility and/or building
  • Wheel Chair Accessible venue
  • Wheel Chair Accessible Entrance

Automatic wide entry doors with low level button and flat access

There is a wheelchair gate allowing easier access to poolside, which has some hand rails around it

The Fun Pool changing rooms in the Family changing area include large disabled changing rooms (without grab handles) and larger size group cubicles

Low vanity areas and low level lockers are available

Access to the poolside is ramped with rails. There are level open showers on poolside. Access into the water at the deep end is down steps with rails. There is also a gently sloping lagoon style entrance to the fun pool, pool wheelchairs can be wheeled straight into the water (at own risk). Water in this pool is heated to 30%C which is warmer than average

Poolside chairs can be requested from the Lifeguards

In the older part of the building (the training pool area) there are cubicles with grabrails and a disabled shower with grab rails, safety cord and low sink. There is a gully across the entrance to this shower which causes a slight dip 

Toileting/Changing
  • Accessible Toilets
  • Grab/Drop Down Rails

Find the nearest Changing Places toilet Closest is at Sovereign Harbour 0.09 miles away

Outdoors
  • Wheelchair Access to Outdoor Areas

There is a step to access the outdoor grass area.

Hearing Assistance
  • Hearing loop
The Unexpected
  • There can be sudden loud noise

Music in fun pool and splashing water. There is music in the gym

Location

The Sovereign Centre Royal Parade
Eastbourne, BN22 7LQ