The Swim Society is a private swimming school at 109 Main South Road in Sockburn, Christchurch, with its own indoor pools. The main pool is 20 metres by 6 metres, and a separate learner pool is 6 metres by 5 metres. Both have electric covers and heat exchangers to keep the water warm all year. The school coaches children, teens and adults, and it describes its lessons as personal, with small numbers and a calm, quiet setting. Siblings or friends at a similar level can learn together. The building has 18 car parks on site.
Parents describe rapid progress, a relaxed, non-judgmental atmosphere and a beautiful pool. One says a child who did not like swimming now looks forward to lessons. Another says a six-year-old who had not been able to swim went from being under water to swimming capably. The teachers are described as patient and encouraging. Of the two other swim schools within one kilometre with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than this one. Propeller Swim School is the nearest other swim school, at 0.8 km. For a child who is nervous in the water, it is our pick in Sockburn.