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Nottingham-born Summaya Mughal (pictured left), a BBC presenter and podcaster for BBC Radio Sounds and Radio Leicester has been learning to swim at Active Nottingham pools in a bid to encourage other South Asian women to take the plunge.
Active Nottingham is proud to have supported Summaya on her journey and is excited to share her five-part podcast series which explores why many South Asian women are less likely to swim.
As a result of her Brown Gal Can't Swim campaign, Summaya was recently honoured at the Nottingham Awards 2022 for her work in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
The Brown Gal Can't Swim series see Summaya learn to swim in just eight weeks at Active Nottingham swimming pools, supported by Nottingham Swim School swim teacher, Victoria. Olympians Rebecca Adlington and Alice Dearing (pictured right) also provide support and guidance and set Summaya additional challenges including a 500m open water swim - will she do it? You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out!
Image credit: Charlie Firth
Swimming Lessons
If you're feeling inspired from listening to Summaya's journey and want to learn to swim - it's never too late to start.
Get in touch with Nottingham Swim School today, swimming lessons start from:
- Junior lessons - £25.49 per month (direct debit)*
- Adult lessons - £27.69 per month (direct debit)*
When you join Nottingham Swim School you also get access to FREE public swimming sessions, so you can practice between lessons at any Active Nottingham pool!
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October Half Term Activities
The school holidays are around the corner - here are some ideas of what to do as a family:
Book now (pre-booking essential)
Alternatively, pop into an Active Nottingham leisure centre - but be warned, spaces will be limited. All activities are subject to availability.
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Swim England Awards 2022
On Thursday 29 September, members of the Nottingham Swim School team headed to Solihull for the Swim England Teaching and Education Awards 2022 where we were shortlisted for a few awards 
We're thrilled to announce our very own Nottingham Swim School teacher (Deborah, pictured right) was named 'runner up' for the Swimming Teacher of the Year Award 2022! Nottingham Swim School were also shortlisted for Swim School of the Year (after being nominated by you lovely people!) and we finished the evening as Finalists.
Thank you to every who nominated Nottingham Swim School and our Swim Teachers - it means a lot 
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We're Hiring - Nottingham Swim School Teachers
If you hold a Swimming Teachers Qualification, Swim England Level 2, STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming, or equivalent, we'd love to hear from you! 
We have vacancies available across our Nottingham Swim School programme for anyone who can inspire and encourage our swimmers to be the very best they can be.
A big thank you to the families who took part in our Face of Nottingham Swim School filming campaign. It was a long but fun and productive day, you can watch the video here.
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 Fitness Classes of the Month
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Clifton Leisure Centre - Bums, Tums & Thighs
- This class targets your stubborn areas without expecting you to have any prior gym expertise. Come along to give your exercise routine a pick-me-up in a relaxed, low-pressure environment.
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Djanogly Community Leisure Centre - Zumba
- A great social class and confidence builder for mixed abilities helps to improve your balance and core. Choreographed dance moves associated with country and western dance halls.
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Harvey Hadden Sports Village - Fight Klub
- A notorious workout class designed to teach you energetic self-defence moves, whilst shaping and toning your body and improving your general fitness levels.
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Ken Martin Leisure Centre - Circuits
- Suitable for all levels of fitness and is a powerful way to build up stamina and speed. If you're ready to add a steady, powerful workout to your routine, try this!
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Southglade Leisure Centre - Body Conditioning
- A top-to-toe conditioning class, designed to help you improve on strength, fitness, muscle tone and overall fitness, with a particular focus on training the body for high intensity workouts.
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Victoria Leisure Centre - Step
- Our Step classes are energetic classes that are suitable for all levels of fitness ability, designed to improve cardiovascular and muscular endurance by incorporating upper and lower body movements, helping with agility and coordination.
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Returns to Victoria Leisure Centre
You asked, we listened.
Returning to Victoria Leisure Centre from 31 October 2022** is Group Cycling / Spivi!
Group cycling is perfect for improving your heart rate and boosting muscle endurance, legs get a serious workout, and you'll feel amazing!
So, get back on yer bikes (literally) and enjoy a Group Cycling class with the team at Victoria Leisure Centre.
Class bookings will be available via the website or Active Nottingham 7 days in advance of go live.
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Fitness+ member benefits
- Burn off the calories using top-of-the-line gym equipment 'Technogym'
- Relax in our Health Suites* across the city
- Drop by for a relaxing dip in the pool or challenge yourself with a fast lane swim
- Join your bff for a group fitness class with group cycling, H.I.I.T or Zumba!
*Health Suite facilities differ per leisure centre
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Digital Active Nottingham
Plan your fitness week at the touch of a button. With the Active Nottingham app you can:
- Check live timetables up to 7 days in advance
- Book and pay for activities up to 7 days in advance
- Check and update account details
- View all the latest news and updates about your favourite leisure centre
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* Nottingham Swim School pricing was correct at the time of going to print.
**Group Cycling: Date may be subject to change, refer to the Active Nottingham app and timetables for the most up to date information.
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