about Jolly Swim School

Jolly Swim School Inc. has been a London swimming tradition for almost 40 years. The School was originally run in a backyard pool on Riverside Dr., but now runs out of the Berkshire Club on Berkshire Dr. (near Wonderland and Springbank).

Our History

Jolly Swim School Inc. has been a London swimming tradition for almost 40 years. The School was originally run in a backyard pool on Riverside Dr., but now runs out of the Berkshire Club on Berkshire Dr. (near Wonderland and Springbank). Many parents of our current program were themselves Jolly Swim School students many years ago. You may remember the cold water and getting thrown into the pool as a child! Although our goal remains teaching your child to be the best possible swimmer, our strategies and tactics have evolved a little bit over the years.

Jolly Swim School Inc. is owned and operated by Judy Hubert (nee Roper). Judy was a student of the School herself back in the 1970-80’s and then worked as an instructor in the late 1980’s. Judy bought the business in the early 1990’s as a way to earn money to pay her way through University. Judy went on to earn her Masters of Education from the University of Western Ontario and now works for the Thames Valley District School Board. She has maintained Jolly Swim School primarily due to her love of teaching kids how to swim.

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy is that every child can learn to swim in the right environment.  That environment must have;

  1. A comfortable facility;
  2. Warm water;
  3. Supportive instructors;
  4. Enthusiastic instructors;
  5. Qualified instructors; and
  6. Attainable goals.

The Berkshire Club pool provides a friendly, non-intimidating atmosphere with very warm water conditions.  The indoor pool also reduces or eliminates the possibility of rainouts in the summer and allows us to continue to offer lessons through the winter months as well.

Our qualified instructors use a scaffolding model whereby they break down the strokes into the basic movements.  The basic movements are built into the proper strokes.  In addition to teaching the proper strokes, we expect our instructors to be enthusiastic and continually encourage and support your child in their development!

Why Join?

Our instructors teach the skills necessary to achieve success and to continue to the next level. Each student is working on individual goals as well as program goals. This is all possible with our low student-teacher ratio.

 

Judy Hubert – Owner

Judy was a student of the School herself back in the 1970-80’s and then worked as an instructor in the late 1980’s. Judy bought the business in the early 1990’s as a way to earn money to pay her way through University. Judy went on to earn her Masters of Education from the University of Western Ontario and now works for the Thames Valley District School Board. She has maintained Jolly Swim School primarily due to her love of teaching kids how to swim.

Our Location / Facilities

Lessons are held at the Berkshire Club. During the Summer, lessons are held from Monday to Friday between 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm. During the School year, lessons are held on Sunday morning between 8:30am and 12:00pm.  Please note that we are not running Lessons in Fall 2022, but hope to be back running Lessons in early 2023.

The Berkshire Club
Sifton Properties Limited
500 Berkshire Drive
London, ON N6J 3S1
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Want to take the dive and start your lessons?

The Jolly Swim School Inc. program provides goals for the students that are reasonable and attainable for success. Our program is skill based and also incorporates lifesaving skills. It is our goal to teach your child to be independent in the water and have the skills to be safe in an aquatic environment.