Swimming and sub-aqua diving in Islington

Leisure centres that offer swimming

• Archway Leisure Centre , Macdonald Road, N19 5DD, including for people with a disability and for young people
• Cally Pool & Gym, 229 Caledonian Road, N1 0NH, including women-only sessions for swimming and swimming lessons
• Highbury Leisure Centre, Highbury Crescent, N5 1RR
• Ironmonger Row Baths, 1 Norman St, EC1V 3AA, including women-only sessions for swimming and swimming lessons
• The leisure centres offer free swimming to people aged 60+ with a Better Adult Senior membership. This is on Monday-Friday 8.30-4.30 and weekends
• Highbury Leisure Centre and Ironmonger Row Baths offer free swimming lessons to people aged 60+. See the leaflet to the right, Free swimming lessons for people aged 60+

GLL, also known as Better, who manage Islington's leisure centres, offer a swimming membership for its leisure centres.

Organisations in Islington that offer swimming

• Anaconda Swimming Club, Beacon school, Hilldrop Rd, N7 0JG, including for young people
• Cally Masters Swimming Club. Cally Pool & Gym, 229 Caledonian Rd, N1 0NH; Beacon school, Hilldrop Rd, N7 0JG
• Fitness First Highbury, Unit A East Stand, Avenell Road, N5 1FE 
• Nuffield Health, 27 Essex Road, N1 2SD
• Virgin Active, Virgin Active Islington Angel, 333 Goswell Rd, EC1V 7DG
• Virgin Active, Virgin Active Moorgate, 33 Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8LP
• We Swim, Ironmonger Row Baths, 1 Norman St, EC1V 3AA, for people with a disability

The map shows where swimming and all sport and physical activity is on offer in Islington. 

Swim England is the national governing body for swimming.

Clidive offers sub-aqua diving at Ironmonger Row Baths, 1 Norman St, EC1V 3AA

The British Sub-Aqua Club  is the national governing body for sub-aqua diving.

Sport and physical activity has full information about all the sport and physical activity on offer in Islington.

If you have a question about the content on this page, contact John Thorne: john.thorne@islington.gov.uk; 020 7527 7096.