We have two membership options available to save you money when you swim. The most popular choice is an Activ8 Health and Fitness membership. This includes free access to any Tees Active swimming pool, as well as any Activ8 gym or fitness class, of which there are over 400 each week! Activ8 Health & Fitness also offer a reduced 55+ membership option. You can view Activ8 memberships here and find out more about a Tees Active membership.

We offer a variety of sessions that are perfect for adults to try. Some of our most popular sessions include the early bird swim, lunchtime swim, adult only evening swims and our ladies only sessions. You can view the full timetable at the bottom of this page.

Lane swimming is available in most public sessions to all customers who are swimming for fitness. A range of swimming aids are available for you to use to help you get the most out of your aquatic workout. These swimming aids will be at the end of the pool at each session when lane swimming is available. The swimming aids available are pull buoys, kickboards and aqua gloves. Feel free to have a go with them and return all equipment to the container at the end of your workout.

Here at Tees Active we want everyone to enjoy their visit to our swimming pools. In order to ensure all swimmers have a pleasant experience at our swimming pools we ask that our customers follow the swimming etiquette outlined here. Swimming etiquette is a set of informal rules of conduct that ensure a smooth swimming experience when swimmers share the same lane. If you want to appear as a well-mannered swimmer, it is important  that you follow our lane swimming etiquette.

Look
Look first and choose a lane that has swimmers you think are at the same speed as yourself.

Switch
Be willing to switch lane if your swimming speed is not similar to the others in the lane.

Overtake
If a swimmer behind you wishes to overtake, then where there is room to do so allow them the opportunity. Alternatively if the lane is too busy, when you reach the end of the pool allow them to pass you.

Push Off
Don’t push off the wall right infront of a faster swimmer. Let him/her pass first. Likewise don’t push off right behind a slower swimmer to directly pass them by. Leave them some room before pushing off.

Catch
If you catch up with the swimmer in front of you give them the opportunity to allow you to pass. DON’T TRY TO SWIM OVER THEM!

Give Way
Give way to faster swimmers at the end of the lane and rest in the corner of the lane when you need to stop.

Follow
Follow the direction signs for the lane that you use, keeping to the outside edge of the lane.

Wait
Wait until swimmers have turned and pushed off before entering the lane.

Be Polite
Be Polite to swimmers of varying skill levels and respect other swimmers personal space.

Caution
Please use caution when overtaking other swimmers. When lanes are busy extra care is needed to avoid collisions.

Find more information on our adult swimming lessons here.

All Tees Active operated venues are DDA compliant and as a service provider, Tees Active not only want to comply with relevant legislation, but also to go further in providing a top quality experience for all visitors. We will endeavour to ensure that disabled people are not treated any less favourably, and that ‘reasonable adjustments’ are made where appropriate and possible through sensitive and creative solutions.

All of our swimming pools have disabled changing and shower facilities, and a mobile or fixed pool hoist to enable access to the water. Visit the Access for All page for information about accessibility across all of our sites.

We run regular competitions and challenges to help swimmers stay motivated and have fun during their session. Our swimmers have explained how much the swim challenges help to push them further and keep them focused during their sessions. Head over to our challenges page to see what is happening across our pools.

We have swimming pools in Billingham Forum, Stockton Splash, Thornaby Pool and IB Leisure in Ingleby Barwick.

We offer Sauna and Steam facilities at Billingham Forum and IB Leisure so you can relax and unwind after your workout. Please note – the Sauna and Steam at IB Leisure is only available to Activ8 Health & Fitness members.

Unfortunately we do not allow underwater earphones in our pools. This is to ensure that everyone can react promptly to any instruction given from our lifeguards or other swimmers.