About – Making Waves Swimming

about us

Find out how Making Waves began and what we do.

Making Waves is a company that is dedicated to teaching children and adults to swim. For 16 years, we operated from freezing health clubs and school pools that left a lot to be desired in terms of cleanliness and reliability. It was our vision to create a facility that matched our service, one that was sparkling clean, with a warm pool and atmosphere – for being cold exaggerates fear – with plenty of warm showers and lots of room for changing.

We have taken great care over every detail.

We designed the pool with a toilet right beside it to minimise the disruption to children’s learning, and to increase child protection.

We opted for soft fabric ducting to minimise the noise and reduce the energy use.

We chose the Dryden glass complete daisy system, to ensure that not only was it more environmentally friendly, it was kind to childrens’ (and their teacher’s!) skin, airways and hair.

We installed a glass balustrade, giving full open view of the pool and put in a café to allow parents to relax a little.

And that’s just the facility. Our lessons are progressive and structured. We don’t use armbands. Our teachers are in the water and get children to swim unaided as early as possible. Our class sizes are small. We give one to one attention to each child, developing their swimming from their starting point. We pay particular attention to how the stroke is developed, ensuring that children not only become confident in the water, but that their swimming is a delight to watch and a starting point for a multitude of other sports and fitness pursuits that will be with them for their whole lives.

Our Facilities

Our exclusive, purpose-built swimming facility at Stewartfield Way in East Kilbride uses state-of-the-art technology to give you the healthiest, cleanest and most comfortable swim possible.

Our advanced filtration system minimises the amount of chlorine needed. This ensures that not only is the water clear and clean, it is less polluting and less irritating for children’s skin and hair.

You want your swimming pool to be green as well as clean, so we use energy and water saving devices to keep Playsport as energy efficient as possible. This amazing system was designed by a marine biologist.

After experiencing many years of narrow benches on cramped poolsides, we are absolutely delighted to bring you the Making Waves Cafe!

We have a wide variety of delicious hot and cold drinks, as well as cakes, sandwiches and snacks. Relax while your children swim, catch a quick freshly made sandwich or enjoy a treat or two. On weekends enjoy a hot filled roll for breakfast too!

Tea/Coffee

A Unique blend of specially selected beans from Ethiopia, Brazil and Vietnam. 100% Arabiaca blend roasted for 18 minutes to achieve a strong, full flavoured coffee with a spicy and woody aftertaste. We grind the beans to order and will prepare your drink on request. Also available in decaf available with cow’s or almond milk. Tea Novus award winning Tea is a world class tea and far from ordinary, served freshly-brewed in a variety of flavours.

Treats

If you’re feeling the heat, we also offer delightful frozen coffee – a unique take on coffee that keeps you cool! Ice cream tubs are available in a range of flavours, and Cakes by Cadzow Bakery and Artisan Bakery – baked to perfection by a local supplier, these are a real treat to be had!