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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Tims

We’re sunk when it comes to getting a Swim! refund

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington launched a swimming school to encourage children to swim, but it is proving problematic if a lesson is cancelled to get a refund.
Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington launched a swimming school to encourage children to swim, but it is proving problematic getting a refund if a lesson is cancelled. Photograph: Getty

Swim!, the nationwide swimming school set up by the Olympians Rebecca Adlington and Steve Parry, has cancelled a number of my child’s lessons recently, but makes it unnecessarily hard to get refunds.

Parents, who pay by direct debit, must specifically request a refund by filling out a form within 30 days. None of the text or email notifications of cancellations mention this. Consequently, I have ended up inadvertently paying for five cancelled lessons.

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