Learn To Swim

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About Learn To Swim

Our Learn to Swim program welcomes children from the age of 3 and follows a skill level teaching system from beginner swimmers to developing strokes. In addition we emphasis safety skills which are incorporated in all levels of appropriate ability.

Our biggest goal is to nurture swimmers to feel comfortable in the water and provide a gentle and encouraging space for constant development.

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Otter (Level 1 Beginner)

  • Water familiarisation
  • Build confidence in the water
  • Establish breath control
  • Encourage submersions
  • Build confidence with floating

Penguin (Level 1 Intermediate)

  • Increase breath control when moving through water
  • Develop relaxed floating patterns on front and back
  • Develop kicking in shallow water
  • Introduce basic safety skills

Turtle (Level 1 Advanced)

  • Master kicking skills
  • Refine streamline body position in water on front and back
  • Introduce freestyle arms
  • Continue to develop strong back kick
  • Introduce back stroke arms

Starfish (Level 2)

  • Strengthen propulsive skills
  • Freestyle arms correct body position over 5 m
  • Work on backstroke arms while maintaining strong kick
  • Introduce freestyle breathing technique
  • Introduce breaststroke arm action

Dolphin (Level 2 High)

  • Develop freestyle breathing technique
  • Emphasise high elbow recovery for freestyle
  • Develop backstroke technique
  • Introduction of breaststroke kick
  • Introduction of survival backstroke arms and kick
  • Develop deep water survival skills including treading water