Swim School

Swim School offers a range of learning and development programs, catering appropriately for all ages and abilities, seven days a week.

We promote water awareness, confidence, mobility, safety, stroke development and fitness. Highly qualified and experienced instructors teach in a safe and enjoyable learning environment. Equipment is provided for the lesson.

A quality learning experience is guaranteed with:

• Qualified and experienced Austswim instructors
• All instructors are Senior First Aid qualified
• Low instructor/student ratios
• High quality, temperature-controlled teaching environment
• Certificates on graduation through levels
• Classes held seven days a week

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Levels

Babies And Toddlers (6 months to 3.5 years)

Our Babies and Toddlers classes are aimed at learning and developing the basic knowledge and skills required by parents to assist children with their development.

Squids (6 months – 24 months)

• Water familiarisation
• Socialisation skills
• Floating independently
• Confidence in the water

Tadpoles (24 months – 3 years)

• Independence in the water
• Socialisation skills
• Submergence
• Safe entry and exit of a pool

Please note that Squid and Tadpoles classes require a parent or guardian to enter the water with their child for the class duration of 30 minutes.

Turtles (age 2.5 years to 3.5 years)

• Independence, confidence and mobility
• Floating on back with swimming aids
• Safe entries into water and class interaction

Juniors (3.5 years to 7+ years)

Our Junior classes are held in the Octopool and focus on learning and developing propulsive skills. Classes are 30 minutes with the exception of Dolphins which runs for 45 minutes. Our program is based on ability so age indications are a guide only.

Platypus (age 3.5+ years)

• Floating on front with assistance
• Kicking with a kickboard on front and back
• Independent propulsion through water using arms and legs

Octopus (age 5+ years)

• Relaxed floats on back and front without aids
• Freestyle with bilateral breathing and backstroke

Seals (age 5+ years)

• Freestyle and backstroke continuously for 20 metres with correct technique
• Survival backstroke kick

Yabbies (age 6+ years, main pool)

• Freestyle and backstroke continuously for 50 metres with correct technique
• Survival backstroke
• Breaststroke kick with correct technique for 20 metres

Dolphins (age 7+ years 45 minutes, main pool)

• Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and dolphin kick
• Introducing the use of flippers for stroke development
• Deep water confidence

Advanced (8+ years to Adults)

Advanced classes are taught in the main pool and are focussed on performance, development, endurance and technique.

Bronze (8+years 45 minutes)

• 800 – 1000m covered during training
• Freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke
• Introduction to butterfly and tumble turns

Silver (9+ years 45 minutes)

• 1000 – 1500m covered during training
• Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
• Racing starts, turns and finishes

Gold (10+ years 1 hour)

• 1500m – 2000m covered during training
• Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly incorporating starts, turns and finishes
• Reading programs, using swim clock, time trials

Junior Squad (1 hour)

• Progression on from Gold
• Introduction to competition starts and turns
• Technique
• Timed swims

Senior Squad (1 ½ hours)

• Progression into competitive swimming clubs
• Competition starts and turns
• Endurance work

Adults (45 minutes main pool)

• Confidence, floating with/without assistance
• Freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke

How To Enrol

In person
8am – 7pm Monday - Friday
8am – 12.30pm Saturday

Over the phone
9am – 5pm Monday - Friday
8am – 12noon Saturday

Re-enrolments

A re-enrolment process is in place for existing students. Please see Swim School or Customer Service Centre Staff for information.

Pricing And Payment

Please note that full course payment is required at the time of enrolling in order to secure your booking. Places cannot be held without payment.

Payment can be made in person at The Customer Service Centre by EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard, cash or cheque. Telephone payments can only be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard).

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Discounts

Families with three or more children enrolled will receive a 10% discount off the third and any subsequent children in the family.

Crèche 

Free morning and afternoon crèche is offered to our members at no extra cost.
Monday – Thursday: 9am – 1pm and 4pm – 8pm
Friday: 9am – 1pm and 4pm – 6pm
Closed on public holidays

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Health Issues

All information regarding your child’s medical concerns should be detailed upon enrolment. Please consult the Swim School team regarding any individual concerns you may have.

Make-Up Policy

Make-up lessons can be provided when at least 24 hours prior notice is given of a student’s absence from a class. We rely on the vacancies created when you tell us you are not coming to accommodate other student’s make-up lessons.

Please give us as much notice as possible if you know your child will be absent from their class. If less than 24 hours notice is given, a medical certificate or school newsletter will need to be
presented to be allocated a make-up lesson.

Enquiries

For enquiries about the current term availability of classes, please call in to the Centre, call us on 8203 7665 between 8.30am-6.30pm Monday to Friday, or 9am-12pm Saturdays.

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