Enrol your children in Swimming Lessons at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre and get 2 Lessons Free!
There is no better time to get your children in the water, learning the Forever Skill of swimming right here at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.
For more than 100 years, the Y has been teaching people of all ages to swim and inspiring children to develop a lifelong love of the water. Our swimming lesson program strives to ensure all students form a positive connection to the water and its surrounds. It also helps students develop vital lifesaving survival skills, not for just the pool, but rivers, lakes and the ocean.
Enjoy the many benefits of swimming lessons at Adelaide Aquatic, including:
- Unlimited leisure swimming outside of lesson times, at Adelaide Aquatic AND the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre!
- Unlimited make-up lessons, bookable at both centres.
- Free waterslides
- Clear progression and regular assessments to ensure your child is learning at the right level and pace
Enrol today, but hurry, offer ends soon!
Swimming lessons and levels
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Infant lessons (6 months - 3 years)
The infant program introduces your child to the water in a playful and secure environment. Parents / carers support their baby or toddler in the pool, which helps to build the child’s confidence and support their learning. It’s also a wonderful way for parent and child to bond.
There are three different levels in the infant program: Starfish, Periwinkle and Minnow.
Program levels
Level Description Starfish
Ages: 6-12 months
Class size: 8 students- Parent / carer water safety education
- Socialising and water exploration activities
- Submersions: conditioning and breath control through triggers / cues
- Correct hold techniques
- Buoyancy and flotation
- Entries and exits with turns
Periwinkle
Ages: 1-2 years
Class size: 8 students- Parent / carer water safety education
- Comfortable and confident in water, working toward independent swims
- Motor skills and floatation: paddle, kick, propulsion
- Submersions: conditioning and breath control through trigger / cues
- Independent entries and exits with turns
Minnow
Ages: 2-3 years
Class size: 8 students- Parent / carer water safety education
- Independent movement
- Motor skills and floatation: paddle, kick, propulsion
- Breath control and bubbles
- Submersions
- Independent entries and exits with turns / swim
- Follow direction and instruction
- Preparation for Tadpole class without parent
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Preschool lessons (3 - 5 years)
The preschool program teaches children to become more independent in the water. Children begin to follow instructions from their swimming teacher and develop important swimming and survival skills.
There are three levels in the preschool program: Tadpole, Goldfish and Flying Fish. Teachers assess and progress children through these levels based on their individual ability.
Program levels
Teachers assess and progress children through the program levels, based on their individual ability.
Level Description Tadpole
Ages: 3-5 years
Class size: 4 students- Develop independence in the water
- Independent floating on front and back
- Slide entry and exit safely and independently
- Complete submersion and recovery independently
- Relaxed, flutter kick with an aid
- Extending out to reach and / or paddle
Goldfish
Ages: 3- 5 years
Class size: 5 students- Water awareness
- Understanding of different entries and safe choices around water environments
- Front and back floats
- Streamlined body position
- Develop flutter propulsion with kicking
- Develop breath control
- Introduction to freestyle and backstroke arm movement
Flying Fish
Ages: 3-5 years
Class size: 5 students- Roll from front to back and back to front while kicking
- Continued development of flutter kicks with strong propulsion
- Streamlined body position with hands together, face down blowing bubbles
- Kicks on backs with ears in the water, tummy up and arms by side
- Continual development of freestyle and backstroke arm movements
- Learn how to turn head to breath to the side
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School-age lessons (Ages 5+)
In the school-age program, children learn about safe activity in the water and develop vital survival skills not just for the pool but for rivers, lakes and the ocean.
There are multiple levels within the school-age program. Teachers assess and progress children through these levels based on their individual ability.
Program levels
Teachers assess and progress children through the program levels based on their individual ability.
Level Description Octopus
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 5 students- Water awareness
- Understanding of different entries and safe choices around water environments
- Floatation and body position
- Develop flutter propulsion in kicking
- Paddle and kick with a recovery breath
- Breath control
- Introduction of freestyle arm movements
Sardine
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 5 students- We have a continuous, relaxed, flutter kick with strong propulsion
- Form a streamlined body position on front and back
- Continual development of freestyle and backstroke
- Learn how to turn head to breath to the side
- Introduce survival backstroke and dolphin kick
Turtle
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 6 students- Perform an underwater push and glide
- Continual, relaxed flutter kick
- Freestyle is continued with side breathing
- Backstroke demonstrates continuous, relaxed kicking
- Introduction to breaststroke kick on their back
- Continual development of dolphin kick motion
Salmon
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 6 students- Developing freestyle and backstroke technique without board
- Continued development of breaststroke kick technique with aid
- Learn to catch at beginning of stroke
- Confident underwater movement and somersaults
Tuna
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 6 students- Creating strong strokes with continual correction
- Increasing endurance through further swimming distance
- Development of breaststroke kick to form strong propulsion
- Basic introduction to breaststroke arms
- Continual development of starts from wall
- Introduction to tumble turns
Dolphin
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 7 students- Endurance development
- Complete breaststroke with timing
- Successful execution of survival backstroke and side stroke
- Introduction to basic butterfly arms
- Correct starts from wall for all strokes
- Development of successful tumble turns
Shark
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 7 students- Increasing endurance to pathway feed into squad program
- Continual improvement of stroke technique
- Deep water confidence
- Introduction to full butterfly
- Develop dive starts
- Encourage tumble turns at each end
- Successful execution of survival backstroke and sidestroke
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Squad programs (Ages 5+)
Our squad programs are a vital step between our swimming lessons program and competitive club swimming. They focus on building strong technique, endurance, speed and efficiency, and introduce squad-style training. Participants also develop personal skills such as teamwork, discipline, confidence and resilience to prepare for competitions.
We offer junior squad programs as well as a non-competitive squad for those who want to continue swimming without the pressure of competition.
Level Description Junior 4
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students- Improve technique on all strokes
- Prepare for squad and competitive swimming
- Increase endurance
- 100 metre freestyle
- 100 metre backstroke
- 50 metre breaststroke
- 25 metre butterfly
- Tumble turns and racing dives
Junior 3
Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students- Technique improvement
- Endurance development
- 200 metre freestyle and backstroke
- 100 metre breaststroke
- 50 metre butterfly
- Tumble turns and racing dives
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Teen lessons (10 - 17 Years)
It's never too late to learn to swim! Whether you're starting swimming lessons for the first time or would like to refine your skills and technique, our teen lessons can help you achieve your goals.
Level Description Teen Beginner
Class size: 6 students
Age: 10-17- Understanding of different entries and safe choices around water environments
- Floatation and body position
- Develop flutter kicking propulsion
- Breath control and underwater confidence
- Introduction of freestyle and backstroke arm movements
Teen Intermediate
Class size: 6 students
Age: 10-17- Developing freestyle and backstroke technique without a board
- Backstroke demonstrates continuous, relaxed, flutter kicks
- Introduction to breaststroke kick with an aid
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Adult lessons (18 years +)
It's never too late to learn to swim! Whether you're starting swimming lessons for the first time or would like to refine your skills and technique, our adult lessons can help you achieve your goals.
Level Description Adult Foundation
Class size: 6 students
Duration: 30 minutes
Age: 18+- Developing confidence in water
- Safe entry and exit
- Water awareness and walking in all directions
- Develop breath control
- Front and back floats, with recovery to a standing position
- Relaxed, flutter kick with an aid
- Forward movement of the arms
Adult Beginner
Class size: 6 students
Duration: 30 minutes
Age: 18+
- Understanding the motion of rolling from front to back to front, while flutter kicking in a forward motion
- Continuous, relaxed flutter kick with strong propulsion
- Form a streamlined body position
- Ears in the water on back
- Introduction of freestyle and backstroke arm movements
- Learn how to turn head to breathe to the side with continuous, relaxed flutter kick
Adult Intermediate
Class size: 6 students
Duration: 30 minutes
Age: 18+- Developing freestyle and backstroke technique
- Strong, continuous flutter kick
- Introduction to breaststroke
- Increasing endurance
- Learn to demonstrate correct survival backstroke
- Developing treading water technique
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Access, Inclusion, and Private Lessons
These programs are designed to support individuals with intellectual or physical disabilities, focusing on growing swimming abilities and self-confidence
Highly qualified swimming teachers
Our teachers are nationally accredited and provide a safe, social and encouraging learning environment to help your child to reach their full potential in and out of the water.
Swimming lesson memberships
What's included?
· One 30-minute swimming lesson per week
· Unlimited make-up lessons if your child needs to miss a lesson
· Access to the splash park and leisure pool outside of lesson times – perfect for practising!
· Access to the online customer portal to book lessons and track your child’s progress
Prices
· Swimming Lessons: $26.90 per week (direct debited fortnightly)
· Junior Squads: $28.12 per week (direct debited fortnightly)
Don't miss out – enrol today!
Take advantage of this promotion and get 2 lessons free by enrolling online.
Or, if you'd like to find out more, submit the enquiry form below to get in touch.
Enquiry form
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April 2026 2 Lessons Free Promotion Terms and Conditions
OFFER AND ELIGIBILITY
(1) This ‘2 Lessons Free (April 2026)’ (Promotion) is offered by the Adelaide Aquatic Centre (Promoter), managed by YMCA on behalf of the Government of South Australia.
a. to be eligible for the two free swimming lessons:
i. you must not have an existing booking or membership with YMCA Swimming Lessons at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Bookings that are organised prior to or after the Promotional Period are not entitled to receive The Offer.
ii. you must become a YMCA Swimming Lessons Member at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre and commit to a minimum period of 12 weeks (10 paid lessons) of membership.
iii. cancellation before the minimum period will require the value of the two free lessons to be paid alongside the final direct debit.
iv. you must not have had a valid active program membership contract within the last 6 weeks.
v. For the avoidance of doubt, the Promotion is not available for Access, Private, or Deep Fish Swimming Lessons or any other program or non-program membership.
(2) The Promotion is not valid in conjunction with other offers, unless approved in writing by YMCA.
(3) Offer non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.
(4) By participating in the Promotion, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
(5) The Promotion is available at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre between the dates of 15 April 2026 to 6 May 2026 (Promotion Period).
TERMS
(6) If you meet the criteria set out in clauses 1(a), you will receive two (2) Swimming Lessons free at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.
a. You must complete Your Swimming Lessons Membership Contract agreement on or prior to Your first lesson date.
(7) All other applicable fees and charges in respect of the membership will be payable in accordance with the applicable membership terms. Your membership will otherwise be governed by such membership terms.
(8) The Promotion is only available at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.
(9) The Promotion can only be used for two lessons following the date of enrolment. If these lessons are missed, they will be forfeited.
PRIVACY
YMCA handles all personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy at http://victoria.ymca.org.au/privacy-policy.html
MISCELLANEOUS
(10) YMCA reserves the right to amend, cease and / or revoke the Promotion prior to the end of the Promotion Period in its sole discretion and without notice.
(11) To the extent permitted by law, YMCA will not be liable to any person for any cost, loss, damage, liability, expense or claim arising, whether directly or indirectly, in connection with the Promotion.
(12) Any dispute or situation not covered by these terms, will be resolved by YMCA management in a manner it deems to be fair (acting reasonably).
(13) Members and Participants will be bound by their terms of membership with YMCA. To the extent of any inconsistency between the terms of membership and these Terms, these Terms will take priority.