Learn to swim at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre
Enrol in swimming lessons at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre today! As a proud partner of the Y, an organisation that has been teaching people of all ages how to swim for over 100 years. Our program is designed to foster a lifelong love of swimming while helping every student build confidence in the water. Here in Australia, we are surrounded by lakes, rivers and the ocean, making swimming an essential skill for everyone.
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Infant lessons (6 months - 3 years)
The infant program introduces your child to the water through a range of playful activities in a secure environment. Parents / carers participate in the lessons with their baby or toddler to encourage their child’s confidence and further support their learning. It is also a wonderful way for a 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
- Correct hold techniques
- Encourage socialisation and water exploration
- Submersions: conditioning and breath control through trigger / cues
- Buoyancy and flotation
- Reach and hold
- Safe entries and exits with turns
Periwinkle
Ages: 1-2 years
Class size: 8 students- Parent / carer water safety education
- Building confidence in the water
- Encouraging independent swims
- Introducing motor skills and flotation: Paddle, kick, propulsion
- Comfortable submersions through conditioning and breath control using triggers/cues
- Independent safe entries and exits with turns
Minnow
Ages: 2-3 years
Class size: 8 students- Parent / carer water safety education
- Follow direction and instruction
- Supported front and back float with rollover
- Blow bubbles on surface
- Independent submersion with bubbles
- Safe entries and exits
- Paddle kick action
- Kicking on front and back
- Flotation device paddle
- Seated push and glide
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Preschool lessons (3 - 5 years)
The preschool program encourages children to be independent in the water. Students will learn to follow instructions from their swimming teacher and develop important water safety and survival skills while learning the basics of freestyle and backstroke.
There are three levels in the preschool program: Tadpole, Goldfish and Flying Fish.
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
- Front and back float with recovery
- Independent submersion with bubble blowing
- Aided kick on front and back
- Extended paddle and reach
- Flutter kicks
- Simulate fall in and recovery
Goldfish
Ages: 3- 5 years
Class size: 5 students- Independent front and back float
- Flutter kick front and back with propulsion
- Introduction to backstroke
- Streamlined body position
- Understanding water safety through awareness and safe choices
Flying Fish
Ages: 3-5 years
Class size: 5 students- Underwater swim with object recovery
- Roll from front to back while kicking
- Back streamline push and glide
- Freestyle with side breathing
- Continual development of backstroke
- Flutter kicks with strong propulsion
- Survival backstroke
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School-age lessons (Ages 5+)
The school-age program educates children about water safety while developing vital survival skills for the pool as well as rivers, lakes and the ocean. In this program, students will develop their freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly through a series of drills and activities tailored to their needs.
There are multiple levels within the school-age program ranging from Octopus to Shark.
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- Independent front and back float with standing recovery
- Paddle kick action
- Introduction to freestyle through arm circles
- Safe entries and exits
- Develop flutter kick with propulsion
- Understanding water safety and safe choices around the water
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
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