Children’s Lessons

  • Fantastic Modern Facility
  • Qualified, Experienced Teachers
  • Innovative Technique Based Programs
  • Fun, Friendly Atmosphere

It is never too early or too late to learn to swim. We believe that learning swimming and water safety in a well-developed program will provide your children with vital life long skills. Our swimming program caters for all age groups and is strongly technique based.

All of our instructors are AUSTSWIM / Swim Australia/ LSV and CPR qualified, have current working with children approval and undertake regular training.

If you are interested in Boys Only or Girls Only Swimming, please contact the office on 0410 989 766 or fill up an enrolment form and one of our staff will be in touch to discuss further.

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Starfish

Age: Ability based from 3 years of age 
Class Size: Maximum four 
Instructor: Always in water 
Skills to be mastered:

  • Face (including eyes) in water and blowing bubbles
  • Performing an assisted safe entry into the water and holding on to the edge
  • Kicking while on a supportive mat (introductory technique)
  • Float on both front and back with assistance from instructor
  • Unassisted front and back kick while holding on to a kickboard
  • Assisted jumping entry into deep water with instructor

Turtle

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum four
Instructor: Always in water
Skills to be mastered:

  • Submerge under water and retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool
  • Unassisted front and back float
  • Unassisted front and back kick with a kickboard for 5m
  • Unassisted front torpedo with correct kicking action 3-4m
  • Unassisted soldier kick (on back with no board) with correct kicking action 3-4m
  • Unassisted jumping entry into deep water with an assisted recovery to the edge from instructor

Clownfish

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum four
Instructor: Always in water
Skills to be mastered:
• Unassisted push from wall into a streamline body position and glide
• Unassisted front and back kick with a kickboard for 7m
• Unassisted front torpedo for 5m (with breath)
• Unassisted back torpedo for 5m
• Introduction to Freestyle and Backstroke arms for 5m
• Unassisted jumping entry into deep water with unassisted recovery to the edge of the pool

Penguin

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum four
Instructor: Always in water
Skills to be mastered:
• Submerge and perform an underwater torpedo for 3-4m and recover to the surface
• Front torpedo with breath and back torpedo for 7m
• Freestyle with correct arm technique and body position for 7m without board
• Backstroke with correct body position for 7m
• Introduction to Survival Backstroke kick with board
• Treading water with aid using sculling hands for 5 seconds                                  • Sitting Dives with the right technique

Stingray

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum five
Instructor: Always in water
Skills to be mastered:
• Freestyle with bi-lateral breathing and correct stroke technique for 10m
• Backstroke with correct stroke technique for 10m
• Demonstrate basic Breaststroke kick technique with board for 7m
• Introduction to Dolphin kick for 5m
• Survival Backstroke (full stroke) for 5m
• Sculling and treading water for 10 seconds
• Throw rescue and reach rescue                                                                                  • Performing Crouching dive entry

Seal

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum five
Instructor: In and out of water
Skills to be mastered:
• Freestyle with correct technique and breathing every 3 strokes 15m
• Backstroke with correct technique 15m
• Breaststroke with correct timing and technique 12m
• Dolphin kick with breath 12m
• Survival backstroke with correct technique and body position 10m
• Sculling and treading water 30 seconds
• Clothed swim, treading water and removing clothing
• Performing a standing dive with correct entry into deep water

Dolphin

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum six
Instructor: Out of water
Skills to be mastered:
• Freestyle with correct technique for 25m
• Backstroke with correct stroke technique for 25m
• Breaststroke with correct technique for 15m
• Butterfly with correct timing for 12m
• Introduction to Sidestroke with correct technique for 12m
• Introduction to wall turns
• Survival sculling – feet first and head first
• Clothed swim for 50m, treading water and removing clothing

Shark

Age: Ability based
Class Size: Maximum eight
Instructor: Out of water
Skills to be mastered:
• Freestyle with correct technique for 50m
• Backstroke with correct stroke technique for 50m
• Breaststroke with correct technique for 25m
• Butterfly with correct technique for 25m
• Using pace clock
• Racing techniques
• Wall turns
• Treading water for 2 minutes

Transition to Squad

Swimmers who have consolidated their skills in Shark level will be invited to train with the Junior Squad when assessed as being ready to do so.

This extra squad session is designed to provide an introduction to Squad swimming and is always in addition to the regular Shark level class. It is intended that swimmers will benefit from this low-key introduction and seamlessly transition to squad at the appropriate time.

Swimmers are required to master all of the Shark level skills before fully transitioning into Junior Squad.