Our Learn to Swim and Stroke Development programs focus on developing sound technical foundations and our skilled instructors encourage a love of swimming. Swimmers then progress to Squad Training where land training is a key component and essential for improving performance. We also offer Adult Squad for new and experienced swimmers as well as triathletes.
You can find out more about each of our levels below.
Learn to Swim
Parent & Toddler
Educating child and parent on the basics of water safety (12 to 36 months)
Beginner
Water familiarisation and basic safety for children 3 to 4 years of age
Kickers
Focus on straight leg kicking for freestyle and backstroke for children 4-5 years of age
Arms
Advancing the progression to bring in arm rotations for freestyle and backstroke
Breathers
Introducing breathing with the aim to swim independently for a short distance
Stroke Development
Breaststroke 1
(Formally Junior Dolphin)
Introduction to breaststroke kick, and refining freestyle and backstroke
Breaststroke 2
(Formally Dolphin)
Focusing on breaststroke skills and timing, and reinforcing freestyle and backstroke
Butterfly
(Formally Stingray)
Introducing butterfly skills and refining freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke
Squad Training
Mini Squad
Introducing squad training and squad etiquette and continuing stroke development. Must be competent in all four strokes
Junior Squad
Refining skills and squad etiquette with more endurance training, and introducing strength and conditioning
Development Squad
Focusing on completing squad sets independently, improving skills and increasing endurance and speed.
Senior Squad
High-school students swimming for fun, fitness or competition. A high level of independence is required at this level
Adult Squad
Our adult squads cater for beginners joining for fitness, through to competitive swimmers and triathletes