Learn to Swim

The ultimate goal of the Learn to Swim framework is to help swimmers become confident and competent in the water, and to promote a lifelong love of swimming and aquatic activities.

Our framework begins with Parent and Child classes and progresses through to Level 5 Stroke Development. Each level builds upon the previous stage, introducing new skills and challenges that are appropriate to the swimmer's ability.

We maintain small class sizes to provide a personalised and customised learning experience for each of our students.

Schedule a complimentary 10-minute assessment to determine the most suitable level within our framework for your child's needs.

Our Parent and Child swimming programs are specifically designed for toddlers, and pre-schoolers with a strong emphasis on water safety and skill development.

Each class is tailored to suit your child’s age and developmental readiness, helping build water confidence in a supportive and engaging environment.

We focus on essential safety skills such as floating, safe entries and exits, breath control, submersion, and basic propulsion. Through structured activities, songs, and play-based learning, children begin developing their swimming technique while also learning key survival skills that support safe behaviours around water.

Our goal is to foster a lifelong respect for water and equip children with the foundational skills they need to stay safe and enjoy aquatic environments.

Duration: 30 minutes

Our Beginner Class focuses on building water confidence and promoting independence through encouragement and assistance. We teach essential skills such as:

• Assisted kicking
• Breath control
• Floating
• Aided jumps

Duration: 30 minutes

Level 1 classes are designed for students who are already comfortable and confident in the water. The aim of Level 1 is to further develop their kicking action for freestyle and backstroke, while also introducing basic arm movements. By the end of the level, swimmers will be expected to swim 15m independently. The key skills covered in Level 1 include:

• Independent kicking for freestyle and backstroke
• Push and glide independently
• Basic freestyle and backstroke arms
• Jump and swim up to 15m unaided

Duration: 30 minutes

Level 2 classes are designed for independent and confident swimmers who are ready to learn the foundations of freestyle and backstroke. The focus at this level is on refining body positioning, introducing side breathing, and increasing swimming distances. Swimmers also begin learning breaststroke kick and safe entry techniques.

Key skills covered in Level 2 include:

• Torpedo (10 metres)
• Freestyle with side breathing (10 metres)
• Backstroke kick (10 metres)
• Basic backstroke (7 metres)
• Introduction to breaststroke kick
• Seated dive

Duration: 30 minutes

Level 3 focuses on refining freestyle and backstroke technique, building endurance, and introducing new skills including breaststroke, survival backstroke, diving, and essential survival skills. Lifesaving and survival skills are also a key focus at this level.

Key skills covered in Level 3 include:

• Freestyle with correct technique (25metres)
• Backstroke with correct technique (15 metres)
• Basic breaststroke (7 metres)
• Survival backstroke (15 metres)
• Kneeling dive
• Treading water (1 minute)
• Introduction to lifesaving and survival skills

Duration: 30 minutes

Level 4 focuses on refining all major strokes, improving endurance, and developing advanced survival and diving skills.

Key skills covered in Level 4 include:

• Freestyle (45 metres)
• Backstroke (30 metres)
• Breaststroke (15 metres)
• Survival backstroke (30 metres)
• Survival skills, including treading water (2 minutes)
• Kneeling and standing dive

Duration: 30 minutes

Level 5 introduces butterfly and tumble turns while continuing to build endurance and refine stroke technique. Survival skills and diving with glide are also key focuses.

Key skills covered in Level 5 include:

• Basic butterfly
• Freestyle (75 metres)
• Backstroke (45 metres)
• Breaststroke (30 metres)
• Dive with glide
• Survival skills, including treading water (3 minutes)
• Continuous swimming (75 metres)

Duration: 30 minutes