A health and fitness group offering gym, swimming, learn-to-swim, sports and leisure programs at several centres, including Goodna and Carole Park.
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Swimming Lessons & Schools in Australia
1,060 swimming lessons & schools across Australia, ranked by local votes. Pick a city to narrow it down.
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Melbourne
Splash Physiotherapy
Splash Physiotherapy provides physiotherapy services for children and adults. - Aquatic physiotherapy (or 'hydrotherapy) at private heated indoor pools in Moonee Ponds and Greensborough - Land based…
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Learn To Swim with Royal Life Saving Society. Heated Indoor Pools. All staff Austswim and First Aid Trained. We also offer training in first aid, CPR, Pool Life-guarding, pool operations. Both pool…
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Brisbane
Wet Swim Schools
Anita and I operate WET Swim Schools which was formerly known as Aussie Swim Schools Lakeside. It is a family owned and operated swim school especially designed for families which value swimming…
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Aquatic training offers nearly 800 times the resistance/ density compared to air, and in deep water absolutely no impact on joints. Awesome xtraining with specialised programs for sport teams and…
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My name is Jenny, I have been teaching people of all ages to swim for 11 years. I love what I do and I am very passionate about helping my clients in the water - whether it be teaching swimming,…
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LEARN TO SWIM IN A SAFE, FUN AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT I operate a mobile swim school service on Sydney's Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore. SERVICES OFFERED: * Parent and Child Classes * Pre and…
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Melbourne
All Swim Australia
"All Swim Australia" is a boutique swimming school which prides itself on being able to meet the swimming needs of all. Lessons are either 15 or 30mins in duration and every class is one on one…
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Since our beginning in 1972, we have spent years refining and developing our unique program, and have had thousands of swimmers experience the Paul Sadler Swimland way of learning to swim. We believe…
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Melbourne
Paul Sadler Swimland: Taylors Lakes
At PSS we believe that being swimming literate is important in order to prepare a child for all the aquatic recreation options and gain a skill for life as a means of achieving and maintaining…
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Wynyard Fitness offers intimate fitness environments for you to stay fit, learn to swim, attend Bootcamp and relax in a sauna in Wynyard. Call us today!
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Sunshine Coast
Eumundi Aquatic Centre
Operator of aquatic centres on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, offering swimming lessons, squad classes, aqua aerobics and gym sessions.
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Sydney
Little Fins Swim School
Little Fins Swim School offers Learn to Swim Programs and Junior Squads for babies and children of any age in our brand new purpose built facility. Our emphasis at Little Fins is on developing…
Gold Coast
TE Group
With over 40+ years of combined experience, our exciting, innovative health and well being first aid & safety TEC 'A.S.K.' concept is available for home, workplace, sport and aquatic needs with…
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Brisbane
Dipadees
A swim school with a difference, Dipadees believes that swimming is one of the most important life skills a child can have and can contribute to every other! Each lesson is designed to offer…
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Southern Highlands
Gym and Tonic
As a Certificate IV Master Personal Trainer, I have been helping people of all ages and fitness levels achieve their goals for over 20 years. Call me for a dynamic injection of energy today!
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Sunshine Coast
Star Swim
Star Swim offers competitive priced squad training and learn to swim. Our squads are currently being offered at three levels. Shooting Stars - The emphasis is on stroke technique, correct breathing…
Learn to swim and squad training.
Swimmers: Find a place to socially interact and make friends with similar interest groups; maintain a healthy lifestyle; manage medical conditions ie asthma; develop confidence; spend less time on…
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Facilities Outdoor 50 metre pool
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Facilities Aquabliss Pymble can be found at Scared Heart Primary School’s indoor aquatic centre. 18 x 6 metres Heated to 32 degrees Graduated depth 1.0 to 1.2 metres
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Swimming Lessons & Schools by region
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Ballarat (13)East Coast (5)Geelong (11)Melbourne (175)Northern District (8)South Coast (8)South West (4)Western District (2)User guide to Swimming Lessons & Schools
Swimming lessons is the process of learning how to swim with the assistance of a swimming instructor. In swimming schools, there is a definition of a number of swimming levels that is reached as the student progresses through the curriculum. Swimming tests are then given to the students to determine whether they have progressed or not and for further training in aquatic abilities. It is recommended that children do not swim independently until they reach the age of four.
Swimming schools are places where swimming lessons are provided. They are always equipped with at least one swimming pool to accommodate the students in their learning through practical application. Many schools that have swimming pools also offer swimming as part of their physical education curricula to improve the aquatic abilities and techniques of the students as well as their confidence when in water.
In swimming schools, standard everyday clothing is deemed impractical for swimming and may even be unsafe. Most swimming schools require their students to wear swimsuits during class hours.? Men?s swimsuits are usually briefs or shorts that either skintight or loose fitting. These usually cover the upper legs with the upper body left uncovered. For women, swimsuits are skintight and are either two pieces covering only the breasts and the pelvic region such as a bikini, or a single piece covering these areas and the torso between them.
Swimming lessons often include swimming styles that a student can learn and master in time. A style is also called a ?stroke? and may also refer to a single completion of a sequence of body movements repeated while swimming in the given style. For recreational swimming, it is often preferred to use a style that keeps the head out of the water and has an underwater arm recovery such as breaststroke, side stroke, and dog paddle. Other styles that are taught include freestyle or butterfly which uses the difference in resistance between air and water for faster swimming speeds.
There are a number of swimming schools in Australia. One may be able to find a list on the internet with many of them providing relevant information.
Tips on choosing the right swimming school or instructor
- There are a number of places to look for a good swimming instructor. You may ask friends for their recommendations. This allows you to hear first-hand experience about a particular swimming school or teacher.
- You may visit your local swim club or search on the internet for any good schools and instructors out there and get all the information you need.
- When you have a couple of instructors lined up, it is advisable to sit down and talk with them individually so that you may be able to ask questions. You should be able to understand the type of experience they possess for teaching you or your child to swim.
- Ask the swimming instructor how long the lessons will take and how many lessons they would recommend. Another question to ask is how the instructor will be assessing you during your swimming lessons.
- Consider the costs of hiring a private swimming instructor as opposed to going to a swimming school.
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