Our Swim Baby Swim program is for babies and toddlers, aged from 2 months through to 3-4 years of age, who are swimming with a parent in the water. Bubs & Toddler class are generally grouped according to age, with a maximum of 5 students per class (6 on Saturdays).

The benefits of staring swimming from a young age are immense. Alongside the obvious swimming and water safety skills, children who swim regularly from a young age achieve land based milestones earlier, develop social skills faster and do better at school than children who don’t. Studies have shown that young children who participate in swimming lessons are reaching key milestones up to 15 months earlier than their peers, by the time they start school.

Free Newborn (2-3 months)

Start your baby on their aquatic journey with our free 8 week newborn class. This is an educational and stimulating water familiarisation program that will promote bonding, movement, and social, emotional and physical development in your child. This is as much an educational program for parents as it is for the babies, as we will teach you a number of simple exercises that you can do at home, to encourage and develop your child’s love of the water.

• Bonding with mum or dad in the water
• Social, Emotional and Physical Development
• No prior skills required
• Did we mention it was FREE?
• See Petes program

Bubs 1 (4-7 months)

Babies of this age are becoming more alert and interactive, and starting to develop their balancing and crawling skills on land. This class is designed to develop their water confidence and breath control skills. You can expect your babies to start exploring the underwater world, holding their breath on command and being happy and confident in the water.

• Bonding with mum or dad in the water
• Social, Emotional and Physical Development
• Breath Control and Underwater Exploration
• Group classes of 4-6 with no prior skills required.

Bubs 2 (8-12 months)

Babies of this age are becoming very mobile and energetic and are crawling, pulling themselves up on furniture, and  beginning to walk. In this level they will participate in fun activities to help further develop their gross motor skills. You can expect your babies to be learning breath control, floatation, movement and safety skills.

• Swimming babies who are developing gross motor skills
• Breath control, flotation, movement and safety skills
• Babies may have some swimming experience but no prior skills are required
• Group classes of 4-6 children

Toddler 1 (1-2 years)

This challenging but exciting age group’s walking and running skills are improving on land and they are also becoming more independent and assertive socially. You can expect constant movement, fun activities and verbal direction in this level, with a focus on kicking, paddling, independence and safety.

• Swimming toddlers with independent mobility
• Constant movement, kicking, paddling and safety skills
• Toddlers may have some swimming experience but no prior skills are required.
• Group classes of 4-6 children

Toddler 2 (2-4 years)

Toddlers of this age group are starting to develop physically, losing their baby fat and improving their coordination and fine motor skills. You can expect a little more structure in this level, whilst maintaining our emphasis on fun based learning activities. Children will be working on straight leg kicking, paddling, changing direction and popping up for a breath.

• Swimming toddlers with coordinated independence
• Constant movement, kicking, paddling and safety skills within a more structured setting
• Toddlers may have some swimming experience but no prior skills are required
• Group classes of 4-6 children

Transitioning Kids (2-4 years)

Children in this level are socially and emotionally ready to take direction from an instructor, but still want mum or dad close by for reassurance. Kids can expect to build on skills learnt in previous levels, but with more of a focus on safety, taking turns, and taking instruction from the teacher. As their confidence grows, parents will participate less, remaining on the step to get children ready for lessons without mum or dad in the water.

• Kids transitioning to life without mum or dad in the water.
• A focus on safety, listening to the instructor and taking turns
• Kids are required to complete the Toddler 2 level prior to enrolling in this level
• Group classes of 3-4 children

Our Independent Beginners program teaches the fundamentals of learning to swim and water safety to children who are grouped according to aged and ability, and who are in the water without their parents. Commencing on the learn to swim journey for the first time without mum or dad in the water, can be incredibly exciting for some children and very daunting for others. Our qualified instructors are passionate about building trust, nurturing children to help them overcome their fears and challenging those kids who are yearning to get in there and go.

It’s our philosophy to use teaching methods that create positive learning experiences and to use fun based activities to help reinforce skills. This approach not only teaches children essential water safety skills, but also a love and affinity with the water that helps us to further develop correct technique. It’s our belief that these positive experiences accelerate the learning process and we have seen it deliver consistent results.

Safety skills form an integral part of our Independent Beginners program. Each class runs for 30 minutes and features a maximum of three students per class with four in Beginner 4’s. This allows for more one on one time with our instructors and maximum swim time per lesson. Less waiting for a turn and more swimming equals progress you can measure and see.

Beginner 1 (Water Familiarisation)

Our Beginner 1 level is a gentle introduction to the water for those children who have fears or who have never had swimming lessons before. We guide and encourage children through some fun activities to help them overcome their fears and become comfortable in the water. We also introduce them to some basic movement, breath control and safety skills.

• May not have had lessons before
• Emotionally ready to leave mum or dad and follow directions from an instructor
• Fearful of the water and reluctant to put their eyes in
• Small group classes with a maximum of 3 children

Beginner 2 (Breath Control, Flotation & Gliding)

Our Beginner 2 level is for children who are familiar with the water and happy to put their eyes in but aren’t quite swimming yet. In this level they will learn how to hold their breath and blow bubbles properly, and they will also learn to trust the water through floatation and gliding activities. Safety also forms an integral part of this level, with children learning how to tread water and return to safe places independently.

• May not have had lessons before but are confident around water
• Are comfortable putting their eyes in and have a basic understanding of the water
• Small group classes with a maximum of 3 children

Beginner 3 (Movement & Propulsion)

Our Beginner 3 level builds on the children’s floatation and gliding skills by teaching them how to move through the water independently, with different movements of their arms and legs. They also learn how to breathe while moving and they will continue to improve their safety skills.

• Can propel themselves through the water over short distances
• Have basic mobility skills (kicking and paddling)
• Small group classes with a maximum of 3 children

Beginner 4 (Refined Movement & Control)

Our Beginner 4 level has been designed to help refine children’s movement patterns and give them a better understanding of how to control their bodies in the water. Children will work on improving their body positions, increasing the distance they can front and back kick, and basic big arms prior to moving up to the stroke development levels. Safety skills remain an integral part of this level.

• Confident independent swimmers over longer distances
• Have strong breath control and mobility skills
• Small group classes with a maximum of 4 children

Our Stroke Development program builds on the fundamental skills learnt in our beginner levels. This ability based program and has been designed to further develop correct technique in all strokes, reinforcing water safety skills and progressively developing children’s endurance whilst still having lots of fun along the way. These 30 minute classes provide a pathway for those interested in progressing to squads.

Stroke 1 (Fundamentals of Freestyle & Back Kick)

Now that children can maintain good body positions in the water and have mastered basic movement patterns, our first stroke development level teaches them how to prefect their front and back flutter kicks, a correct pattern of freestyle arms and introduces side breathing. Survival swimming and treading water remain an integral part of the lesson.

• Confident independent swimmers, capable of swimming 6-8 meters unassisted
• Can produce basic freestyle arms and unassisted back kicking
• Small group classes with a maximum of 4 children

Stroke 2 (Freestyle & Backstroke Development)

In our Stroke 2 class, children will continue to improve their freestyle with a focus on developing correct head positions and timing when side breathing. They will also learn a correct pattern of backstroke arms. Survival swimming over a longer distance and treading water remain an integral part of the lesson.

• Increasing confident swimmers, capable of swimming 8-10 meters unassisted
• Can produce strong flutter kicks and the correct pattern of freestyle arms
• Can produce the correct head position when side breathing
• Small group classes with a maximum of 5 children

Stroke 3 (Freestyle & Backstroke Extension)

Now that children have developed correct freestyle and backstroke technique we focus on extending the distance they can swim whilst maintaining the correct technique. In this level we teach children to swim freestyle breathing every 4 arms and backstroke with continuous arms. Survival swimming over increasing distances and treading water remain an integral part of the lesson.

• Very confident swimmers, capable of swimming 10-12 meters unassisted
• Can produce freestyle with correct timing whilst side breathing
• Can produce a correct pattern of backstroke arms
• Small group classes with a maximum of 5 children

Stroke 4 (Mastering Freestyle & Backstoke. Intro to Breaststroke)

This level introduces bilateral breathing and extensions of backstroke as children focus on mastering these strokes and improving their endurance over increasing distances. Breaststroke kick is also introduced, while survival swimming and treading water remain an integral part of the lesson.

• Very confident swimmers, capable of swimming 20 meters unassisted
• Can produce freestyle breathing every 4 arms with correct timing
• Can produce backstroke with continuous arms
• Small group classes with a maximum of 5 children

Stroke 5 (Mastering all Strokes)

Our final stroke development level sees the introduction of butterfly kick and the fine tuning of the other 3 strokes in preparation for squad. Children graduating this level are able to swim freestyle and backstroke for 50m, breaststroke for 25m and butterfly kick for 15m with good technique.

• Very confident swimmers, capable of swimming over 25 meters unassisted
• Can produce freestyle and backstroke with correct technique
• Can produce breaststroke kicks with correct technique

Once swimmers have achieved a level of swimming, in all 4 competitive strokes, where they no longer require intensive instruction they are ready to progress to our training squad. Children at this level will continue to refine and perfect each stroke and practice racing techniques such as starts, turns and finishes. They will also gain an understanding of aerobic and anaerobic training to prepare them for competition or swim club should they wish to follow this path.

Our private lessons can be tailored to meet a variety of different needs. Whether that is to help meet specific goals or to provide extra flexibility, private lessons may be the solution for you.

We recommend private lessons if:

• You want to fast track your child’s progression.
• Your child has trouble focusing in a group environment or if they have learning or physical disabilities.
• Your child has had a traumatising experience in the water.
• You have twins and don’t have anyone else to help you in the water.
• You’re a shift worker and need flexible scheduling arrangements.

It’s never too late to learn or improve your skills! We can provide private or group lessons for adults of all skill levels. Whether you have never swum before or you are looking to improve your swimming skills, we provide a tailored Adult Learn to Swim program to suit all abilities, in a comfortable and patient environment.

As a registered NDIS provider, we have created an Inclusive Swimming Program for participants with special needs who require a more personalised approach. Our qualified, passionate teachers are led by instructors with ASCTA’s Teacher of Learners with Disability qualifications, and we specialise in swimming lessons for children with Autism, Communication Difficulties, Sensory Processing Disorder, Developmental Delay and Physical Disabilities.

We can provide individualised swimming lessons for children who:

• Are petrified of the water or who have previously had a traumatising experience in the water.
• Have sensory/behavioural needs and require extra attention.
• Have behavioural issues and safety considerations prevent them being included in group lessons.
• Have challenges processing instruction and cannot cope in mainstream lessons.
• Have physically disabilities and need the full attention of a teacher.

If you intend to use your child’s NDIS funding to pay for term fees, you will need to complete a Service Agreement, which is attached to your child’s invoice for each term. This Service Agreement needs to be completed regardless of whether your child’s plan is being self-managed, NDIA managed or managed by a Plan Manager.

Navigating the NDIS can be very confusing, especially when you are new to it. We are more than happy to help with this process, so please feel to contact us if needed.

If you’re looking for a good all-round form of exercise, our Aqua Aerobics sessions are just the thing for you, as they provide a low-impact workout on the joints and are great for endurace, muscle tone and strength.

Aqua Aerobics combines the calorie burning benefits of aerobics with the therapeutic properties of water. Running, jogging and water walking in a pool is the ultimate low impact, high cardio exercise that will develop cardiorespiratory fitness and strengthen the legs and hips. The water acts as a cushion for the body’s weight-bearing joints, reducing stress on muscles, tendons and ligaments. As a result, aquatic workouts can greatly reduce the injury and strain common to most land based exercises.

Our Aqua Aerobic classes are delivered by fully qualified instructors and run at various times throughout the week, so please contact our reception team for an up to date timetable.

Hydrotherapy is the use of water for pain relief, therapy, rehabilitation, and exercise. The unique properties of water, including; temperature, the decreased effects of gravity, the effects of buoyancy, and hydrostatic pressure are used by qualified professionals to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of clients with a wide range of conditions.

There are many benefits to hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy can decrease pain and swelling, increase function, strength and range of movement. It has been shown to improve mood and sleep in some, fitness and weight loss in others.

Above & Beyond Swim School works in conjunction with a number of local physiotherapists to provide Hydrotherapy classes in our private, well maintained pool that is heated to 33°C year round.

Please contact our reception team for more details