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The easiest and quickest way to book swimming lessons is online.

Step 1 - Class Self Assessment - Find out which class to book into
Step 2 - Browse Timetable - Find a suitable day and time
Step 3 - Register to Book - Create an online account (or login if account already exists)
Step 4 - Book the Class & Checkout - Once the online account is completed, you are directed to the 'Customer Portal', login and you'll automatically be directed to Classes>Browse Classes to book your desired class

Need Help? Online Booking Guide

Step 1 – Class Self Assessment

This short questionnaire is designed to help you find the best suited swim lesson class to enrol into - responses are not recorded/collected.

What age bracket is the student?

Babies / Toddler Classes

Babies/Toddler Classes use songs, games and activities to teach a variety of skills including entry, floating, breathing and movement. With the parent/carer and child in the water together, the focus is on water familiarization, exploration and safety skills.

Swim lesson class placement for children under the age of 3 is based on age.

How old is your child?

Preschool Classes

Preschool Classes focus on water confidence and basic foundation skills in swimming, survival and water safety. It guides children through fun activities, gradually building upon their breathing, floating and movement skills, while encouraging independence.

Has your child had prior swimming lessons?

Preschool Classes

Is your child willing to put their eyes/face in the water, jump into the pool and return to the side wall without assistance?

Preschool Classes

Can your child do a 5m torpedo / independently swim without assistance?

Preschool Classes

Can your child swim freestyle and backstroke arms for 5m?

School Age Classes

School Age Classes teach a range of skills and knowledge to develop swimming, water safety, survival and basic rescue skills that can save lives. Focusing on stroke development, it promotes a healthy respect for the aquatic environment and is a solid foundation for a range of aquatic recreation, fitness and sporting activities.

Has your child had prior swimming lessons?

School Age Classes

Can your child go underwater, independently float on their back and do a 5m torpedo?

School Age Classes

Can your child swim 5m basic freestyle including breathing and swim 5m basic backstroke?

School Age Classes

Can your child swim correct freestyle with side breathing for 12m, correct backstroke for 12m, do basic frog kick (breaststroke kick) and confident in deep water?

School Age Classes

Can your child swim competent freestyle (25m), backstroke (25m) and breaststroke (12m)?

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Starfish

Starfish
  • Parent in water with child
  • Introduction to submersion activities
  • Reaching & grasping for safety
  • Buoyancy & floatation activities
  • Blowing bubbles on surface
  • Socialising with group activities

* Subject to availability. If not offered at your local Y, please book into Periwinkle.

Age Range
6 - 12 months
Class Size
Up to 8
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Periwinkle.

Periwinkle.
  • Parent in water with child
  • Aided movement in water
  • Aided jump and return to edge
  • Supported front and back float
  • Safe entry on request
  • Blow bubbles with face in the water
  • Reaching and grasping for safety
Age Range
1 - 2 years
Class Size
Up to 8
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Minnow

Minnow
  • Parent in water with child
  • Independently jump and return to edge
  • Paddle and kick
  • Kicking on front and back
  • Reaching and grasping for safety
  • Independent submersion with bubbles
  • Unaided floating
Age Range
2+ years
Class Size
Up to 8
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Tadpole

Tadpole
  • Push and glide with bubbles
  • Independent submersion with bubble blowing
  • Front and back float and recovery with minimal assistance
  • Aided jump entry and return to edge
  • Extended arm paddle
  • Aided kick on front and back
  • Aided treading water
  • Torpedo 3 metres
Age Range
3+ years
Class Size
Up to 4
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Goldfish

Goldfish
  • Jump entry & return to edge
  • Independent Star float on Front and back with recovery
  • Independent Kick on back
  • Introduction to freestyle arms
  • Recover an object from chest depth water
  • Treading water
Age Range
3+ years
Class Size
Up to 4
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Flying Fish

Flying Fish
  • Step in entry and recover
  • Freestyle and backstroke 5 metres
  • Introduction to breaststroke, survival backstroke and butterfly kick
  • Duck dive, swim underwater and recover an object
  • Throw a buoyant aid and direct a partner to safety
Age Range
3+ years
Class Size
Up to 5
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Octopus

Octopus
  • Independent front float and back float with recovery
  • Push & glide
  • Jump entry & return to edge
  • Torpedo for 5 metres
  • Paddle & kick for 5 metres
  • Introduction to Freestyle arm action
  • Kicking on back unaided for 5 metres
  • Treading water
Age Range
5+ years
Class Size
Up to 4
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Sardine

Sardine
  • Jump entry into deep water & recover
  • Freestyle with side breathing for 8 metres
  • Backstroke for 8 metres
  • Duck Dive & Recover an object from chest depth water
  • Float, scull & tread water for 30 seconds & signal for help
Age Range
5+ years
Class Size
Up to 5
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Salmon

Salmon
  • Step in entry & recover
  • Kneeling Dive
  • Freestyle and Backstroke for 12 metres
  • Breaststroke kick with an aid for 5 metres
  • Duck dive, swim for 3 metres under water & recover an object
  • Float, scull & tread water for 1 minute & signal for help 
  • Head first sculling
Age Range
5+ years
Class Size
Up to 5
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Tuna

Tuna
  • Stride in entry
  • Freestyle 25 metres
  • backstroke 25 metres
  • Survival backstroke 25 metre
  • Breaststroke kick with breathing for 12 metres
  • Introductory dolphin kick
  • forwards somersault
  • With clothes, float, scull & tread water for 1 minute then remove clothes
Age Range
5+ years
Class Size
Up to 6
Step 2 – Browse Timetable

Based on your responses, we recommend:

Dolphin

Dolphin
  • Shallow dive
  • Freestyle 50 metres
  • Backstroke 50 metres
  • Breaststroke and Survival backstroke for 25 metres
  • Introductory butterfly arms
  • Dolphin kick for 12 metres
  • Perform a tumble turn
  • Accidental fall in demonstrating self-preservation for 25 metres
  • With clothes, float, scull & tread water for 2 minutes then remove clothes
Age Range
5+ years
Class Size
Up to 7
Step 2 – Browse Timetable