Our team of qualified and experienced instructors know the importance of balancing the professionalism required to teach your child to swim, whilst maintaining an element of enjoyment. All our instructors are qualified through Swim Australia. In addition to these qualifications all of our instructors have undergone an intensive Bangkok Dolphins training program.
- Fast-Track Learning
- Qualified Instructors
- Boost Confidence & Water Skills
Understanding our classes
Learning to swim isn’t a race – it’s about moving at each child’s own pace to build confidence and comfort. Recognising that every child develops differently, we provide a nurturing environment where each child feels happy and supported.
Small Classes
Our classes combine interactive, recreational activities in an exciting new liquid environment with the development of fundamental swimming skills. While fun is at the core of our teaching, each activity is thoughtfully designed to help children progress from basic water confidence to self-rescue skills.
Results
Many infants who go through our programme move onto swimming competitively in Thailand.
Learn to Swim
In a happy, caring, and respectful environment, our Learn to Swim programme helps children swim independently while having fun. Led by AustSwim and STA-certified instructors, we combine professionalism with enjoyment to ensure every child builds confidence, skills, and a love for swimming.
Confidence, Skills & Fun in Every Lesson
Learn to Swim Venues
Learn to Swim Progression
Seahorse 1
Students begin building confidence in the water, often transitioning from parent-and-child classes. Focus is on kicking, head positioning, breathing, and returning to the pool edge after jumping in.
Achievement Goals:
- Kick on front with aid
- Swim unaided with 2 comfortable breaths
- Jump in, turn around, and return to the pool edge
Seahorse 3
Students gain confidence using equipment, practice back and front kicking, and refine arm movements with and without kickboards. Skills like diving, submersibles, and dolphin kicks are introduced.
Achievement Goals:
- Torpedo correctly
- Demonstrate "big arms" (arms out of water)
- Swim "big arms" with a board
- Kick on back unaided
- Hands-first dive
Octopus 1
Freestyle is introduced with bubble arm breathing and controlled arm movements. Basic backstroke and one-hand dives are also taught.
Achievement Goals:
- Bubbles and breathe with a board
- Swim 3 breaths of freestyle with a board
- Swim basic backstroke
- Correct hands-first dive
Octopus 3
Students begin bi-lateral breathing, streamline starts, and drills for freestyle and backstroke. Breaststroke and butterfly kicks are introduced.
Achievement Goals:
- Show coordinated freestyle and backstroke techniques
- Introduce breaststroke and butterfly kicks
- Introduce standing dive
Seal
This level focuses on perfecting techniques, challenging students, and introducing starts, turns, and racing dives. Breaststroke timing and two-hand touches for finishes are also refined.
Achievement Goals:
- Swim 15m freestyle with correct technique
- Swim 15m backstroke with correct technique
- Demonstrate coordinated breaststroke technique
- Swim 10m beginner butterfly
Seahorse 2
Students refine kicking technique and learn streamlined body positioning over short distances. The introduction of "tiger arms" (arm movements) and independent breathing are key focuses. Confidence in back floating is also encouraged.
Achievement Goals:
- Improved kicking control on front
- Mini torpedo
- Swim "tiger arms" without breathing
- Kick on back with aid
Seahorse 4
Focus shifts to refining freestyle and backstroke drills, fast turnarounds, and core swimming techniques. Students prepare to incorporate breathing into freestyle strokes.
Achievement Goals:
- Torpedo for the width of the pool
- Swim "big arms" with and without a board
- Swim beginner backstroke arms
Octopus 2
Refining strokes and building endurance are priorities. Knee and toe drives are introduced, and students develop better technique in freestyle and backstroke.
Achievement Goals:
- Swim 6 breaths freestyle with a board
- Swim beginner freestyle without aids
- Demonstrate correct backstroke arms
- Perform a squat dive
Octopus 4
Students master freestyle and backstroke, starting with streamlines and fly kicks. Pre-squad drills are introduced, along with refining timing for breaststroke and butterfly breathing techniques.
Achievement Goals:
- Demonstrate correct freestyle and backstroke techniques
- Demonstrate proper breaststroke timing
- Show basic butterfly technique
FAQ
At what age should I start swimming?
Do you encourage floatation aids?
What is your policy regarding air pollution?
What should my baby wear to swimming?
Is your pool heated?
Can we play in the pool before or after the class?
How do I pay?
How often should I come to lessons?
When will my child be drown-proof?
Do long breaks affect swimming?
What should I take for infant swimming?
Can I start lessons mid-term?
I am nervous about my child starting lessons, what should I do?
What is the policy for arranging make-up lessons?
- Where possible, 24 hours’ notice prior to the lesson being missed is requested by phone, email or LINE.
- Make-up lessons must be completed within the same term as the original lesson.
- Make-up lessons cannot be carried into the next term and must be taken in the term that the lesson was missed.
- Make-up lessons will be offered at any one of our locations if a suitable lesson is available.
- Make-up lessons are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.
- Extended holidays during terms are only eligible for the three make-up lessons. The extra lessons missed will be forfeited and cannot be made up, credited, or refunded.
- No refund or credit is available if a suitable make-up lesson cannot be found.
- Make-up lessons are not available until the term fees have been paid in full.
- For an extended illness or injury, please contact Elizabeth at [email protected] when the illness or injury occurs. Unusual circumstances are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
