Pre-school and School Age
Our Pre-school and school age programs teach a range of skills and knowledge to develop swimming, water confidence, stroke development and water safety such as survival and basic rescue skills that can save lives.
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The Details
- For children 3 years and older
- Life with kids is unpredictable - with 12 make-up lessons per year you'll be covered!
- Skill based progression through nine levels
- Track your child's progress with our online portal, quickly seeing what skills they need to improve on before advancing
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Cost
$21.95/class charged fortnightly via direct debit
No start-up fees, lock-in contracts, cancellation penalties or need to re-enrol when advancing levels. Your swimming lesson membership will be charged fortnightly until cancelled. Please note there is a 2 week notice period for cancellations.
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Getting started is easy as 1-2-3
- Use this page to get an idea on which level is most suited.
- Click a Class Timetable link to view day/time availability for that level. Click 'Enrol Now' to start enrolment.
- Create the parent account first, then the student account. Follow the prompts, including a series of questions to help confirm which level is most suitable (if needed we can adjust after an initial lesson).
All enrolments are completed online through the Customer Portal. If you get stuck please watch the enrolment guide below, or if required give us a call. We can also walk you through an enrolment in person on your device or one of ours. A payment source for ongoing debits is required to complete enrolment.
Pre-school and school age levels
Tadpole
![Tadpole](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/309/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_TADPOLE_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Water familiarisation
- Independent submersion with bubbles
- Aided jump entry and return to edge
- Aided float on front & back
- Torpedo for 3m
- Foundations in arm and leg movement
- Age Range
- 3+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 4
Goldfish
![Goldfish](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/301/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_GOLDFISH_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Building on aquatic confidence
- Independent back & front float
- Extended breath control
- 5m Freestyle & backstroke basics
- Jump entry & return to edge
- Rescue experience
- Age Range
- 3+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 4
Octopus
![Octopus](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/303/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_OCTOPUS_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Jump entry & return to edge
- Independent front float and back float
- Paddle & kick for 3 metres
- Torpedo for 3 metres
- Kicking on back unaided for 3 metres
- Introduction to freestyle arm & backstroke
- Treading water
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 4
Sardine
![Sardine](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/306/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_SARDINE_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Jump entries & recover to safety.
- Duck dive and recover an object
- Torpedo for 5m
- Kicking on back unaided for 5m
- Introductory freestyle & backstroke 5m
- Introductory whip kick
- Foundational sculling & treading water
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 5
Turtle
![Turtle](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/950140/Turtle-web-2_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Seated Dive
- Underwater push & glides
- Back streamline push & glide
- 8m Freestyle and backstroke
- Breaststroke kick with aid for 5m
- Survival backstroke kick with aid for 5m
- Basic sculling
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 5
Salmon
![Salmon](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/305/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_SALMON_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Crouch diving
- Step in & compact entries
- Perform a forward somersault
- Freestyle & backstroke 12m
- Survival backstroke 12m
- Breaststroke kick with breathing
- Dolphin kick for 5m
- Head first sculling
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 5
Tuna
![Tuna](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/310/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_TUNA_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Stride entries
- Freestyle & backstroke 25m
- Survival backstroke 25m
- Breaststroke 25m
- Dolphin kick 12m
- Performance skills: pace clock, tumble turns, egg-beater kick
- Shallow diving
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 6
Dolphin
![Dolphin](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/299/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_DOLPHIN_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Freestyle & backstroke 50m
- Breaststroke 50m
- Butterfly 15m
- Sidestroke kick
- 20 minute endurance swim award
- Performance skills: backstroke starts, complex tumble turns, racing dives and water polo basics, survival sequences, wearing clothing and using life jackets
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 7
Shark
![Shark](/imager/cardassets/Swimming-Class-Icons/307/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons_SHARK_2615addf7111d83624b7a7a5f3466fb3.jpg)
- Freestyle, Backstroke 100m
- Breaststroke 100m
- Sidestroke for 25m
- Butterfly for 25m
- 20-minute endurance swim award
- Performance skills: Individual medley swimming, pace clock interval training, touch turns, water polo ball skills, Survival sequences including basic emergency response
- Age Range
- 5+ years
- Class Size
- Up to 8
Suitable class not available? Submit a Class Opening Notification Request.
How to enrol into swimming lessons via the class timetable page. Download step-by-step guide as a PDF.
Here's an interactive tutorial
** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **How to enrol into swimming lessons via the main CLient Portal login screen