Our Learn to Swim Programme. Private & Group Classes | Who Dares Swims - Learn to Swim School Sydney Eastern Suburbs

Our Learn to Swim programme is separated into two areas. Private & Joint Private Classes for young children learning the fundamental water awareness and swimming skills, and Group Classes for children who have mastered those key fundamentals.

Private & Joint Private Classes

We believe in nurturing a childs love of water and learning in the early stages of development… Early swim lessons set a positive foundation towards a lifetime of participation & enjoyment in a variety of water sports and experiences on, in and around water.

We offer private and joint private lessons for children who are not yet able to competently stroke. These classes operate year round from a private heated pool in North Bondi. Baby & Me classes also operate from this pool. Bookings for these classes are only made on a monthly basis.

Class Times

Monday: 9am-12pm
Monday: 3pm-6pm
Tuesday: 9am-12pm
Thursday: 9am-12pm

Programme Levels

1. Baby & Me

Maximum 3 babies/class
30 minute class
5 months to 2.5 years

By working together with parents we will help children as young as 5 months of age to learn to have fun, love the water and become comfortable in the aquatic environment.

The younger a child can begin their aquatic adventure, the sooner they will be able to build a foundation for the ability to perform ongoing age appropriate water safety and survival skills. The basis of our program is on the development of duration in the water as a safety strategy.

Introducing your baby to our quality early aquatic programme not only offers them a greater chance of survival in a potential drowning incident and an opportunity for them to bond with their parents, but also many other valuable benefits.

Skill Focus

Our focus is on the following skills:

Positioning & holds
Breath control
Submersions
Floating
Rolling & turning
Entries & exits
Self-propulsion

2. Beginner Goldfish

1 student: 15 minute
2 students: 30 minutes
2 years +

Skill Focus

All activities are teacher assisted with focus on developing trust and confidence. The aim is to get children comfortable with submersions in a calm and happy manner. Our focus is on the following skills:

Breath control (inhaling & exhaling)
Submersions
Floating (front & back)
Gliding
Rolling
Entries & exits

3. Intermediate Goldfish

1 student: 15 minutes
1 student: 30 minutes
2 students: 30 minutes
2 years +

Skill Focus

Building independence in the water through repetition of skills learnt in Beginner Goldfish classes. Our focus is on the following skills:

Maintaining correct head and body positions throughout all skills
Introduction of streamlining (torpedoes)
Introduction of propulsion activities (kicking, paddling)

4. Advanced Goldfish

1 student: 15 minutes
1 student: 30minutes
2 students: 30 minutes
2 years +

Skill Focus

We mostly focus on unassisted swimming and increasing the distances swum independently. Our focus is on the following skills:

Introduction of stroking & back torpedoes
Ensuring acquisition of technically correct skills to prepare children to move into group classes within our Learn to Swim programme.

Group Classes

Group classes are available for children that have developed the key fundamentals of floating, streamlining, kicking, introduction of strokes.

Our group classes operate year round from an indoor pool at Wairoa School, North Bondi. This pool is optimal for learn to swim programs and the water is heated to a comfortable 32 degrees. Classes operate in line with Government School terms.

Class Times

Tuesday: 3.15pm-7.15pm
Thursday: 3.15pm-5.15pm
Saturday: 8am-1pm