School age swimming lessons help children learn water confidence and safety skills in a fun environment, building strong foundations for confident swimming.
| Lesson length: | 25 minutes |
| Class size: | 4-6 children |
| Price: | $175 per term (10 weeks) |
| Available at: | Huia Pool+Fitness, Stokes Valley Pool+Fitness |
Turtle is our entry level programme for children who are new to swimming lessons, with no prior experience.
Most children start in Turtle, and then move through the classes based on their progression. If your child already has some swimming ability, they will need to have an assessment with an instructor before they can start in a different class.
turtle - honu
Through songs and fun activities, your child will work on building confidence in the water, getting in and out of water safely, and confidently going under the water.
Class size: 4 children maximum
stingray - wakaahuru
Your child will continue to develop basic skills including:
- Safe entry / exit
- Correct front start
- Starfish front float unaided
- Correct back start
- Aided back float
Class size: 4 children maximum
cuttlefish - te tipu
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Streamline front float
- Streamline back float
- Streamline front glide
- Streamline back glide
- Front kick unaided
- Back kick aided
Class size: 4 children maximum
paddlefish - paddlefish
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Streamline front kick 5m
- Streamline back kick 5m
- Kick and paddle 5m
Class size: 4 children maximum
octopus - koti
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Streamline front kick 7m
- Streamline back kick 7m
- Basic freestyle arm action
- Basic backstroke arm action
Class size: 4 children maximum
seal - hiri
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Freestyle 7m
- Backstroke 7m
- Horizontal rotation
Class size: 4 children maximum
marlin - kowhiria
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Aided breathing drill
- Freestyle bilateral breathing 10m
- Backstroke 10m
Class size: 5 children maximum
orca - orca
Your child will develop swimming skills in:
- Unaided breathing drill
- Freestyle bilateral breathing 12.5m
- Backstroke 12.5m
Class size: 6 children maximum