Learn to Swim

Current Programs

Term 1 2023

Monday 30 January - Thursday 6 April

Every week, swimmers will focus on a different stroke, working on specific aspects of each stroke as well as deep water and diving skills. Our structured teaching methodology ensures that the foundations of each stroke are mastered before progressing to more advanced skills.

• Class times: Mon-Fri, 3:30-6pm, Sat 8am-12pm and Sun 9am-12pm
• No lessons on Monday 6 March, Friday 7 April, Saturday 8 April, Sunday 9 April
• Cost: Weekday lessons $25 per lesson ($225 for 9-week term, $250 for 10-week term), weekend lessons $27.50 per lesson ($247.50 for 9-week term).
• Early classes are available at 3pm on Tuesdays - perfect for pre-schoolers to be introduced to swimming
• Want to book a second weekly session? Call our office to receive 10% off! 

Don’t forget that all swimmers require a swimming cap, goggles and fitted racing bathers. This assists them to swim distraction-free, with a more streamlined body position and less drag in the water, and develop their swimming fundamentals more easily.

Private lessons are available at a rate of $51 per lesson on weekdays, and $56.10 per lesson on weekends. To enrol in private lessons, contact our friendly Aquatics team via email or by calling +61 8 6488 2277 

Parents and Toddlers Lessons

Tuesday 31 January - Thursday 6 April

For children aged 2-4 years who would benefit from having a parent in the water with them. All levels of swimming ability are welcome, from no prior experience through to children who are confident in the water. Swimmers will be introduced to introductory movement, floatation, water safety, submersion and breath control skills, assisted by instructors and parents in a comfortable and supportive environment.

• Class times: Tues 3pm, Thurs 3:30pm, Sat 9am and 10am, Sun 10am and 11am
• No lessons on Saturday 8 April, Sunday 9 April
• Cost: Weekday lessons $22.50 per lesson and weekend lessons $25.00 per lesson.

Booking and program enquiries can be directed to the Aquatics team on +61 8 6488 2277 or [email protected]

For guidance using our online enrolment system, click here to read our step-by-step guide. All programs are governed by the UWA Sport Programs Terms and Conditions.

Class levels

Introduction (Parent and Toddler)

For children aged 2-4 years who would benefit from having a parent in the water with them. All levels of swimming ability are welcome, from no prior experience through to children who are confident in the water. Swimmers will be introduced to introductory movement, floatation, water safety, submersion and breath control skills, assisted by instructors and parents in a comfortable and supportive environment.

Entry (E)

For children who have never learned to swim before or who are nervous or reluctant to enter the water. Swimmers learn the basics of water confidence such as entry and exit, movement around the pool, blowing bubbles, submerging and floating. A significant amount of teaching is done through play, with the teacher in the water.

Beginner Confident Water (BCW)

Swimmers develop floating, bubbles, breathing, body position and kicking over distances of 5–7 metres, with a teacher in the water.

Beginner Confident (BC)

Swimmers will become proficient at bubbles, breathing, and kicking on their front and back over distances of 7–12.5 metres. Swimmers also begin to learn freestyle technique.

Beginner Progressed (BP)

Swimmers learn to perform formal freestyle and backstroke with the use of flotation aids and flippers to help maintain an efficient body position.

Super Beginner Progressed (SBP)

Swimmers refine their freestyle and backstrokes, developing technique and control to swim 12.5 metres unaided.

Progressed (P)

Swimmers further refine their freestyle and backstroke without the use of flotation aids. Swimmers learn to breathe to their non-preferred side in freestyle. Swimmers also begin learning the breaststroke kick.

Progressed Advanced (PA)

Swimmers continue to develop stroke technique across freestyle and backstroke, including a continuous arm recovery in backstroke, and a bent arm recovery in freestyle. Swimmers also learn to perform breaststroke.

Advanced (A)

Swimmers begin to develop competitive strokes, including multiple 25 metre lengths of freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. Swimmers also learn tumble turns, butterfly kick, and racing dives.

Pre Squad

Swimmers learn introductory squad swimming skills such as turns, how to read the pace clock, rules and etiquette of squad training, and continue to refine the four competitive strokes, including learning butterfly over 12-25m. With a strong focus on maintaining technique in addition to increasing fitness, this introductory squad aims to provide swimmers with a sound basis in skills for either a competitive or recreational swimming pathway with UWA or its affiliated aquatic clubs.

Older Swimmer Stream (OS)

All children can participate in our Learn to Swim program, regardless of age. For those children who have started swimming later in life, or have taken a little longer to progress, the Older Swimmer and Older Swimmer Teenager streams group them with similar-age as well as similar-ability peers.