Please read our terms and conditions before joining our swim school program.

Swimming lessons for children

Willoughby leisure Centre offers swimming lessons for children aged 6 months up to school-ages min squads. The swim school is an Austswim, Swim Australia and Royal Life Saving Association registered organisation. All classes are taught by Austswim qualified instructors with assessments conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure all children are in the appropriate skill level class.

Apart from the health benefits of swimming, lessons also enhance the social and emotional well being of your child. By starting now, your child will build self esteem while learning essential survival skills.

Scroll down for more detailed information about swimming lessons for children or contact us for more information.

Swimming lessons for adults 

It’s never too late to learn. Willoughby Swim School conducts friendly and relaxed classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Classes are run for 45 minutes with a maximum of six adults per class. The main focus for beginners is water confidence and basic swimming strokes while the more advanced classes involve stroke correction, breathing techniques and improving fitness levels. Please contact us for more information.

We also offer pool-based group fitness classes, which utlise the natural resistance of water for low impact body conditioning.

Private lessons

Private lessons are available for all ages, providing a more individualised session for those who require more personalised attention. Please note that private lessons will only be offered to children with special needs or medical conditions, at the discretion of Willoughby Leisure Swim School. Various times are available and bookings are essential. Please contact us to make a booking. 

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Infant Aquatics

This is a water familiarisation class, facilitating interaction between baby, parent and instructor. These classes are designed not only to build the child’s confidence in the aquatic environment but also to provide the parent with the knowledge to assist in the child’s skill development. It is a fun class that incorporates songs, games, activities and plenty of encouragement.

All classes are 20 minutes in duration and require a responsible adult to be present in every lesson. Lessons take place in the mornings 7 days a week.

Level	Description	Duration
PENGUIN 6-15 Months	Introduction to water familiarisation with songs and games. Instructor and parent interaction.	20 mins
JELLYFISH 16-24 Months	Water safety & familiarisation with songs & games. Instructor & parent interaction.	20 mins
SEAHORSE 2-3 Years Transitional	Water safety & familiarisation with songs & games. Basic floating, submersion and propulsion skills (kicking, paddling & torpedos). The parent is also encouraged to exit the water at this stage.	20 mins

Pre-School Program

Pre-school classes start at three years of age. These classes are designed for water confidence, safety and co-ordination. Through games and activities, students are introduced to floating, kicking, submerging, controlled breathing and basic swim strokes. All pre-school classes have a maximum of 4 in each group with classes running for half an hour in duration. Parents are not required in the water for these classes.

Level	Description	Duration
DRAGONFISH 3-5 Years	Basic introduction to water safety, familiarisation & confidence building activities. Students are introduced to blowing bubbles, submerging in the water and floating.	30 mins
NEMO 3-5 Years	Continue with confidence building floating, submersion, breath control and propulsion skills both front and back (kicking, paddling & torpedos).	30 mins
PLATYPUS 3-5 Years	Basic introduction to freestyle and backstroke. Classes are focused on development and consistency of strokes. Deep water confidence introduced.	30 mins
EMPEROR  3-5 Years	Freestyle and backstroke distance extended with the introduction of popup/side breathing and breast stroke kick. Stroke technique should be consistent. Deep water confidence skills further developed.	30 mins

School Age Program

The school age classes consist of a comprehensive program focusing on skill/stroke development, stroke correction, endurance, water safety and survival skills. School age classes cater for beginners to advanced students. Classes are half an hour in duration and run seven days a week.

Level	Description	Duration
TURTLE 5+ Years	Water safety, familiarisation and confidence building with basic floating, submersion and propulsion skills (kicking, paddling & torpedos).	30 mins
OTTER 5+ Years	Basic intro to freestyle and backstroke. Further work on submersion and introduction of deep water skills.	30 mins
SEAL 5+ Years	Freestyle and backstroke distance extended with the introduction of bi-lateral breathing. Further work on deep water confidence skills and dives.	30 mins
SNAPPER 5+ Years	Freestyle and backstroke distance increased to 25m. Introduction to breast stroke kick. Further work on deep water submersion and dives.	30 mins
PIRANHA  5+ Years	Butterfly is introduced whilst maintaining a focus on freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke and diving. The class is prepared for moving into the mini squad program.	30 mins

Mini Squad Program

These sessions are for students who have achieved an advanced swimming technique and possess a reasonable level of fitness. Emphasis is placed on technique refinement, fitness, competition and squad preparation.

Level	Description	Duration
BARRACUDA 5+ Years	Freestyle, backstroke and breast stroke distance increased with a focus on the butterfly body and kick, turns and dives.	45 mins
LIONFISH 5+ Years	Maintenance and increased distance of freestyle, backstroke and breast stroke. Introduction of complete butterfly. Main focus is stroke correction and endurance.	45 mins

Intensive Holiday Program

Willoughby Swim School conducts intensive learn to swim lessons during school holidays. These programs are ideal for improving swimming skills quickly and are recommended for all pre-school and school age students. Classes are run in the morning for five consecutive days and are half an hour in duration.

Discounts

Willoughby Swim School offers discounts to those families who have three or more children enrolled in the program at one time. There will be a 10% discount for the third child and every child thereafter. A 10% discount will also apply to all swimming lessons for those families with a family membership at the Willoughby Leisure Centre.

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Terms and Conditions

Make up lessons
Make up lessons are no longer available. By signing the terms and conditions you understand that any missed lessons due to illness or prior activities are forfeit.

Class consolidation
The Willoughby Leisure Centre reserves the right to consolidate classes at any time.

Lesson cancellation
Cancellation of lessons is only permitted if the student moves to a residence more then 25 km from the Centre (must provide 30 days notice), or in the event of serious illness or physical incapacitation (or death) which prevents the student from using the facility. In these instances the customer can have the dollar value of remaining lessons transferred to another student in the swim school.

Lesson transfer
Transfer of lessons from one term to the next is only permitted in the event of illness or injury, which prevents the student from attending 3 or more consecutive lessons. Request for lesson transfer must be in writing to the Aquatics Manager and a doctor’s certificate must be provided. The Willoughby Leisure Centre reserves the right to charge a transfer fee.

Unavailability of facility or services
As a requirement of membership Swim School students/parents/guardians accept that a particular facility or service within the Centre premises may be unavailable at any particular time due to a prior booking, mechanical breakdown, fire, condemnation, loss of lease, catastrophe or any other reason. Furthermore, Swim School students/parents/guardians agree not to hold the Centre responsible or liable for such occurrences.

Hours of operation
The Centre reserves the right to vary, add or eliminate from time to time any of the particular facilities or services provided by the Centre. Furthermore, Swim School reserves the right to alter timetables, lesson schedules and event schedules to suit seasonal and usage requirements.

Conduct within the centre
Management reserves the right to refuse entry, cancel a membership, or request a student/parent/ guardian to leave the premises if that person does not behave in a responsible manner, is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol or does not adhere to the conditions of use.

From time to time the Centre will provide parents an opportunity to purchase aquatic photographs of their children, through a reputable provider. These photographs will not be retained by the Centre in any format. Terms and conditions include parental permission to allow the provider to take photographs for potential sale to the member’s parents only.

Swimming caps 
Swimming caps are compulsory for learn to swim and mini squad sessions.

Admittance
A student must provide his/her Swim School membership card for admittance to the Centre. Admittance may be refused if the student fails to provide his/her card on request from Centre staff. A fee may be charged to replace the cards that are lost or stolen. The Centre reserves the right to suspend a student’s lessons and request the return of the membership card at its discretion.

Privacy policy
In accordance with the Privacy Act 2001 all information collected and stored on the Willoughby Leisure Centre database will only be used for the purpose, nature and duration of the program. There will not be any disclosure of any information collected or stored on the Willoughby Leisure Centre database to a third party for any reason unless there has been prior written consent.

Lockers
Lockers are available for use. All care is taken, however the Centre does not accept responsibility for items that are lost or stolen from lockers, if deemed that the locker is in working order.

Communication
Our preferred method of communication is via email. All updates, special offers, promotions and newsletters will be sent by email. You will be advised of changes to our terms and conditions in writing by email.