Learn to Swim

Why learn to swim?

Great for keeping safe

With so many beaches and pools in Auckland, being able to swim is an essential safety skill. We think keeping safe in the water is as important as being able to read and write!

Great for kids

Swimming helps kids flourish in so many ways:

developing motor skills
developing hand-eye coordination
learning to be adaptable
learning about effort and reward
learning to retain information
increasing their self-confidence.

And it’s fun! Get them out of the house and into the pool.

Great for your body

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. It’s efficient, because it uses the whole body the whole time.

It’s non-weight bearing, so there is less impact on joints. Swimming increases your range of motion because its natural action is a constant and repetitive stretch – like yoga in the water!

Like any form of exercise, swimming helps address stress and anxiety and releases those feel-good endorphins.

Great for your future

Once you’ve learned, the ability to swim opens up worlds of fun: competitive swimming, surfing, surf lifesaving, water polo, snorkeling and more.

Proceeding to squad

Once you or your child have mastered swimming, it's great to keep it up to maintain swim fitness.

Swimming squads are scheduled, so they help you stick to your training. And they’re social! Enjoy the fun of informal competition while you maintain or develop your swimming.