Albany Stadium Pool

Our average student to instructor ratio is 5 to 1.

Adult beginner

• Freestyle kicking with arms
• Backstroke kicking with arms
• Rotation (horizontal and vertical)
• Butterfly kick
• Deep water confidence

Adult breather or intermediate

• Freestyle 1 length
• Backstroke 1 length
• Freestyle with bilateral breathing
• Backstroke with basic technique
• Introduction to other strokes: butterfly, breaststroke

Adult advanced

• Freestyle breathing bilateral
• Backstroke
• Concept of breaststroke kick
• Sculling headfirst
• Push and glide into a forward roll

Our child to instructor ratio is 8-10 to 1.

The child's parent or caregiver must be in the pool during the class.

• Develop water confidence and enjoyment
• Hold on to rail or side independently
• Respond to cueing
• Submersion
• Setting a routine

Our child to instructor ratio is 3 to 1.

Preschool beginner classes

• Safe entry and exit
• Total submersion (fully underwater)
• Unassisted front float
• Unassisted back float
• Confidence and enjoyment

Preschool confident beginner classes

• Streamline gliding on front
• Arms by side gliding on back
• Streamline kicking on front
• Arms by side kicking on back
• Independent U-turns

Preschool improver class

• Freestyle kicking with arms
• Backstroke kicking with arms
• Horizontal rotation (must be one movement)
• Vertical rotation
• Deep water confidence

Preschool beginner breather class

• Freestyle (one-sided breathing)
• Concept of breaststroke kick
• Butterfly kick
• Seated dives
• Backstroke

Talk directly to the Learn to Swim team if you are interested in taking private swimming lessons.

Our average child to instructor ratio is 5 or 6 to 1.

School age beginner

• Safe entry and exit
• Total submersion (fully underwater)
• Unassisted front float and recovery
• Unassisted back float and recovery
• Independent U-turns

School age confident beginner

• Streamline gliding on front
• Arms by side gliding on back
• Streamline kicking on front
• Arms by side kicking on back
• Deep water confidence

School age improver

• Freestyle kicking with arms
• Backstroke kicking with arms
• Rotation (horizontal and vertical)
• Butterfly kick
• Breaststroke kick

School age beginner breather

• Freestyle bilateral breathing (four cycles)
• Backstroke (correct hand entry, rolling shoulders)
• Drop down push offs on front with three fly kicks
• Breaststroke arms
• Forward rolls

School age intermediate breather

• Freestyle one length (half lengths)
• Backstroke one length (half lengths)
• Breaststroke timing including breathing
• Drop down push off on back with three fly kicks
• Butterfly three cycles (no breathing)

School age advanced breather

• Freestyle two lengths (three-quarter lengths)
• Backstroke two lengths (three-quarter lengths)
• Breaststroke one length (three-quarter lengths)
• Butterfly half a length (three-quarter lengths)
• Tumble turns

Our child to instructor ratio is 8-10 to 1.

The child's parent or caregiver must be in the pool during the class.

One to two year olds
• Monkey walking (moving along the rail at the side of the pool)
• Responding to cues
• Submersion
• Assisted back float
• Safe entry and exit

Two to three year olds ('Advanced classes'):
• Independent U-turns
• Unassisted back float
• Push, glide to wall and climb out
• Assisted horizontal and vertical rotation

Youth classes are designed for older children who haven’t been learning for long, or who would benefit from extra development before they progress to adult classes.

Our average student to instructor ratio is 5 to 1.

Youth beginner
• Safe entry and exit
• Breath control and relaxation techniques
• Independent floating – back, front, side, egg
• Streamline push and glide – front and back
• Freestyle and backstroke – 6 to 8 strokes

Youth breather
• Jump into deep water and return to side unaided
• Horizontal rotation
• Freestyle bi-lateral breathing one length
• Backstroke one length
• Survival backstroke

Youth advanced
• Freestyle one length
• Backstroke two length
• Breaststroke one length
• Basic butterfly
• Tumble turns
• Survival skills (side stroke, treading water, duck dive)
• Seated dive

Jump in the deep end! Aqua Deep is held in a deep pool, using buoyancy belts to give you a weightless workout that strengthens and conditions, while being gentle on the joints.

A total body workout that strengthens and tones the body, with emphasis on control, stability and alignment.

Bring your workout up close and personal! BoxFit combines circuit training, kicking, power and agility to give you a dynamic cardio experience like no other. Wraps must be worn.

Workouts with emphasis on improving boxing technique and boxing style training (High Intensity Training). Pads will be supplied to members and also
gloves will be available to borrow if you don’t own any. Bringing your own gloves is advised and boxing wraps are a requirement for protection and hygiene reasons.

High intensity interval training focusing on body weight movements, speed and endurance.

High intensity interval training incorporating movements involving weights (kettlebells, powerbags, slamballs, etc.) The class focuses on creating strength and muscle pressure through range of movement.

Intense interval training incorporating explosive, plyometric (jump training) movements focusing on power.

Emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the practice of posture and breath control. Rehab friendly classes.

Focus on your core with the core principles of Pilates! The eight principles of the Pilates technique – concentration, breath, centring, control, precision, movement isolation and routine – are brought together to give you a low impact workout that strengthens like nothing else.

Yoga your mind and yoga your body. This workout can range from gentle and slow moving to dynamic, but it always tones, shapes and centres the mind without impact or stress.

A dynamic sequence of poses integrated with the breath. A following practice creating heat in the body; each class is themed, unique and fun.

Jump in the deep end! Aqua Deep is held in a deep pool, using buoyancy belts to give you a weightless workout that strengthens and conditions, while being gentle on the joints.

A total body workout that strengthens and tones the body, with emphasis on control, stability and alignment.

Emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the practice of posture and breath control. Rehab friendly classes.

Focus on your core with the core principles of Pilates! The eight principles of the Pilates technique – concentration, breath, centring, control, precision, movement isolation and routine – are brought together to give you a low impact workout that strengthens like nothing else.

Yoga your mind and yoga your body. This workout can range from gentle and slow moving to dynamic, but it always tones, shapes and centres the mind without impact or stress.

Our average student to instructor ratio is 7 to 1.

Stroke 25/50
• Freestyle and backstroke 100m
• Breaststroke 50m
• Butterfly 25m
• Breaststroke pull-outs
• Touch turns

Stroke 100/200
• Freestyle 200m
• Backstroke 200m
• Breaststroke 100m
• Butterfly 50m
• Standing/race dives

Stroke 400
• Individual medley 100m with turns
• Freestyle 100m in two minutes
• Backstroke 100m in two minutes
• Backstroke starts
• Freestyle 800m

Squad
Some of our Learn to Swim schools offer a squad beyond Stroke 400 for children who want to continue swimming to keep their fitness up, independently of a swimming club. Please talk to your Learn to Swim team.