Glenfield Pool and Leisure Centre

Our average student to instructor ratio is 5 to 1.

Adult beginner
• Safe entry and exit
• Total submersion
• Independent floating and recovery
• Gliding - front and back
• Kicking - front and back
• Rotation - front and back

Adult intermediate
• Freestyle one length bilateral
• Backstroke one length
• Breaststroke kick - front and back
• Side gliding
• Dolphin dives
• Deep water confidence

Adult advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke one length
• Forward rolls
• Treading water
• Distance swim - 10 mins

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

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

Babies
• Confidence
• Enjoyment
• Water awareness
• Introduction to cues
• Setting a routine
• Identifying class structure

Our child to instructor ratio is 3 to 1.

Preschool beginner
• Safe entry and exit
• Water familiarisation
• Independent floating - front
• Independent floating - back
• Total submersion
• Bounce to breathe

Preschool Intermediate
• Intermediate gliding - front
• Intermediate kicking - front
• Supported freestyle
• Independent gliding - back
• Independent kicking - back
• Independent U-turns

Preschool Advanced
• Freestyle - no breathing
• Supported Backstroke
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical
• Slide gliding
• Safety sequence

Preschool Breather
• Freestyle - bilateral breathing
• Independent backstroke 
• Survival backstroke
• Breaststroke kick - front
• Dolphin kick
• Duck dives

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
• Water familiarisation
• Independent front float and recovery
• Independent back float and recovery
• Total submersion
• Independent u-turn

School age intermediate
• Gliding - front and back
• Kicking - front
• Kicking - back
• Freestyle - no breathing
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Deep water confidence

School age advanced
• Backstroke
• Backstroke kick - front
• Dolphin kick
• Gliding side
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical
• Independent safety sequence

School age breather
• Freestyle bilateral breathing
• Backstroke arms
• Survival backstroke
• Forward rolls
• Drop down push off into freestyle
• Drop down push off into backstroke

School age breather intermediate
• Freestyle one length
• Backstroke one length
• Breaststroke half length
• Butterfly - three cycles with rhythm
• Safe diving
• Sculling - on back, feet first

School age breather advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke one length
• Butterfly six cycles with breathing
• Tumble turns
• Treading water

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

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

Toddler Beginner
• Supported safe entry
• Supported safe exit
• Introduction to floating
• Responding to cues
• Submersion
• Monkey Walking

Toddler Intermediate
• Independent safe entry
• Independent safe exit
• Supporting floating
• Supporting propulsion
• Supported horizontal rotation
• Supported u-turn

Toddler Advanced
• Independent doggy paddle
• Bounce to breathe
• Independent floating
• Push, glide to wall and safe exit
• Independent horizontal rotation
• Independent u-turn

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 and water familiarisation
• Independent floating and recovery
• Gliding - front and back
• Kicking - front and back
• Freestyle no breathing
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical

Youth Intermediate
• Freestyle bilateral breathing
• Backstroke
• Dolphin kick
• Drop down push offs - front and back
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Survival sequence

Youth advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke half length
• Butterfly six cycles
• Tumble turns
• Treading water

Get in the pool and get fit with Aqua Shallow! Held in the shallow end of the pool, this class uses equipment, controlled movements and the natural resistance of the water to help you tone up and work out.

BODYATTACK® is a sports-inspired cardio workout for building strength and stamina. Combining athletic aerobic movements with strength and stabilisation exercises, this high-energy interval training class features eleven tracks and two cardio peaks. Whether you’re the weekend athlete or the hardcore competitor, the dynamic instructors and powerful music will motivate you to achieve your fitness goals.

BODYCOMBAT® is the empowering cardio workout where you are totally unleashed. This fiercely energetic program is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines such as Karate, boxing, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi and Muay Thai. Supported by driving music and powerful instructors, you’ll strike, punch, kick and kata your way through calories to superior cardio fitness.

BODYPUMP® is the original barbell class that strengthens and tones your entire body. This workout challenges all your major muscle groups by using the best weight room exercises like squats, presses, lifts and curls. Ten tracks of great music, awesome instructors and your choice of weight inspire you to get the results you came for – and fast!

GRIT CARDIO® is designed to burn fat and rapidly improve athletic capability. This explosive 30-minute team training session combines high impact body weight exercises and uses no equipment.

GRIT STRENGTH® uses the Les Mills SMARTBAR™, weight plates and the bench. It’s an intense 30-minute team training session that will blast all major muscle groups and take your training to the next level.

Iyengar yoga emphasises detail, precision and alignment in the practice of posture and breath control. Classes are rehab friendly.

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

RPM® is the indoor cycling workout where you ride to the rhythm of powerful music. You’ll enjoy the calorie-killing benefits of interval training as you take on the terrain with your inspiring team coach, who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials and interval training. Discover your athlete within – sweat and burn to reach your endorphin high.

Enjoy a low-impact, gentle mobility class that works your whole body. Senior Movement is ideal for seniors of all levels and abilities, including those recovering from injury.

This class incorporates all the standard Pilates principles, but is designed to be gentle on the senior body. Work on your core strength, posture and mobility with the support of our trained instructors.

SH’BAM® is the ultimate fun and sociable way to exercise. Each class is vibrant, unique and varied, featuring twelve tracks of chart-topping popular hits and simple but seriously hot dance moves. SH’BAM™ is the perfect way to shape up and let out your inner star – even if you’re dance-challenged.

Les Mills SPRINT® is a 30-minute High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workout, using an indoor bike to achieve fast results. It’s a short, intense style of training where the thrill and motivation comes from pushing your physical and mental limits.

GRIT ATHLETIC® is designed to make you perform like an athlete. This workout often uses a step, bodyweight exercises and multi-dimensional sports conditioning training to increase your overall athletic performance: strength, agility, speed and power.

Get in the pool and get fit with Aqua Shallow! Held in the shallow end of the pool, this class uses equipment, controlled movements and the natural resistance of the water to help you tone up and work out.

Iyengar yoga emphasises detail, precision and alignment in the practice of posture and breath control. Classes are rehab friendly.

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

Enjoy a low-impact, gentle mobility class that works your whole body. Senior Movement is ideal for seniors of all levels and abilities, including those recovering from injury.

This class incorporates all the standard Pilates principles, but is designed to be gentle on the senior body. Work on your core strength, posture and mobility with the support of our trained instructors.

Are you interested in playing water polo? If you've never played before or are returning to the sport, the social league could be right for you - all ages are welcome.

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Whether you’re into serious competition or just want a social game, our squash courts provide the perfect setting to get into it! With four courts available during opening hours every day, you can play whenever it suits you.

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Our average student to instructor ratio is 7 to 1.

Stroke
• Freestyle and backstroke four lengths
• Breaststroke two lengths
• Butterfly one length
• Breaststroke pull-outs
• Touch turns
• Sidestoke

Stroke intermediate
• Freestyle eight lengths
• Backstroke eight lengths
• Breaststroke four lengths
• IM four lengths
• Race starts
• Distance swim - ten minutes

Stroke advanced
• Freestyle <2:00 mins
• Backstroke <2:00 mins
• Breaststroke
• Im with race turns
• Freestyle 800m
• Austswim aquatic sequence

Squad
Some of our Learn to Swim schools offer a squad beyond Stroke 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.

In addition to the water polo league we provide Swim for Polo sessions for 10-14 year old players who are looking to improve their fitness. Run by coaches who are also qualified swim instructors, the swim sets are designed to suit swimmers of all levels so that players are able to improve at their own pace.

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Want to work on your swimming technique? Join our performance squad and work with our coaches to improve your speed and skills in the water. You must be able to comfortably swim 400m to join this squad.

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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.

The average student to instructor ratio is 10 to 1.

Mini squad

- Freestyle 1km
- Backstroke 50m
- Breaststroke 400m
- Butterfly 100m
- Turns
- Dives

Adult squad

Increase performance, stamina and speed. Perfect for swimmers who are training for a triathlon, Iron Man, Swim Series, or Masters - or just want to keep fit.

We're proud to house one of the longest established, non club-associated leagues in Auckland, and are always looking to welcome new teams and players!

The competition runs all year round and weekly training is available. We currently train both beginner and more experienced intermediate school teams. We have a team of knowledgeable, fun and passionate coaches who are determined to help you achieve your water polo goals.

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