Kids and Teens Lessons
Learners will build confidence and become safe and independent swimmers in our program.
Children develop the foundations of swimming through water familiarisation, stroke development and water safety skills, preparing them for a lifetime of fun in the water.
Your Learn to Swim Membership
✔ 1 x 30min Learn to Swim lesson per week (during the Victorian School Terms)
✔ Access to all pools to swim 7 days a week at WSAC all year round (including the school holidays)
✔ Free pool entry for one supervising parent for children under 5.
✔ No direct debits in January
✔ Special offers and early access to events
✔ Free parking
$35.80 per fortnight
Concession Learn to Swim membership of $25.00 per fortnight is available with a valid concession card.
Beginner classes
Classes are held in the program pool
Level 1
Children in level 1 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Enter and exit the water
- Float on front and back using help
- Move 3 metres continuously through the water
- Identify people who can help in an emergency
Level 2
Children in level 2 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Slide in entry and exit
- float on front and back and recover
- Tread water using help
- 5 metres basic freestyle
- Be pulled to safety
Level 3
Children in level 3 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Fall in entry and recover
- Float on back and tread water for 30 seconds
- 10 metres freestyle with breathing
- 5 metres backstroke
- Be rescued
Intermediate
Classes are held in the 25-metre pool
Level 4
Children in level 4 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Step in entry
- 15 metres freestyle & backstroke
- 10 metres survival backstroke
- Surface dive and recover an object
- Talk rescue
Level 5
Children in level 5 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Head-first and feet first sculling
- 25 metres freestyle & backstroke
- 15 metres survival backstroke & breaststroke
- Reach rescue
- Survival sequence - with help
Level 6
Children in level 6 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Stride in entry
- Float, scull or tread water for 1 minute
- 50 metres freestyle & backstroke
- 25 metres survival backstroke & breaststroke
Level 7
Children in level 7 work towards these skills before progressing to the next level:
- Dive in entry
- Float, scull or tread water for 2 minutes
- 75 metres freestyle & backstroke
- 50 metres survival backstroke & breaststroke
- Throw rescue
- Survival sequence - student wearing light clothing
Squad swimming
Junior Squad - Friday - 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Senior Squad - Friday - 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Our partnership with Wangaratta Amateurs Swim Club provides a great pathway into competitive swimming. Our squad swimming program is a welcoming and fun program dedicated to helping each learner reach their full potential.
Squad swimming focus on improving cardiovascular endurance, speed and introducing swimmers to squad styled sessions without the pressure of competitions.
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Visit us at 41 Schilling Drive, Wangaratta and chat with our friendly customer service team about enrolling into our Learn to Swim program.
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