Learn to swim, one depth at a time.
Small classes in warm water, with teachers who get in the pool. Children move down the pool stage by stage, when they are ready.
Free assessment
Not sure which stage fits? A teacher watches your child swim for ten minutes and picks the class with you.
Ages
6 months+
When
Sat 9:00–11:00
Cost
Free
Splash
6 months to 3 years, with a parent
Happy on their back, kicking and blowing bubbles.
Floaters
3 to 5 years
Floats alone and pushes off the wall to glide.
Paddlers
5 to 7 years
Swims 10 metres on front and back without aids.
Strokes
7 to 9 years
Front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke over 25 metres.
Deep end
9 to 11 years
Treads water, dives in and swims 100 metres.
Stages and ages (sample). The depth marker shows where in the pool each stage learns.
Water at 32°C
Warm enough for babies and nervous beginners to relax (sample).
Four swimmers per teacher
Every child gets turns, help and praise in every lesson (sample).
Teachers in the water
For every class under five, the teacher is in the pool next to your child.
Your first lesson
Nervous is normal. This is how the first half hour goes, so nothing is a surprise.
Arrive 15 minutes early
Check in at reception; we give your child a coloured cap for their stage.
Change and shower
Family changing rooms with lockers; bring a $1 coin or token.
Meet the teacher
On the poolside, the teacher says hello and shows the group where to sit.
Thirty minutes in the water
Games, floating and kicking. Parents watch from the gallery above the pool.
Adults welcome, at any level
Never learned, or only swim with your head up? Adult classes are small, quiet and in the shallow end first.
- Adult beginners: Tuesday and Thursday evenings
- Stroke clinics: front crawl and breathing, six weeks
- Private lessons: one teacher, your pace
Weekly timetable
Each chip carries its stage’s water colour. Classes last 30 minutes, adults 45.
Monday
16:00
Floaters
16:30
Paddlers
17:00
Strokes
2 places left
Tuesday
09:30
Splash
16:30
Deep end
19:00
Adult beginners
Wednesday
16:00
Paddlers
16:30
Strokes
17:00
Deep end
Thursday
10:00
Splash
16:30
Floaters
1 place left
19:00
Stroke clinic
Saturday
08:30
Splash
09:00
Floaters
09:30
Paddlers
10:00
Strokes
Timetable (sample). Places shown for this term.
Term fees
Splash, parent and baby
12 weeks, one adult in the water
$96
Floaters, Paddlers, Strokes
12 weeks, 30 minutes
$132
Deep end
12 weeks, 30 minutes
$144
Adult beginners
10 weeks, 45 minutes
$156
Private lesson
30 minutes, one swimmer
$38
Example prices. Second child 10% off.
Start any week
Join part-way through a term and pay only for the weeks left. Missed a lesson? Swap into another class the same week.
Safe water, every lesson
The things parents ask about first.
Lifeguard on every session
A qualified lifeguard watches the pool from the side while teachers teach (sample).
Qualified teachers
Every teacher holds a swim teaching qualification and a background check (sample).
Clean, tested water
Water quality is tested four times a day and logged at reception.
My son cried at the first lesson. Six months later he jumps in at the deep end and asks for more.
Sample parent, Strokes stage
I was 41 and could not put my face in the water. Now I swim twenty lengths on Sunday mornings.
Sample adult swimmer
Questions parents ask
What should my child bring?
Swimsuit, towel, goggles if they like them, and a drink for afterwards. We lend caps and floats.
My child has grommets or an ear infection. Can they swim?
Usually yes with ear plugs; check with your doctor first and tell the teacher.
Can I watch the lesson?
Yes, from the viewing gallery. For the Splash stage one parent is in the water with their baby.
What if we miss a lesson?
Swap into another class at the same stage in the same week, or ask reception about a make-up session.
How do children move up a stage?
Teachers check progress every few weeks. When your child is ready, we offer a place in the next stage.
Finding the pool
Lanes Swim School (sample)
3 Harbour Road, Springfield
- Free parking behind the building, 40 spaces
- Bus 7 stops outside the main door
- Step-free entrance, pool hoist and accessible changing room
- Viewing gallery with seats above the pool
