Swimming levels
Our Learn to Swim program supports swimmers of all ages and abilities. Whether you're just starting out or looking to improve your technique, our inclusive program offers a safe, supportive environment to build confidence, develop skills and enjoy the water.
Who can join?
- babies from 6 months
- toddlers and school-aged children
- teens and adults.
Our classes
Little Wonders
Help your child feel comfortable and confident in the water with our engaging Little Wonders class.
Introduce your little ones to the water with our nurturing and engaging parent and child swimming classes, designed specifically for children aged 6 months to 3 years.
What to expect
- a fun, hands-on experience with games, nursery rhymes, and playful activities
- build water familiarity and enjoyment
- both child and adult participate together in the water.
What will my child learn?
- how to safely enter and exit the water
- breathing skills
- survival skills
- water safety messages
- basic swimming movements.
Preschool
A fun and engaging class, teaching essential water safety survival skills and basic swimming techniques.
Adults, this is your time to cheer from the sidelines!
Our preschool swimming classes are designed for children 3 to 5 years who are ready to learn and participate independently, without a parent in the water.
What will my child learn?
- safely and confidently entering and exiting the water
- breathing and underwater skills
- survival skills
- floating and sculling skills
- development of kicking and arm movement skills
- water safety education.
School age
Our school-aged swim classes support each child’s individual learning journey. Whether your child is just starting out or refining advanced strokes, we’ll help them grow at a pace that suits them.
Designed to help children build water confidence while developing essential swimming and survival skills. Swimming classes are progressive, and ability based, ensuring each child is placed in a level suited to their experience.
What to expect
- students participate at their own ability level
- progress through structured levels as they acquire new skills and knowledge
- supportive instructors help build confidence, technique, and water safety awareness.
What will my child learn?
- entry and exit skills
- floating and sculling skills
- movement and swimming strokes
- survival and life jacket skills
- breath control rescue skills
- water safety knowledge.
Teen program
We understand that not all swimmers have had the opportunity to attend lessons from a young age. To support these learners, we offer tailored swim levels for students aged 13 to 17 years.
Tailored classes designed specifically for young people who want to improve technique, build strength, and gain essential water safety skills in a supportive environment. These classes are grouped with swimmers of similar ages and abilities ensuring each students feels comfortable, challenged, and confident.
Program highlights
- designed specifically for older beginners
- focused on building confidence, skills, and water safety knowledge
- a pathway into our Swim & Survive program.
What will my child learn?
- entry and exit skills
- floating and sculling skills
- movement and swimming strokes
- survival and life jacket skills
- breath control
- rescue skills
- water safety knowledge.
Adults
Whether you're new to swimming or looking to refine your technique, our adult swim classes offer a supported and inclusive group environment to help you:
- build confidence in the water
- improve stroke technique and efficiency
- learn essential water safety skills.
Our experienced instructors tailor sessions to suit all ability levels, providing a welcoming space for both beginners and experienced swimmers.
Our adult learn to swim program offers supportive and structured classes for all skill levels. From absolute beginners to confident swimmers wanting to refine technique. Whether you are learning to swim for the first time, building confidence in deep water or aiming to improve your stroke our qualified instructors tailor sessions to meet your goals. Sessions: Beginner water confidence classes, intermediate skills development, and stroke correction.
Adult beginners class
- foundation skills
- ideal for people with little or no experience in the water
- a focus on water awareness, aquatic safety and swimming skills.
Adult intermediate class
- for people with basic swimming and water safety knowledge
- stroke development, timing and breathing
- water safety skills: treading water and survival strokes.
Adult stroke correction
For more experienced swimmers, we offer stroke correction to improve technique.
Squads
Non-competitive squads
Love the water and want to stay active without the pressure of competition?
Our squads are designed for swimmers who want to build fitness, endurance and technique in a supportive, non-competitive environment.
Program highlights
- led by experienced coaches
- multiple levels to suit swimmers of all ages and abilities
- focus on technique refinement, endurance building, and overall fitness.
Squad levels
Junior Squad: entry-level for young swimmers developing skills
Development Squad: for swimmers refining technique and increasing training intensity
Competitive squad training
Get in touch directly with the team at the Nuna-Cheltenham Swim Club, who train here at Waves Leisure Centre.
Our team of skilled instructors build water confidence, teach essential safety skills and develop techniques.
All swim classes follow the Royal Life Saving's Australia Swim and Survive program.
Find out more information on booking lessons, pricing and payment options, or contact us to join one of our swim programs.