Learn to swim
First lesson free, kids swim free
Enrol your child in swimming lessons and receive the first lesson free. Enrolled children can swim anytime for free!
Swim school locations
- Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
- Pimpama Sports Hub Aquatic Centre
- Palm Beach Aquatic Centre (opening late-October 2024)
Our program
Learning to swim should be an enjoyable, informative, and enriching experience. Our classes provide students with essential water safety and swimming skills that will benefit them throughout their lives, especially here on the Gold Coast.
Our aquatic programs run year-round. Small class sizes ensure each individual gets the attention they deserve. Our passionate team of AUSTSWIM and Swim Australia qualified instructors are committed to teaching all aspects of swimming, from water safety to stroke development, ensuring the best possible outcomes for every student.
We offer a variety of programs. These include group lessons, casual lessons, and one-on-one private lessons. Our lessons cater to individuals from infants to adults of all skill levels.
Find out more about the swim school programs we offer below.
View our fees and charges.
Little Ripplers (free for babies 3–6 months old)
Babies have a fascination with the water which starts early. After all, it's an amazing sensory experience for them full of sights, sounds, and the feel of water. Little Ripplers is the perfect way to explore your baby's curiosity in a safe and welcoming environment.
Located in our heated indoor learn to swim pool, this FREE program is filled with games, colour, and songs, covering fundamental skills that builds your child's confidence and awareness in the water. It's also a great bonding time for mums and dads in a fun and friendly social setting.
Children that start swimming early become more comfortable in the water, giving them the ability to learn quickly. By the end of the program, you'll be amazed by the skills and confidence your little one has developed, giving them a head start for the next stage of the learn to swim program.
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Infant aquatic program (6–36 months)
This 4-stage infant program is a fun and friendly introduction to the aquatic environment for children aged 6 months to 3 years. We focus on conditioning infants to accept and feel comfortable in the water, introducing breath control, buoyancy skills, and mobility as they grow.
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
- comfortably submerge with propulsion
- move with confidence
- learn essential water safety skills.
Squirts (6–12 months) - Water introduction
In the Squirts program, your little one will start their water journey with engaging songs, activities, and colourful toys. We introduce breath control through enjoyable activities. We progress to submersions as they are ready, incorporating gripping skills. Floating skills are developed to ensure comfort and safety.
Rockers (12–24 months) - Water familiarisation Advanced 1
For toddlers who are confident and have strong submersion skills. Rockers aims to enhance these abilities. Students will work on increasing their breath control, mobility, and independence. They will prepare to swim longer distances and perform safety activities with confidence.
Wrigglers (24–36 months) - Water confidence Advanced 2
Advanced toddlers will further improve their breath control and propulsion skills independently during Wrigglers. They will learn to:
- kick with a board
- introduce the foundation of streamlines
- engage in safety activities.
This class prepares them for the transition to a teacher-child class. It focuses on extending their swimming distances through propulsion and breath control skills.
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Learn to swim program (from 3 years)
Catering for ages from 3 years, our 7-level learn to swim program covers a diverse range of skills, focusing on water safety, independence, technique, and further development.
Throughout these levels, our instructors provide encouragement to ensure all participants are feeling safe and confident in order to progress their skills.
Breath control is a big focus on beginner levels, with buoyancy and mobility becoming the main focus as we concentrate on forming the correct technique in all four strokes.
- Heated indoor and outdoor pools
- Year-round program
- Structured progression pathways
- Small classes
- Qualified instructors that care about your little one's success
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Learn to swim – Added benefits for you and your child
Students enrolled in recurring learn to swim lessons at Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Palm Beach Aquatic Centre or Pimpama Sports Hub can swim for free anytime they visit.
Learn to swim benefits include:
- First lesson free
- Stay and play – students can swim before or after their lesson, with attending parents or guardians entering the centre for free.
- Free pool entry – to any pool including our kid-friendly splash zones. The accompanying parent or guardian is still required to pay adult entry fees outside of lesson times
- Priority access to our school holiday intensive programs
- 12 make-up classes per calendar year
- Enjoy free access to our Little Ripplers program for infants 3–6 months
The more you swim, the more you save.
Our learn to swim program offers discounts for multiple siblings and multiple lessons per week, meaning the more you swim, the more you save. See below for the lesson fees and charges for our infant aquatic and learn to swim program.
Payments are made in advance by fortnightly direct debit from a nominated bank account, credit or debit card.
Pro-rata lesson fees plus an administration fee of $25 per student are payable before the first direct debit takes place.
Private lessons are also available for $70 for 30 minutes.
| Lesson |
First Student |
Second student |
Third student |
One lesson per week
(Fortnightly direct debit amount) |
$22.00
($44.00) |
$17.60
($79.20) |
$17.60
($114.40) |
Two lessons per week
(Fortnightly direct debit amount) |
$38.50
($77.00) |
$30.80
($138.60) |
$30.80
($200.20) |
Three lessons per week
(Fortnightly direct debit amount) |
$55.00
($110.00) |
$44.00
($198.00) |
$44.00
($286.00) |
A discount of 20% is applicable to the second and subsequent siblings that are booked into a lesson each week, with the discount being applied to the sibling with the least amount of lessons booked in a week.
Squad
A comprehensive junior, senior through to adult squad program is available at Gold Coast Aquatic Centres. Programs are suitable for all abilities and cater for general fitness right through to competitive pool, surf and triathlon swimming.
The squad program is delivered by BE Swim Coaching. For information about swim squads, including squad timetables, visit BE Swim Coaching or call 0415 588 486.
Enquire now
For more information on our aquatic program, contact our centres:
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Phone: 07 5582 8282
Email: learntoswim@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Pimpama Sports Hub
Phone: 07 5581 7940
Email: plts@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Learn to swim instructors needed
If you are interested in becoming a Learn to swim instructor, contact us today.