Baby Swimming Lessons in Auckland

You’re never too young to develop a friendly relationship with water!

Research has conclusively shown that babies under a year old deal much better with taking to water than older children. So give your wee one a head start in the swimming stakes, and join in with YMCA Auckland’s baby swim lessons.

For baby swim lessons, the learning experience is just as important for the parent as the child. While your baby develops motor skills, independence and water confidence, you’ll learn important water safety concepts to help your child become safer in and around water. Our teaching facilities are all heated – which means both baby and parent will feel nice and comfortable!

These lessons provide great exercise for little limbs, and parents tend to find that their babies sleep and eat better on swimming lesson days. Each thirty minute class involves games and songs to keep both guardians and tots entertained while developing new, important skills and abilities. All instructors are qualified and lessons are available seven days a week – so no matter what your schedule is like, there’s bound to be a session for you and your new swimmer!

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Benefits of Baby Swim Lessons

  • Balance & stability development
  • Muscle tone and strength
  • Motor skill development
  • Joint exercise & flexibility
  • Language & cognitive skills
  • Improved spatial awareness
  • Sharing skills & turn taking

Accreditations

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Baby Level Goals & Progressions

Wai Baby (3-12months)

  • Water Confidence and assisted submersion
  • Introduction to kicking, paddling and back floating
  • Assisted turnarounds and rotations

Wai Tot (12-24months)

  • Confident submersion
  • Minimal support kicking, paddling and back floating
  • Minimal support turnarrounds and rotations

Wai Toddler (24-36months)

  • Self-initiated submersion
  • Independent kicking, paddling and back floating
  • Independent turnarounds and rotations

4 Convienient Locations in Auckland

Onehunga Pool & Leisure Centre

Park Gardens, Onehunga,Auckland

0800 433 111
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Lagoon Pool & Leisure Centre

29 Lagoon Dr, Panmure, Auckland

0800 623 757
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Glen Innes Pool & Leisure Centre

122 Elstree Ave, Point England, Auckland

0800 784 308
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Cameron Pool & Leisure Centre

53 Arundel Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland

0800 080 124
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Why Choose Us

Qualified Instructors

To ensure you receive the highest teaching quality our swim teachers  receive on-going training, are AUSTSWIM qualified and are police checked. We have a variety of different teachers to suit your needs

Low Instructor To Student Ratios

Maximising potential and seeing swimmers progress is important to us. We aim to keep our instructor to student ratios as low as possible to ensure the best learning results.

Lessons Weekdays & Weekends

We understand that schedules can be busy that's why we offer swimming lessons 7days a week. With a number of different options available we are sure to have a class that suits you

Award Winning

YMCA Swim Schools have been recognised recipients for a number of   AUSTSWIM Aotearoa awards in 2015 and 2016. Awards include; Swim Centre of the Year, Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety, Teacher of Infant and Preschool and Presenter of the Year.

Free Assessments

Before you begin lessons with us we offer a free assessment to ensure your child is in the right level for their development. Throughout the programme children are continually assessed and will be moved up once they have achieved the level goals requirements.

Purpose Built & Heated Pools

No matter what the weather, we have indoor heated pools perfect for swimming all year round. Our purpose built facilities are designed for ease of use with baby change tables and family changing rooms situated readily on poolside

Learn To Love The Water

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