Waverley College Swim School - Term 4 2026

The Waverley College Swim School is available for the whole community to enjoy. We run comprehensive swim programs for boys and girls of all age ranges, from kindergarten children upwards. 

Term 4 2026 Dates
Monday 12 October – Friday 18 December 2026

Swim programs
The swim school offers three levels of swimming instruction with a focus on stroke technique and fitness. All swimmers must be able to swim unassisted.

Tadpoles (Advanced Learn to Swim)
Designed for independent swimmers, these small-group sessions build technique, endurance, and breathing for freestyle and backstroke over 25 metres. Instructors coach from the pool deck as children are introduced to basic breaststroke timing, the breaststroke kick, and crouch dives. 

• Prerequisites: Swim 20 metres unassisted in both freestyle and backstroke.
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Session times: Monday – Friday: 3.30pm – 4:00pm, 4.00pm – 4:30pm, 4.30pm – 5:00pm

Term pricing:

• $260 for 1 day a week
• $370 for 2 days a week

Mini Squad (Development Squad)

Perfect for fitness and fun, this program is designed for swimmers aged 12 and under who have completed Learn to Swim. Instructors focus on advanced drills to refine freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, while introducing butterfly, tumble turns, and race starts. Swimmers will build endurance and learn squad skills like reading pace clocks, covering 600m to 1km per session.

• Prerequisites: Swim 50 metres of freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, building up to a continuous 200-metre freestyle.
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Session times: Monday – Friday: 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm

Term pricing

• $380: 2 days a week
• $450: 3 days a week

Junior Squad (Swim Fitness Squad)

Tailored for swimmers aged 12 and older, this non-competitive squad is ideal for overall fitness and cross-training for sports like water polo and surf lifesaving. Sessions focus on building stamina and refining advanced stroke techniques, competitive finishes, and underwater work. Swimmers follow pre-written training sets using pace clocks, covering up to 2km per session.

• Prerequisites: Swim 400 metres freestyle, 100 metres of backstroke and breaststroke, and 50 metres butterfly.
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Session times: Monday – Friday: 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm

Term pricing

• $380: 2 days a week
• $450: 3 days a week

For further information, visit the Waverley College Swim School website.

Waverley College Aquatic Centre

The Waverley College Swim School is located at the Waverley College Aquatic Centre, 131 Birrell Street, Waverley NSW 2024

Website: https://waverley.nsw.edu.au/information/swim-school/
Email:  swimschool@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Office: (02) 9369 0714

The office phone is attended Monday to Friday, 3:30 – 5:00pm during Term 4 and Term 1.