1. sports
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THE FUN WAY TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM
Manly Surf School is proud to welcome a new
and exciting program to its already successful
service. Manly Swim School is fun way to learn
to swim! Swimming is a vital skill that once
learned will stay with you forever. Swimming is
not only a great way to keep fit, socialise with
friends or enjoy the beach and pool, it could
one day save your life.
Manly Swim School’s course will not only
teach the fundamentals of swimming but will
also introduce participants to a wide range
of personal safety skills and water survival
techniques. Courses are fun and interactive
with hands-on training. More advanced-level
students have the opportunity to refine their
skills, learn the basics of some water sports
and discover how to incorporate swimming
into a life fitness plan.
We have a strong empathises on fun yet our
approach is gentle and loving. We cater for
babies, children and adults. We never push
the fearful child but encourage and celebrate
every small swimming success. We invite
you to come along and watch lessons at any
time. Lessons are between 30 minutes and
an hour long depending on the ability of the
swimmer and skill level of lesson. Manly Swim
School utilises the clean chlorine free rock
pools that our beautiful coastline offers, so
learning is outside in the fresh air! Wetsuits are
provided to ensure maximum comfort for all
participants.
The programs offered include:
• Water Babies
• Learn to Swim
• Stroke Improvement and Refinement
• Surfing, Ocean and Carnival preparation
• Mobile Swimming Lessons
• Adult/Teen Swimming Lessons
• Intensive Holiday Programs
• Cool Backyard Pool Parties & Special
Events
• School Swimming Program
P.O.Box 160, Collaroy NSW 2097
Tel: (02) 9977 6977
Manly Swim School does not only teach
children with low confidence and skill levels.
Qualified instructors also facilitate lessons for
students at an advanced level and can teach
a range of surf lifesaving techniques. Manly
Swim School also offers a course in water
games, with instructors playing a range of fun,
safe activities in the water to build aptitude,
confidence and ability.
All instructors are Austswim qualified with
extensive competitive and swim coaching
experience. Our instructors have taught a
diverse range of classes ranging from babies
right through to elite athletes, and have a
thorough understanding of all aspects of
stroke mechanics.
We encourage children to learn through play
and aim to leave them wanting more! We also
specialise in facilitating safe and nurtured
environments for the instruction of nervous
children, teens and adults. Manly Swim School
endeavours to run classes at convenient times,
especially if accommodating families with
varied age and ability of children.
Swimming makes a whole range of sports
such as surfing, kayaking or water polo
accessible. Manly Swim School courses
could even be the first step into competitive
swimming for those with Olympic gold medals
in mind!
Manly Swim School teaches at the same
beaches as Manly Surf School, utilising the
rock pools. Bookings can be made on a term
basis or as a one off.
How To Book:
For bookings and enquiries please email
bookings@manlysurfschool.com or
phone (02) 9977 6977.
Get in early as spots are filling up quickly!
Fax: (02) 9976 5722
North Steyne - Surf Life Saving Club, Manly Beach
www.manlysurfschool.com
bookings@manlysurfschool.com
Programs Offered by Manly Swim School
Water Babies
Most babies love water, sometimes as
much as their parents. This is the optimal
combination in any program for very happy
babies. Our program does not just splash
and play, we teach YOU how to teach
your baby to swim, bond, to have fun and
exercise.
Manly Swim Schools Learn to Swim lessons
are limited to four students per class at
beginner levels. We use teaching equipment
to keep everyone working together.
Classes begin with a review, move into the
introduction of new skills, and conclude with
swimming games for the last five minutes as
a reward for hard work and improvement.
Designed for children 6 months to 5 years of
age, the program builds swimming readiness
by emphasizing fun in the water. Parents/
caregivers and children participate in several
guided practice sessions that help children
learn elementary skills, including water entry,
bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating,
and underwater exploration. Once children
can perform basic skills without parental
assistance, they may begin Learn to Swim.
One parent/caregiver per child is required.
We recommend attending lessons once or
twice per week until the child is swimming
proficiently. Our Learn to Swim lessons run
throughout the day and evening.
Lessons are 30 minutes in length.
Learn to Swim
This program teaches the fundamentals
of aquatic skills and stroke development.
Participants learn moving in the water while
wearing a lifejacket, recognizing a swimmer
in distress and getting help, submerging
their entire head, bobbing in the water, front
and back glide, jellyfish float, treading water
using arm and leg motions, and swimming
using combined stroke on front and back.
As your child develops they may also learn
reaching assist, kneeling or standing dive
(shallow dive progression), submerging
and retrieving an object, rotary breathing
in horizontal position, front and back glide,
survival float, back float, front and back
crawl, butterfly-kick and body motion. This
program best suits school age children
(5 and up).
P.O.Box 160, Collaroy NSW 2097
Tel: (02) 9977 6977
Some children benefit most from 1-group
and 1-private class per week. This gives
them the attention they need to work on
more difficult skills.
Stroke Improvement and Refinement
These lessons build on fundamental skills
by providing additional guided practice
while further developing confidence and
coordination in all strokes. Participants learn
safe diving rules, throwing assist, dive from
stride position or shallow dive, feet-first
surface dive, survival float, back float, front
and back crawl, elementary backstroke,
breaststroke, and butterfly. As the student
progresses some of the other skills they may
learn includes survival swimming, performing
rescue breathing, standing dive (diving
progression), tuck surface dive and pike
surface dive, open turns on front and back,
front flip turn and backstroke flip turn, front
and back crawl, elementary backstroke,
butterfly, breaststroke and sidestroke.
Fax: (02) 9976 5722
North Steyne - Surf Life Saving Club, Manly Beach
www.manlysurfschool.com
bookings@manlysurfschool.com
Manly Swim School’s Stroke improvement
and Refinement lessons are limited to six
students. Participants are usually over the
age of 6 years. Lessons go for 30 mins.
Surfing, Ocean and Carnival Preparation
The purpose of this program is to refine
the strokes so students swim with ease,
efficiency, power and smoothness over
greater distances. The program is a
combination of pool swimming and surfing,
alternating between the two each week.
Swimmers in this course are developing
strength and fitness to compete in carnivals.
There is a strong empathises on swimming
as a skill to be used in other sports. Lessons
go for an hour and this is open to swimmers
going into Primary school.
Mobile Swimming Lessons
Children and Adults
Do you have a pool at home? Manly Swim
School provides swimming lessons for
children and adults in the familiar and
convenient environment of your own
swimming pool. The swimming lessons
are aimed at all ages and abilities and each
lesson is tailored to the swimmers individual
needs with a strong focus on water safety.
Private lessons can be the most efficient
way to learn to swim for any age, but they
are especially recommended for the fearful
child. Individual attention allows instructors
to focus on skills needed at the pace
dictated by the needs of each client.
Manly Swim School mobile lessons take
place over four 30-minute classes with a
trained instructor. There can be up to four
participants from the same family (or friends)
enrolled in one lesson for the same price and
time.
P.O.Box 160, Collaroy NSW 2097
Tel: (02) 9977 6977
Mobile lessons are:
• Ideal for busy young families needing
swimming lessons for littlies.
• Perfect for those requiring individual
attention.
• Great for adults wanting privacy while
needing to learn how to swim.
• Ideal for multi cultural families who need
water safety skills.
Save petrol, save time and relax, let our fully
qualified swimming instructor come to you!
Group Adult/Teen Swimming Lessons
These lessons are designed especially for
beginning adults who may wish to overcome
their fear of the water, or those adults who
want to improve swimming technique and
ability. The focus is on addressing the
participant’s individual needs and on the
fundamentals of all the basic strokes.
These classes will provide an understanding
of the basic skills required for swimming
such as floating, kicking and breathing and
will enable to swimmers to swim at least half
a lap of proficient freestyle and backstroke.
Whether you are having lessons for the first
time, looking to improve your strokes, learn
new strokes or swim for fitness, we have
the classes for you! Adult classes run for 45
minutes.
Cool Backyard Pool Parties & Special Events
Nobody does them better than us! Safely
controlled and stress free for parents. A
pool party is unforgettable fun for you, your
children and their friends. Weak swimmers
can still take part in all the pool activities,
with all swimming equipment supplied and
coordinated by our party pal. Manly Swim
School relieves parents of the responsibility
of organisation while ensuring a great time is
had by all participants.
Fax: (02) 9976 5722
North Steyne - Surf Life Saving Club, Manly Beach
www.manlysurfschool.com
bookings@manlysurfschool.com
A few of the games played include, ‘Feed
the Fish’, ‘Splash Maker’, ‘Bombs Away’,
‘Jet Boats’ and ‘Pool Party’! Children are
encouraged to make as much noise as they
like during the party and also get free time
at the end of the party to play any of the
games which they thought were the best,
or simply have free play with the toys. Don’t
let this special day slip past without having
a fantastic pool party. Give Manly Swim
School a call – only $85 for one hour.
School Swimming Program
The School Swimming Program is an
intensive learn to swim program which
develops water confidence and provides
students with basic skills in water safety and
survival. With such a wide range of levels
found in school swimming programs, each
level has been designed to offer each child
the skills and techniques required to suit
their individual needs.
Small classes conducted by a professional,
experienced swimming instructor provides
each child with the opportunity to grow and
learn in an enjoyable environment, at their
own pace.
Their progress is continually monitored
throughout their time with us and each child
receives a certificate at the completion of
their lessons outlining the skills they have
learnt while with us.
Manly Swim Schools Swimming Program
endeavours to compliment the NSW
School Curriculum meeting many of the
requirements of the PD/H/PE syllabus. Our
Professional Schools Program doesn’t stop
there. We have also designed a number of
alternative programs that have something for
everybody. A combined surfing and water
safety program with Manly Surf School and
P.O.Box 160, Collaroy NSW 2097
Tel: (02) 9977 6977
a course designed to help kids prepare for
their school swimming carnival are just some
of the other programs we run in our schools
program.
Lessons are conducted for 50 minutes each
day over a one or two week period and
provide school students with a cost effective
opportunity to develop their swimming and
water safety skills. Term bookings can also
be made.
Discounts are available during terms 2
and 3 when the beach is cooler but less
congested.
Holiday Programs
The Holiday Program is an ideal way of fasttracking your child’s swimming progress,
particularly if they have taken time off
swimming or have remained at the same
swimming level for a long period of time.
The Holiday Program is also beneficial for
older swimmers who wish to maintain their
training throughout the holiday period.
The Holiday Intensive Swimming Programs
are generally conducted in the morning
during the school holidays. Throughout
the program your child will participate in
a lesson of either half an hour or forty-five
minutes (depending on the level). Each child
will be placed in a class with children of
similar ability. Classes will follow a similar
program as our normal term lessons. Each
class will have a maximum number of
children according to the swimming level. A
teacher will be allocated to your child’s class
for the entire program.
These programs have become very popular
in recent years and are a wonderful way of
further developing a child’s swimming ability
and provide a healthy structured activity for
them during the school holidays.
Fax: (02) 9976 5722
North Steyne - Surf Life Saving Club, Manly Beach