PRE-SCHOOL · AGES 3–4
Little ducklings.
Big first moments.
Meet Ducklings: a playful introduction to swimming, where little steps build water confidence.
MEET DUCKLINGS
Learning that feels
like play.
Our pre-school lessons use structured play to introduce swimming skills and pool safety. A friendly duck character accompanies this first chapter.
Feel at home
Pool games, splashes and getting comfortable with water on their face.
Find their float
Practise floating, kicking and paddling on their front and back.
Learn to be safe
Build safe entry and exit skills, and learn simple poolside rules.
THE DUCKLINGS PATHWAY
Every little achievement counts.
These are the skills they’ll work towards through playful practice. They do not need to do them before joining.
Explore all Ducklings outcomes
- Make a supervised, safe entry without adult support.
- Understand basic pool safety rules, such as no running on poolside.
- Exit the water safely with no adult support.
- Demonstrate a push and glide with aids.
- Demonstrate a push and glide without aids.
- Make a safe feet-first entry and paddle back to the side of the pool.
- Wet the head without submersion.
- Submerge the face with confidence.
- Blow an object for 3 metres with the mouth and nose underwater.
- Demonstrate monkey crawl.
- Participate in pool games.
- Float on the front without adult support.
- Kick 3 metres on front with a noodle.
- Kick 3 metres on front with 2 floats.
- Kick 3 metres on front with a float.
- Demonstrate front paddle for 3 metres.
- Float on the back without adult support.
- Kick 3 metres on back with a noodle.
- Kick 3 metres on back with 2 floats.
- Kick 3 metres on back with a float.
- Demonstrate back paddle for 3 metres.
Premium groups have a maximum of 3 swimmers per class at selected pools. Ask our team about age and stage availability.
CATCH-UP LESSONS · ALL VENUES
Miss a lesson? Catch up.
Mark your swimmer absent in the parent portal, then use a catch-up credit to book another lesson. Subject to space and booking rules.
Up to 5 catch-up creditsper swimmer, per year
How catch-ups workLET’S GET STARTED
Ready for your next splash?
Find a pool, choose a lesson and take the next step.