Uniswim provides a first class start to your child's long term enjoyment of swimming.

• Learn to swim
• Term dates
• Holiday block program
• Transition from lessons to squads
• Assessments
• Teaching staff 

Learn to swim

UWA Uniswim offers learn to swim lessons for children of all swimming levels. Initially, emphasis is placed on developing confidence in the water but as your child progresses they will learn freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and dive starts.

Lessons are 30 minutes in length and are held during the school terms.

Children must be four years of age or older.

Lesson times

• Monday to Friday 3:30pm - 6:00pm
• Saturday 9:00am - 12:00 pm

Cost

• $20 per half hour lesson.
• Payment must be made in full at the time of booking.

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Term dates

Please note that there is NO swimming on public holidays.

2011

• Term 4, 2011 (9 weeks): Monday 17th October to Saturday 17th December

2012

• Term 1, 2012 (9 weeks): Monday 6th February to Thursday 5th April
• Term 2, 2012 (10 weeks): Monday 30th April to Saturday 7th July
• Term 3, 2012 (10 weeks): Monday 23rd July to Saturday 29th September*
• Term 4, 2012 (9 weeks): Monday 15th October to Saturday 15th December* 

*Subject to change

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Holiday block program

Uniswim's holiday block program runs during the January school holidays.

Preference of times is given to children currently enrolled at Uniswim.

Cost

• $20 per half hour lesson.
• Payment must be made in full when enrolling your child.

Dates

• Block 1, 2012 (4 days) - Tuesday 3rd January to Friday 6th January
• Block 2, 2012 (5 days) - Monday 9th January to Friday 13th January
• Block 3, 2012 (5 days) - Monday 16th January to Friday 20th January
• Block 4, 2012 (4 days) - Monday 23rd January to Friday 27th January  

*Subject to change

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Transition from lessons to squads

Once children have mastered freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, and can comfortably swim 25 metres of each stroke with correct technique, they are eligible for UWA Uniswim's Squad Program.

Children begin in the "Tadpole" squad - an extension of the lessons that they attend once a week for 45 minutes. As technique, speed and endurance improve, the children progress through the subsequent squad levels of sub-junior, junior, intermediate, teenage fitness, and national development squads.

The squad program is extensive, with training offered for children of all ages and abilities.

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Assessments

Assessments are provided for all children who are new to the program, or for those who haven't swum for some time. Assessments can be organised at the office, and are free of charge.

Call (+61 8) 6488 2277 to arrange an assessment.

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Teaching staff

All UWA Uniswim teachers hold a current Austswim and bronze medallion/resuscitation certificates. They follow the same teaching principles and methods, and wherever possible, changes are kept to a minimum.

Changes to teaching staff are sometimes unavoidable due to a child's progress, teacher sickness, or changes to teachers' timetables/exams.

During the winter months, some classes may need to be combined due to the lower number of enrolled swimmers.

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