SwimSteps Learn to Swim Program
Designed for children aged 3.5 years and over, our SwimSteps program helps children become confident, capable and independent swimmers.
Our progressive children’s swimming lessons combine water confidence, essential safety skills and strong swimming foundations. Children learn alongside swimmers at a similar ability level and progress through clearly defined SwimSteps benchmarks at their own pace.
Small classes. Personalised learning.
SwimSteps lessons are:
- 30 minutes long
- Capped at four children per teacher
- Taught without a parent in the pool
- Led by experienced and qualified swimming teachers
Our small classes allow teachers to provide individual attention while children enjoy learning with their peers.
Confidence and safety in the water
Before children can become capable swimmers, they need to feel comfortable and confident in the water.
Swimmers learn to be comfortable on both their front and back and practise our important swim–float–swim sequence. These skills help children build a strong foundation for swimming and become safer in and around the water.
Celebrating every achievement
Our Service Coordinators continually assess each swimmer to ensure they are learning at the right level.
When children achieve their SwimSteps benchmarks, we celebrate their progress with a graduation certificate presented after class in front of their family and fellow swimmers. Because every swimming milestone deserves its moment! 🎉
Parents can also follow their child’s progress through our convenient online portal and app.
Children’s swimming lessons in Brisbane
SwimSteps lessons are available at our Cannon Hill and Morningside swimming pools. Our team can help you find the right level and a class time that suits your family.
Not sure which level is right for your child?
swimsteps program levels
In this transitional class Frogs (for children aged 3 years and 3 months to 3 years and 5 months) will continue to explore what they have achieved previously and combining trust, confidence and reassurance to swim solo with their teacher. They will challenge their core strength and buoyancy to begin to strengthen position and floatation and introducing new ways to move through the water. It is a celebration of completing the Transitional level and graduating up to the next Hampton program - SwimSteps!
Platypus is the level for children aged between 3 and 5 years who are happy and excited to be in the water and start lessons, but who still need to learn how to swim independently. Our experienced teachers will guide your child, focusing on breath control, balance, submersions, floating and paddling. We are using our unique games-based boat system to assist with body position and floatation, while increasing confidence with correct body position for independent swimming.
Fostering confidence to be independent in the water, our Piranha's for children 3 years and up work on extending their floatation and body position, whilst arm and kicking actions are introduced. 
"Hampton's offers a very well-planned program that transitions children through each learning phase of swimming appropriate to their age. Each of the stages link together with gentle progressions ensuring swimmers are progressing but not overwhelmed. I feel like my kids are learning such important skills and that they could help themselves if they ever fell into a body of water."
"I love the staff, swimming teachers and support team. My children love sticker week and moving up to new levels and I am thrilled with their new skills and how far they've both come in the pool. Hampton Swim School has quality programs and are ever evolving with things like the new online portal."
"HSS has given our boy the ability to believe in himself - he achieved every couple of weeks, slow and steady! Pushing somebody that isn't ready will never work - but quality coaching will make anybody feel ready ?."
"The classes teach pool safety in a fun and engaging way. We've been very impressed with the program. The constant progression and sticker week are also loved by our boys."
"I like the convenience of managing my children's enrolment online. I also like the prompt replies to my emails from staff."
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