West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre

Our average student to instructor ratio is 5 to 1.

Adult beginner
• Safe entry and exit and water familiarisation
• Total submersion
• Independent floating and recovery
• Gliding - front and back
• Kicking - front and back
• Rotation - front and back

Adult intermediate
• Freestyle one length
• Backstroke one length
• Breaststroke kick - front and back
• Side gliding/floating
• Dolphin dives
• Deep water confidence

Adult advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke one length
• Forward rolls
• Treading water
• Distance swim - 10 mins

Our child to instructor ratio is 8-10 to 1.

The child's parent or caregiver must be in the pool during the class.

Babies
• Confidence
• Enjoyment
• Water awareness
• Introduction to cues
• Setting a routine
• Identifying class structure

Our child to instructor ratio is 3 to 1.

Preschool beginner
• Safe entries and exits
• Water familiarisation
• Independent floating - front
• Independent floating - back
• Total submersion
• Bounce to breathe

Preschool Intermediate
• Intermediate gliding - front
• Intermediate kicking - front
• Supported freestyle
• Independent gliding - back
• Independent kicking - back
• Independent u-turn

Preschool Advanced
• Freestyle - no breathing
• Supported Backstroke
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical
• Slide gliding
• Safety sequence

Preschool Breather
• Freestyle - bilateral breathing
• Independent backstroke 
• Survival backstroke
• Breaststroke kick - front
• Dolphin kick
• Duck dives

Talk directly to the Learn to Swim team if you are interested in taking private swimming lessons.

Private lessons are based on timetable and instructor availability only.

Our average child to instructor ratio is 5 or 6 to 1.

School age beginner
• Safe entries and exits
• Water familiarisation
• Independent front float and recovery
• Independent back float and recovery
• Total submersion
• Independent u-turn

School age intermediate
• Gliding - front and back
• Kicking - front
• Kicking - back
• Freestyle - no breathing
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Deep water confidence

School age advanced
• Backstroke
• Backstroke kick - front
• Dolphin kick
• Gliding - side
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical
• Independent safety sequence

School age breather
• Freestyle - bilateral breathing
• Backstroke arms
• Survival backstroke
• Forward rolls
• Drop down push off into freestyle
• Drop down push off into backstroke

School age breather intermediate
• Freestyle one length
• Backstroke one length
• Breaststroke half length
• Butterfly - three cycles with rhythm
• Safe diving
• Sculling - on back feet first

School age breather advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke one length
• Butterfly six cycles with breathing
• Tumble turns
• Treading water

Our average student to instructor ratio is 7 to 1.

Stroke
• Freestyle and backstroke - four lengths
• Breaststroke two lengths
• Butterfly one length
• Breaststroke pull-outs
• Touch turns
• Sidestoke

Stroke intermediate
• Freestyle eight lengths
• Backstroke eight lengths
• Breaststroke four lengths
• Individual Medley (IM) four lengths
• Race starts
• Distance swim - ten minutes

Stroke advanced
• Freestyle <2:00 mins
• Backstroke <2:00 mins
• Breaststroke
• Individual Medley (IM) race turns
• Freestyle 800m
• Austswim aquatic sequence

Squad
Some of our Learn to Swim schools offer a squad beyond Stroke for children who want to continue swimming to keep their fitness up, independently of a swimming club. Please talk to your Learn to Swim team.

Our child to instructor ratio is 8-10 to 1.

The child's parent or caregiver must be in the pool during the class.

Toddler Beginner
• Supported safe entry
• Supported safe exit
• Introduction to floating
• Responding to cues
• Submersion
• Monkey Walking

Toddler Intermediate
• Independent safe entry
• Independent safe exit
• Supported floating
• Supported propulsion
• Supported horizontal rotation
• Supported u-turn

Toddler Advanced
• Independent doggy paddle
• Bounce to breathe
• Independent floating
• Push, glide to wall and safe exit
• Independent horizontal rotation
• Independent u-turn

Youth classes are designed for older children who haven’t been learning for long, or who would benefit from extra development before they progress to adult classes.

Our average student to instructor ratio is 5 to 1.

Youth beginner
• Safe entry and exit and water familiarisation
• Independent floating and recovery
• Glide - front and back
• Kick - front and back
• Freestyle - no breathing
• Rotation - horizontal and vertical

Youth Intermediate
• Freestyle bilateral breathing
• Backstroke
• Dolphin kick
• Drop down push off - front and back
• Breaststroke kick - back
• Survival sequence

Youth advanced
• Freestyle two lengths
• Backstroke two lengths
• Breaststroke half length
• Butterfly six cycles
• Tumble turns
• Treading water

Build POWER in this workout! This high intensity interval training class uses equipment in timed intervals to combine and improve your strength and speed.

Bring the party into the water with Aqua Zumba! There are three levels of intensity – low, medium and high – to choose from.

High-Intensity Training.

Bring your workout up close and personal! BoxFit combines circuit training, kicking, power and agility to give you a dynamic cardio experience like no other. Wraps must be worn. Workouts with emphasis on improving boxing technique and boxing style training (High Intensity Training). Pads will be supplied to members and also gloves will be available to borrow if you don’t own any. Bringing your own gloves is advised and boxing wraps are a requirement for protection and hygiene reasons.

Rip yourself a new, fitter body! This barbell programme is designed for people of all ages and caters to all fitness levels. Rip features both traditional and non-traditional athletic movements.

Tabata Energy interval training gives you short bursts of explosive moves followed by a short recovery. The first half of Tabata Energy is designed to give you a cardiovascular workout and the second half works on strength. All put to up beat tunes that will keep you moving.

Yoga your mind and yoga your body. This workout can range from gentle and slow-moving to dynamic, but it always tones, shapes and centres the mind without impact or stress.

A dance sensation! This high-energy class combines Latin rhythm with easy-to-follow moves to deliver a one-of-a-kind fitness programme. With dancing like this, you won’t even realise you’re working out!

Rise to the challenge of STRONG. This high intensity body-weight training class is synchronized to musid designed to get you to dig deep and work hard for
your workout. Come prepared to work and sweat to the beat

An energetic class with a mix of exercises; weights for power and strength, cardio for increased fitness and core and balance for improved stability.

Punching and kicking is the name of the class.

Single movement exercises are taught and then repeated in combinations. EnergyWARRIOR is a cardio-based class - explosive, fast, and fun. Built around interval music giving you 20 seconds of explosive work followed by a 10 second break.

This class will burn calories, increase your fitness fast and improve coordination.

This class is based around and on the step.

Working with intervals of 20 seconds of high step action and a 10 second break. The class has been designed to take you through a multi-peak cardio workout.

Using stages ENERGY STEP UP offers a range of levels to work at making it a great workout for all fitness types ensuring everyone can achieve their personal best.

Bring your energy to this workout! This high intensity interval training class is designed with timed intervals to blast your muscles, burn calories and increase your cardio output.

Ideal for those with arthritis or recovering from an injury, hydrotherapy uses a heated hydrotherapy pool to help minimise your body’s aches and pains – you’ll be back up and running in no time. The water supports your weight allowing you to exercise at full range

Enter your name and phone number at reception to participate in a class.

*Please note; pregnant women and those with cardiac conditions or abnormally high or low blood pressure must consult their health professional before attending hydrotherapy.

Enjoy a low-intensity workout designed to increase strength and mobility while being gentle on the joints. AquaLITE is an equipment class that is ideal for all levels and abilities, including those recovering from injury. 

Held in the shallow end or deep end of the pool.

A step up from HydroFUNCTION, this class helps ease those joints into exercise while working at a slightly faster pace. The water supports your weight allowing you to exercise at full range.

Enter your name and phone number at reception to participate in a class.

*Please note; pregnant women and those with cardiac conditions or abnormally high or low blood pressure must consult their health professional before attending hydrotherapy.

A high-intensity lower body workout that perfectly blends traditional step aerobic with energetic Zumba routines.

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Jump your way to fitness! Jumping® Fitness is a combination of fast and slow jumps, sprints and balancing movements on specially developed Jumping® trampolines. It's low impact yet powerful and dynamic - a perfect cardio workout.

An action-packed gymnastics session for all children aged 5-9 years. In a non-competitive and educational environment, your child can enjoy learning and perfecting their gymnastics skills with our experienced instructor.

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One of two unique programmes for our community (see also Sensory Integration) with the opportunity to build fine motor skills and explore our senses. Both sessions are instructor led and focus on different aspects of active movement.

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Build POWER in this workout! This high intensity interval training class uses equipment in timed intervals to combine and improve your strength and speed.

Bring the party into the water with Aqua Zumba! There are three levels of intensity – low, medium and high – to choose from.

An introduction to gymnastics for little ones aged 18 months to 2 years. A fun 45minute session of non-structured gymnastic activities together with a parent or caregiver.

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We offer two unique programmes for our community (see also Active Movement) with the opportunity to build fine motor skills and explore our senses. Both sessions are instructor led and focus on different aspects of active movement.

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Our average student to instructor ratio is 7 to 1.

Stroke
• Freestyle and backstroke - four lengths
• Breaststroke two lengths
• Butterfly one length
• Breaststroke pull-outs
• Touch turns
• Sidestoke

Stroke intermediate
• Freestyle eight lengths
• Backstroke eight lengths
• Breaststroke four lengths
• Individual Medley (IM) four lengths
• Race starts
• Distance swim - ten minutes

Stroke advanced
• Freestyle <2:00 mins
• Backstroke <2:00 mins
• Breaststroke
• Individual Medley (IM) race turns
• Freestyle 800m
• Austswim aquatic sequence

Squad
Some of our Learn to Swim schools offer a squad beyond Stroke for children who want to continue swimming to keep their fitness up, independently of a swimming club. Please talk to your Learn to Swim team.

Are you looking to improve your swimming technique or water fitness? Training for a triathlon, Ironman, swim series or Masters? The fun, friendly environment of the Swim squad is the perfect place to do so! Take some time out of your day and work on achieving your goals with us.

Please note you must be able to swim 100m Freestyle comfortably.

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A fun and exciting session for 3-4 year olds! A semi-structured session led by a trained instructor to ensure your child is moving actively and regularly.

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The Twin Streams programme is a training platform for youth wishing to perform competitively in swimming and swimming-based sports.

The competition/technique sessions focus on:

• refining technique for all four strokes
• starts and turns
• speed and power improvements.

The fitness/endurance sessions focus on:

• freestyle/backstroke primarily
• overall swimming endurance and fitness.

Entry Requirements

Competition/Technique Sessions:
The requirements below must be completed to a sufficient standard before a swimmer can enrol:
• 100m Freestyle in two minutes or less
• 100m Backstroke in two minutes or less
• 100m IM with turns
• 400m Freestyle

Fitness/Endurance Sessions:
The requirements below must be completed to a sufficient standard before a swimmer can enrol:
• 200m Freestyle
• 200m Backstroke
• 100m IM

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Yoga your mind and yoga your body. This workout can range from gentle and slow-moving to dynamic, but it always tones, shapes and centres the mind without impact or stress.

A dance sensation! This high-energy class combines Latin rhythm with easy-to-follow moves to deliver a one-of-a-kind fitness programme. With dancing like this, you won’t even realise you’re working out!

An energetic class with a mix of exercises; weights for power and strength, cardio for increased fitness and core and balance for improved stability.

Bring your energy to this workout! This high intensity interval training class is designed with timed intervals to blast your muscles, burn calories and increase your cardio output.

An awesome class for 9-13 year olds to learn the fundamentals of boxing, movement and exercise!

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Ideal for those with arthritis or recovering from an injury, hydrotherapy uses a heated hydrotherapy pool to help minimise your body’s aches and pains – you’ll be back up and running in no time. The water supports your weight allowing you to exercise at full range

Enter your name and phone number at reception to participate in a class.

*Please note; pregnant women and those with cardiac conditions or abnormally high or low blood pressure must consult their health professional before attending hydrotherapy.

Hip Hop Dance Lessons with the amazing Notorious Dance Crew! Fundamentals and basics of dance for all levels. School age class for kids aged 5-12 years, or Young youth class is designed for 13-16 year olds.

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Enjoy a low-intensity workout designed to increase strength and mobility while being gentle on the joints. AquaLITE is an equipment class that is ideal for all levels and abilities, including those recovering from injury. 

Held in the shallow end or deep end of the pool.

A step up from HydroFUNCTION, this class helps ease those joints into exercise while working at a slightly faster pace. The water supports your weight allowing you to exercise at full range.

Enter your name and phone number at reception to participate in a class.

*Please note; pregnant women and those with cardiac conditions or abnormally high or low blood pressure must consult their health professional before attending hydrotherapy.

Get a good cardio workout and ride through hills, flats, and mountain peaks. 

A high-intensity lower body workout that perfectly blends traditional step aerobic with energetic Zumba routines.

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Jump your way to fitness! Jumping® Fitness is a combination of fast and slow jumps, sprints and balancing movements on specially developed Jumping® trampolines. It's low impact yet powerful and dynamic - a perfect cardio workout.