3 Months to 3.5 Years

Monday to Friday 9:30am-1:30pm
Saturday 8:30am-1pm
Sunday 8:30am-1:30pm and 2pm-6pm 

Baby Play

3 - 6 months 

Gentle swimming session with lots of playing, songs and games. Creating positive first water experiences for little babies, and a fun social hang out time for caregivers (Baby Play classes do not run on weekends). 

Baby Bubbles

6 - 18 months

Baby Bubbles is a more structured programme of baby lessons. These lessons provide a progressive introduction to the water where the skills taught are based on the age, confidence and experience of babies.

Swimming Stars

1 1⁄2 - 3 1⁄2 years

Swimming Stars is a structured programme which teaches children the fundamental skills of learning to swim and to be safe in the water.

*Children in our Swimming Stars level are in parent/child classes until they are able to touch the bottom of the pool.*

Our Swimming Lessons

Children have one lesson a week and are booked in for a course of 10 lessons during a school term. Each lesson runs for 25 minutes, with a 5 minute play time between lessons to ease the transition in and out of the water. We also run weeklong School Holiday Booster Courses.

Weekday lessons during school hours are for children 3 months to 5 years and after school lessons are for children over 4 years old. Weekend lessons are available for all ages (except Baby Play 3-6 months). Please check the appropriate age group below, for information regarding swimming levels, lesson times and prices.

The lessons are designed to match the requirements of your child's swimming ability and we only teach one lesson in the pool at a time to improve learning. All children receive either a progress tracker booklet or certificate which keeps a record of their progress related to the Dolphinz swimming levels.

We provide a free swimming assessment, if required, to ensure we place your child in the correct lesson. We welcome enquiries to discuss lessons and times that will suit you and your child. Our lesson timetable is flexible and changes each term as required.

Key Dates

Term 1 Began 28th January 2025

Closed Waitangi Day 6th February

Term 1 Ends Friday 11th April

Holiday Booster Course 21st to the 25th April