Intensive School Holiday Swimming Programmes
At Swim 2 U®, our intensive school holiday swimming programme offers a focused and energising way for swimmers to boost their skills in a short time. As children attend lessons each day, they stay engaged, build confidence, and strengthen their abilities with consistent practice. Because our programme brings structured learning into your own heated home or apartment pool, swimmers feel relaxed from the start, and they progress naturally in a familiar environment. With clear guidance, purposeful repetition, and daily encouragement, every swimmer experiences steady improvement, whether they are beginning their journey or working to refine existing skills. And with our supportive instructors leading each session, your child enjoys meaningful progress, growing confidence, and a safe, positive swimming experience throughout the week.
School Holiday Swimming
(All Levels – 6 Months to Adult)
Our Intensive Swim and Survive Programme offers daily lessons for all ages and levels, from Little Wonders at six months through to preschool, school-age, advanced swimmers, and adults. Because we follow the Life Saving Victoria Swim and Survive pathway, every swimmer develops strong foundations, safer habits, and growing confidence in the water. Daily practice strengthens skills quickly, while each session adjusts to individual needs, so young swimmers receive parent-and-child support, older swimmers build technique and endurance, and adults gain personalised guidance. This inclusive approach creates steady progress, improved confidence, and a safe, positive learning experience for everyone.
Let’s Learn Together!
- Daily lessons during Easter, Winter, Spring, & Summer holidays
- Easter & Winter programmes for indoor pools only.
- All levels catered for from 6 months to adult.
- Water familiarisation, stroke development, and survival skills.
Parent and child options for early levels - Swim and Survive pathway from Little Wonders to advanced.
Ready to Book?
Step 1
Choose the service, date & available time.
Step 2
Complete the booking form & read the Terms and Conditions.
Step 3
Proceed to checkout, await confirmation email.
Spring School Holidays
PRIVATE POOLS ONLY — We do not teach at public swimming pools or aquatic centres.
Waitlist For Summer
Our services are extremely popular over the summer months.
If you would like to be on our waitlist, fill out the form below, and we will contact you as soon as a suitable place becomes available.
Week 1 Monday 04 January – Friday 08 January
Week 2 Monday 11 January – Friday 15 January
Week 3 Monday 18 January – Friday 22 January
Terms & Conditions
- Have swimmers ready 10 minutes before their lesson so we can start on time. Any delay will reduce actual swim time.
- Ensure swimmers wear appropriate swimwear and swim nappies if necessary.
- All non-swimming children must remain supervised by an adult at all times and must stay out of the pool during lessons.
Swimming Pools
- Check your home swimming pool meets the safety requirements of Life Saving Victoria, and your local council and State Government.
- Home and apartment pools must be heated to a suitable temperature — at least 30°C for all non-school-age children. If we arrive and the pool is too cold and the lesson cannot start or must end early, that lesson will count as a cancellation. No refund and no catch-up lesson will be offered.
- If we arrive and discover that the pool is misbalanced, green, murky or otherwise unsafe to swim in, we will immediately classify the lesson as a cancellation. In that case, you will not receive a refund or a catch-up lesson.
- We do not teach in outdoor pools during Autumn or Winter, only over the Summer months.
For Outdoor Pools Over The Summer Months.
- We continue with swimming lessons in wet or overcast weather. However, if thunderstorms or heavy rain occur, we will either reschedule the lesson to another date or extend future lessons. In both cases, this depends on teacher availability.
- Always apply sunblock and ensure children have suitable sun protection.
Apartments
- If you live in an apartment, please discuss the emergency evacuation procedures with your teacher before lessons begin.
- Our teachers must have access to onsite parking (visitor parking) in apartments. We will not attend properties without parking facilities.
- Clients will be charged back for any parking fees incurred by teachers.
- Swimming lessons will be provided at apartment buildings on the understanding that permission has been sought from Management by the client. Cancellation fees will apply if lessons are cancelled due to a lack of permission.
- Swim 2 u is not responsible for any apartment swimming pool, pool operations, or pool closures.
Covid-19
- If your child is unwell, do not bring them to their lesson. Test for Covid-19, and follow the current guidelines that are in place by the DHHS, moreover, you will need to provide Swim 2 u with a negative test result to resume lessons.
- We only provide services to families where all household adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination certificates are required for verification.
Additionally, please see our Terms and Conditions Page, Privacy Policy, or Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Payment & Cancellations
- Lessons run during the school term (usually 10 weeks), then a break for the school holidays.
- Our Intensive swim courses will operate during the school holidays and consist of daily lessons.
Bookings
- Online bookings are of provisional status, a staff member will confirm your booking (via email) within 24 hours.
- In the event that we are unable to honour your booking (due to driving distances), an alternate time or refund will be offered. Please feel free to contact us prior to booking online.
- If a booking is made online that is outside of our service area, the booking will be cancelled and refunded minus a $10 administration fee, please contact us prior to booking to check that we service your area.
- Additionally, bookings can be made via email. Once the booking form is completed and returned, we will email over a confirmation invoice for payment.
Payments
- Payment is due online at the booking stage. When booking via email invoices are to be paid immediately, in full, to secure your booking.
- Date and times are not held, full payment secures your booking. Dates and times will be offered to other clients if the invoice is not paid within 24 hours. Therefore, all bookings are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Cancellations
- Always provide as much notice as possible when cancelling a lesson.
- Lessons that are cancelled by the client for any reason are forfeited, and no catch-up lesson or refund will be offered.
- Swim 2 u is not responsible for any pool closures and our cancellation policy will apply.
Covid-19
- During State Government Covid-19 lockdowns, catch-up lessons will be offered if lessons are missed.
Should we feel that our service is not appropriate, we reserve the right to cancel swimming lessons and bookings
A $10 administration fee will be charged if any refunds are made.
