Millennium Swim School

 

Be the Best You Can Be!
The Millennium Swim School has learn to swim classes to suit everyone from babies to adults. Our qualified instructors teach swimming skills and place importance on water safety in a safe and friendly environment.

 

Class sizes are kept small to ensure every swimmer receives individual attention.

Millennium Swim School Goals

 

  • Developing aquatic skills through movement

  • Promoting positive fun attitudes towards water environments

  • Developing skills and attitudes that enhance water confidence and promote water safety, in partnership with Water Safety New Zealand

 

Why You Should Choose Millennium Swim School

 

  • We are focused on helping your child swim to the best of their ability

  • We are positive and friendly, and aim to preserve the enjoyment of swimming

  • We have a large facility with two newly-upgraded pools and plenty of pool-side seating

  • All our teachers have undergone a minimum of 20 hours training, as well as certification in First Aid and Swim Teaching. Ongoing training is also compulsory

  • Onsite Speedo aquatic shop for all your swimming needs year round

 

Class Levels

 

  

 Waterbabies & Toddlers

 Pre-School

 Learn-to-Swim (Small Pool) 

Age

6 months-3 years

3-5 years

5-8 years

 

Skills

Enjoyment of the water through songs, games and encouragement

Basic skills: dog paddling, floating, freestyle, backstroke

Development of confidence, strength and skills: focus on freestyle and backstroke

Cost

$9.50/lesson

$10.50/lesson

$11.50/lesson

 

 

 

 Learn-to-Swim (Main Pool) 

 Squad

 Teenage Classes

 

Age

5-9 years

8-15 years

13-17 years

Ability

Technique Improvement: all strokes, starts and turns

 

Advanced Techniques. Also squads that cater for those wishing to keep fit, or practice skills needed for waterpolo, surf lifesaving, and triathlons

For teen beginners who wish to gain confidence and swimming ability in a class of similarly aged participants

Cost

$11.50/lesson

Cost varies, price on inquiry

$11.50/lesson

 

Adults
 It is never too late to learn! We have friendly and relaxed classes for beginners, Monday and Wednesday evenings. These classes feature development of water confidence, basic safety skills and strokes.

 

SwimFit Squad

A step up from the Adult Beginner classes, the SwimFit squad operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and focuses on stroke development, general fitness and stamina.


School Holiday Programmes
 Intensive swim programmes are conducted every January for school age children. It’s a great way to improve your child’s swimming skills. Many respond particularly well to having lessons each day. The programme includes five 30-minute lessons Monday to Friday.

 

Millennium Swim School Staff

 

Management and Senior Instructors:

 

                        

      Christine Curtis             Sheryl Scanlan               John Howard

           Manager                   Administrative             Deck Supervisor

 Coordinator

 

                             

        Dawn Dixon                Carl Sigvertsen             Karen Freymark

      Deck Supervisor           Senior Instructor          Senior Instructor

 

 

Millennium Swim School has around 30 staff, all highly motivated to train swimmers to the best of their ability. All staff have their First Aid Certificate and have either attained or are working towards their Swim Teacher Qualification.

 

Millennium Swim School Structure

 

Millennium Swim School operates on a perpetual basis, meaning lessons are taught approximately 47 weeks of the year. This is in order to ensure continual improvement of the children’s strokes.

 

Swimming lessons are run 7 days a week, with Waterbaby and Pre-School lessons between 9am and 3pm on weekdays, and School-Age and Squads after school from 3.30pm to 6.30pm. On the weekend, there is a mixture of all levels, with lessons operating 9am to 3pm on Saturdays, and 9am till 12.30pm on Sundays.

 

Millennium Swim School is a Quality Swim School, in association with Swimming New Zealand and NZSCAT (NZ Swim Teachers and Coaches Association). This means staff training and SNZ qualifications are a priority, ensuring your children are receiving up-to-date content delivered by informed teaching practices.

 

Enrolment

Free assessment for all newcomers to the swim school to ascertain their ability and find a suitable class.

Contact us on (09) 477 2074 or email us today!

Bookings can be made by phoning (09) 477 2074

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