Baby Swimming Lessons Mitcham - Dolphin Swim Academy

Parent & Baby Classes

In our Parent and child lessons you and your child will be taught the following skills which will help develop your child’s physical, social and emotional development in the water.

Our Parent and child classes are taught by children’s age as opposed to ability and as your childs water confidence grows the more swims they will participate in it generally takes up to 3-4 sessions for children to start enjoying the lessons. From the age of 3 years and above children are then taught without the parent in the water.

Submersions will be taught subject to your childs confidence in the water.

Please see what to expect from our classes below:

PC ADVANCED

(2-3 years old)

Various Submersions using the correct commands
Swims on top of the water
Retrieval of an object from the bottom of the pool
Practicing using the following equipment
- Noddles
- Backpacks
- Arm bands
- Floats
Preparing your child and building confidence in the water for when they enter the water without an accompanying adult (3 years and above)
Jumping into the water unaided
Diving into the water unaided
Nursery rhymes

This class is suitable for children from 2-3 years old. For children aged 3 years old and above you will need to attend our DSA STAGE 1 classes.

Swim School Classes

DSA STAGE 1

(3 Years+) (0-5 metres)

(White Caps)

For children ages 3 years upwards looking to gain confidence in the water.

Backpacks provided by us and need to be worn until child can swim without.

Aiming to swim between 3-5 meters without any flotation being used/worn before moving to the next level.

DSA STAGE 2

(3 Years+) (5-10 metres)

(Red Caps)

For children who can swim between 3-5 meters unaided.

Aiming to swim 10 meters Front Crawl using an arm over action.

Aiming to swim 10 Meters Back Crawl.

DSA STAGE 3

(3 Years+) (10-25 metres)

(Orange Caps)

For children who can swim 10 meters on their Front and 5 meters on their Back.

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