About Us
Swimgym is a swim school recognised by Swimming New Zealand and the NZ Swim Coaches and Teachers Association as a GOLD Quality Swim School and is an international member of the Australian Swim Schools Association and Swimming Australia.
Operating since 1987, we have fully trained teaches who are continually updating their skills with regular trainings. Our Director of Coaching Horst Miehe is a current board member of Water Safety New Zealand and is also the chair for Austswim Aotearoa.
This means our programme is always on the pointy end of innovation for swimming and water safety lessons.
Swimgym links into the Olympic and World Championships with our team members Corey Main, Ewan Jackson, Daniel Hunter, Tracey Keith Matchitt, and our Paralympian Tupou Neiufi.
The Coaches that are involved in developing the Swimgym programme have received the following accolades in just the last year Jana Wilkitzki (Swimming NZ Coach of the Year), Sheldon Kemp (Junior Paralympic Coach of the Year), and Horst Miehe (Cook Islands Sports Coach of the Year).
Making your own Waves
Children will attend lessons and be rewarded with stickers to place on their certificate in each level. Assessments take place regularly to keep the children challenged and progressing in their swimming levels. We focus on all strokes involved in swimming not only freestyle.
Water Babies – Our fun lessons are designed to give infants and toddlers confidence in the water through songs and games and the use of colourful equipment. Mum, Dad or the caregiver is in the water with them, which makes for a great bonding experience.
Numerous studies have proven that lessons aid the development of co-ordination. Socialisation skills are also developed as well as giving your child the foundation for future swimming lessons.
Pre-School – Introduce your children to swimming in a fun and safe environment, giving them the confidence and skills to be safer and independent in the water. Learning to swim also improves your child’s co-ordination and socialisation skills and fitness.
School Age – All strokes are covered – freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Some water safety skills are incorporated into the programme. Class groups are small, and levels are designed to ensure that there is constant forward movement.
Mini Squads – Classes are designed to consolidate all the skills that have been taught through the school age lessons. The most important aspect of the programme is technical efficiency and developing all four strokes. Fitness is slowly developed as swimmer’s progress from a half hour to an hour lesson in Marlins level. Graduates are encouraged to continue into the HPK Swimming Club, either at the competitive squad level or the recreational level.
Holiday Programme – Swimgym offers holiday block courses in each of the school holidays from Pre-school to Mini squad level. Block courses are a great opportunity to boost a swimmer’s progress through an intensive course of lessons. Swimmers attend a lesson each day at the same time.
Atmosphere
We create an atmosphere conductive to children gaining water confidence and skills.
We are more than able to cater for your individual needs. Just come in and chat with us. With access to 108 swimming teachers who are all qualified and have over 327 years’ experience in the industry—we have the right fit for your child.
Services
- Water Babies
- Pre-school
- School Age
- Mini Squads
- Holiday Programmes
Services
- Water Babies
- Pre-school
- School Age
- Mini Squads
- Holiday Programmes
“My children have been swimming at both Swimgym Lloyd Elsmore and Swimgym Howick since they were babies. I am delighted with how they have progressed thru the various levels and learnt so much confidence in the water. I need to know as a parent that my children can be safe in, on and around water. I like that Swimgym teaches all swimming strokes not just Freestyle and has links thru to the HPK Swimming Club. We have had great experiences with the Teachers and my kids have built a bond with them. The teachers are all fully qualified too which gives me confidence in choosing Swimgym.”
Melissa
“I have three children in the Swimgym programme at varying levels. One of my children was particularly shy and nervous of the water but Swimgym worked tirelessly to find the right fit with the Teacher and it has been wonderful to see her confidence in the water grow. She now looks forwards to her swimming lessons. All of my children have gained fantastic skills from the Swimgym programme and we will be continuing to build on those skills thru that.”
Brendan
