Located In Adelaide, South Australia

Swim Lesson Programs

Level 0 Parent & Child

This class centers on safe water interactions between parents or guardians and their child. This class is designed for children 6 months to 3 years.

Level 1 Seahorse

This class focuses on water comfort, trust and submersion, body position, recovery positions. Class prepares children for water independence.

Level 2 Goldfish

Forward movement, direction change, and some swimming/water independence. Class prepares children for basic swim strokes.

Level 3 Octopus

Integrated body movement – both front and back, head first entry, body rotation as it relates to strokes, and freestyle. Class prepares children for moderate

Level 4 Seal

This class is the introduction to moderate and advanced stokes. Class focuses on moderate swim strokes as well as prepares children for advanced swim strokes

Safety Information

  • Successfully passing the Rainbow Swim Lesson program does not ensure against drowning.
  • Panic is the major cause of drowning, even a good swimmer can panic.
  • At all times, parents should actively watch their children at the pool, even if there is a lifeguard on duty as parents know their child’s ability and can spot a problem quickly. Sometimes faster than a lifeguard.
  • Never assume that a child is safe in any sort of water toy, including rings, floats, noodles, and kickboards. The child may lose control of the float and find themselves too far from the side of the pool or in dangerous waters.

Swim Lesson Curriculum

Using course content from the Swim Coaches and Teachers Australia and Autism Swim curriculum, the Rainbow Swim School program provides customized one on one lessons to meet the needs of the participants.  Lessons emphasize water safety, water exploration, and stroke development/improvement.

The Rainbow Swim Lesson curriculum consists of a Parent/Child class and six progressive levels. Each level contains five exit skills as well as water safety benchmarks.  The classes are designed to track improvement and help swimmers and parents alike to understand their child’s capabilities in the water.

Please note the content and exit skills for each level.  Instruction may vary depending on the swimmers abilities and it may take several sessions for participants to complete a level.  Exit skills must be successfully completed in order to move onto the next level.