Pre-School

As important as walking and talking, swimming is a skill for life!

The Makino Swim School offers many lesson programmes to suit a wide range of ages and abilities. Each programme is designed to develop your child's swimming ability as well as teach personal and group survival and rescue techniques.

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Explorer

Beginner level primarily working on submersion, independence and confidence in the water.

Target age: 3 - 5 years

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Glider

This class is all about gliding through the water in the correct streamline position and getting comfortable with floating.

Target age: 3 - 5 years

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Paddler

Now we are moving, learning our correct kick and bringing in our arm actions.

Target age: 3 - 5 years

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Mover

Putting our kick and arms together on both front and back. We also introduce a Breaststroke kick.

Target age: 3 - 5 years

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All Makino Swim School instructors are AUSTSWIM trained.

For more information on learn to swim classes, contact Makino Swim School - swim.school@mdc.govt.nz