2018 Calendar
What’s Coming Up?
School Holidays
Public Holiday Closure Dates
Julie Lynch is a qualified continence and women’s health physiotherapist who uses all three of our swim schools to run her very popular pre, and postnatal classes. The most popular of them all being her Baby Splash class.
This 90 minute class is a safe and fun way for your baby to become familiar with the water and to encourage your baby’s physical development through gentle movement and song. It is also a wonderful way to spend time with your baby and is an important stepping stone to learning how to swim.
Dads, Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles are very welcome to come along!
Following the 30-minute baby splash session, a short break will follow for you to settle your baby and then you are invited back into the water for a 30-minute postnatal fitness class, whilst your baby is snug and sleeping in the pram!
The pool is heated all year round and babies are suitable to attend once they have had their 8- week vaccinations.
Rebates are available from your private health fund.
This program is the perfect way for your new born to become familiar with, and comfortable in the water before starting with us in our infant aquatics program.
For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us or Julie herself using the following contact information!
Locations:
The Swim School WAOcean Reef
on the corner of Constellation dr and Beaumaris Blvd
behind Beaumaris Shopping Centre, Ocean Reef.
The Swim School WA Merriwa
3/10 Hughie Edwards Dr
Merriwa (corner of Marmion Av)
Swim School WA Wangara
26 Automotive Drive Wangara
Bumpity Bump Physiotherapy
0435 259 254
info@bumpitybump.com.au
www.bumpitybump.com.au
or fill in an enquiry form and we will contact you.
☀️ JANUARY 2019 SCHOOL HOLIDAY SWIMMING PROGRAM ☀️
👉Is your child struggling to pass their current swimming level?
👉Is your child struggling to master a specific skill in their swimming lessons?
👉Do you want you child to fast-track their swimming progress?
Then this is the perfect school holiday activity for your kids!
Next January we are running THREE WEEKS of our intensive school holiday swimming program at all three of our centres. Here are the dates below:
🏊♂️Week 1: 7th – 14th January (all centres – 5 days)
🏊♂️Week 2: 14th – 18th January (Merriwa + Ocean Reef – 5 days
🏊♂️Week 2: 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th January (Wangara – 4 days)
🏊♂️Week 3: 21st – 25th January (Merriwa + Ocean Reef – 5 days)
🏊♂️Week 3: 21st, 22nd, 24th, 15th January (Wangara – 4 days)
PRICE:
👉$80.00 per swimmer per week (5 day programs)
👉$64.00 per swimmer per week (Wangara 4 day programs)
To secure your spot in a class for the January holidays be sure to call us!
📞 Merriwa: 9305 2000
📞 Ocean Reef: 9300 8202
📞Wangara: 6406 1923
For the first time we are running a swimming carnival for level 8+ Squad swimmers of The Swim School WA Merriwa, Ocean Reef and Wangara. This will be a fantastic opportunity to test your skills and speed against other kids and take home some prizes.
Location: The Swim School WA Ocean Reef: Beaumaris Shopping Centre, CNR Constellation Drive, Ocean Reef
Date: Thursday 20th September 2018
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
LIST OF EVENTS:
1) 100m Freestyle Boys
2) 100m Freestyle Girl
3) 100m Backstroke Boys
4) 100m Backstroke Girls
5) 100m Breaststroke Boys
6) 100m Breaststroke Girls
7) 40m Butterfly Boys
8) 40m Butterfly Girls
9) 100m Freestyle Relay Boys
10) 100m Freestyle Relay Girls
11) 100m Freestyle Relay Mixed
12) 100m Individual Medley Boys
13) 100m Individual Medley Girls
There is a $10 registration fee for each swimmer, payable on the day of the carnival.
To register, come into your nearest centre and fill out the enrolment form!
JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY SWIMMING PROGRAM
OPEN FOR BOOKINGS NOW!!!
Do your kids need extra help to pass their current swimming level?
Do you want your kids to fast track their swimming progress and participate in a very worthwhile and rewarding school holiday activity?
Our school holiday program is offered to any swimmers in stages 1 to 13 (Learn to Swim & Squad Levels) and you can book into 1 or 2 weeks of Monday – Friday half hour lessons in the mornings.
Here are the dates and the costs to enrol into the program at each centre:
MERRIWA & OCEAN REEF
🔸Week 1: 2nd-6th July ($90 – or $70 if you have a CURRENT 5 or 10 week swimming package with us)
🔸Week 2: 9th-13th July ($90 – or $70 if you have a CURRENT 5 or 10 week swimming package with us)
WANGARA
🔸Week 1: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th July – No Wednesday Class ($72 – or $56 if you have a CURRENT 5 or 10 week swimming package with us)
🔸Week 2: 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th July – No Wednesday Class ($72 – or $56 if you have a CURRENT 5 or 10 week swimming package with us)
🔴For any questions or to make a booking please call us or visit us to secure your child’s spot!
🔻Merriwa: 9305 2000
🔻Ocean Reef: 9300 8202
🔻Wangara: 6406 1923
Purchase any 5 or 10 week swimming package between 30th April and 31st July and receive 20% off the block package price!
*Limit of one discounted package per swimmer at any time
*10% family discount is not applied on top of this price
Next week is PROGRESS WEEK! All Level 1 – 13 classes will finish 3 minutes early. When your child gets out of the water you have the chance to go and speak to your their instructor about their progress. If your instructor is away they will write your child a progress report when they return. Please remember to be quick so that all parents can get feedback.
The cost of week one is $80 (5 days) and week 2 is $64 (4 days).
Feel free to give us a call any time for questions you may have regarding this program but if you want to book in you must do this soon as spaces are filling fast!
Merriwa: 9305 2000
Ocean Reef: 9300 8202
Wangara: 64061923
Book today!
Did you know that our Merriwa centre is open 4 times a week for public lap swimming? The pool is divided into three lanes; a walking lane and a medium and fast lane for swimming. Whether you want a local, private and quiet pool to exercise in, need to do some walking or exercises in the pool to help with soreness or an injury, lap swimming will be prefect for you.
You will have full use of our change room and shower facilities and have the opportunity to purchase goggles, swimming caps and earplugs from us too.
We currently have a ladder to enter and exit the pool but will soon install steps to allow those with weak or injured legs and older members of the public to safely enter and exit the water.
Remember, our pool is heated to a warm 32 degrees all year round and all equipment on pool deck, including kick boards, noodles, dumbbells and pull buoys is available for you to use.
The opening times for lap swimming at our Merriwa centre are:
Mondays 6:00-8:30am
Wednesday 6:00-8:30am
Friday 6:00-7:00am + 12:00-1:00pm
You don’t need to book in, just arrive at any of the above times and purchase either a casual swim, a 10-swim pass or a 20-swim pass, See you there!
Does your child….
…Then private swimming lessons at The Swim School WA are exactly what your child needs!
We offer one-on-one private swimming lessons to all swimmers at all three of our centres, Merriwa, Ocean Reef and Wangara. These lessons are half an hour (Infant Aquatics and Learn to Swim) or 45 minutes (Squads) and can be booked in either before our regular shifts begin or at the end of our regular shifts in the mornings or afternoons. This means your child will be learning in a quiet environment, giving them the perfect opportunity to maximise their learning and development in the water.
Private swimming lessons at The Swim School WA are more expensive than regular group lessons but the benefits your child will receive means that your money is definitely well spent. To enquire about private swimming lessons for your child or for any more information please give us a call:
Merriwa: 9305 2000
Ocean Reef: 9300 8202
Wangara: 6406 1923
SWIMMING in their early years can propel children to the top of the class, new research shows!
While the physical benefits of the sport have long been recognised, a four-year study reveals it also leads to academic success. The research, conducted by the Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Laurie Lawrence’s Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia focused on 7000 children aged five and under from Australia, New Zealand and the US. It found youngsters that swam had a significant advantage over non-swimming students in a range of subjects.
Griffith University researcher Professor Robyn Jorgensen said many results had surpassed expectations. “While we expected the children to show better physical development and perhaps be more confident through swimming, the results in literacy and numeracy really shocked us,” Professor Jorgensen said.
“They were anywhere from six to 15 months ahead of the normal population when it came to cognitive skills, problem solving in mathematics, counting, language and following instructions.”
On average, swimming children were 11 months ahead of the population in oral expression, six months ahead in mathematics reasoning and two months ahead in brief reading. They were more proficient in story recall (17 months ahead) and understanding directions (20 months ahead). Professor Jorgensen said the findings had implications for education, particularly for children from low socio-economic situations. She said there would be enormous value in governments funding early years swimming as part of their economic and education programs in these communities. The Australian component included observing more than 120 swimming lessons in 40 swim schools in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
Caloundra Swim School’s Gary Taylor said his school, through its association with Swim Australia, had helped survey parents and collect data. Mr Taylor, an experienced instructor, said he believed the brain-boosting benefits of swimming came from “multi-tasking”. He said both sides of the brain were stimulated as children worked on co-ordinating all parts of their body. “They have a lot to think about, including counting when they should breathe. I think the multi-tasking under pressure helps their development greatly. “Kids also learn how to listen and take instruction, which helps them become better students later on.”
The research findings, which will be shared with Federal and State governments, will be officially released at Griffith University’s Mt Gravatt Aquatic and Fitness Centre today.
Download our 2018 CHRISTMAS colouring-in competition sheet today and drop your completed sheet off at your nearest centre to be in the running for awesome prizes! Sheets must be handed back by Sunday 16th December, winners announced Monday 17th December!
Download ActivityPrevious Winner: Scarlette Bell (Merriwa)
