Adult Water Safety and Learn to Swim Program
Ipswich City Council, in conjunction with Royal Life Saving Queensland, are happy to offer adults aged 18+ years free water safety and swimming lessons in a five day program.
The Adult Learn to Swim Program is designed to support adults free water safety and swimming lessons to help them build confidence and encourage them to be more comfortable around various water bodies.
Bookings for the December and February programs are open. The lesson plan will be the same across both programs, please book into one program only.
Each lesson goes for one hour. By enrolling in this program, you are committing to attend all five lessons to be held at the same time each day for one week, Monday to Friday.
Monday 9 December – Friday 13 December 2024
- 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
- 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
- 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
- 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Monday 3 February – Friday 7 February 2025
- 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
- 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
- 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
- 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Orion Lagoon
155 Southern Cross Circuit, Springfield Central
This program is a one off introductory program primarily for Ipswich residents. Priority is given to those who have not yet participated in this program. If your preferred session time is booked out, you live outside of the Ipswich Local Government Area or you have previously participated in this program, please join the waitlist here.
- This program is offered under Ipswich City Council’s SEAL Pool Safety Program
- The program consists of one 1 hour lesson, and attendance is at the same time each day for five consecutive days [Monday – Friday]
- Lessons are conducted by qualified Royal Life Saving Queensland’s Swim Instructors in a safe and supportive environment
- Bookings are essential as numbers are capped per session.
In this program, you will learn:
Day 1
- Lagoon orientation
- Water familiarisation and basic safe entry ways
- Introduction to breath control.
Day 2
- Safe entry
- Balance and orientation in the water
- Introduction to wetting the face, breath control and face submersion
- Back floats with assistance and noodles
- Introduction to push and glide - torpedo kicks
- Introduction to kicking.
Day 3
- Independent safe entry
- Face/head submersion and bubbles
- Back floats with noodles
- Front floats with assistance
- Submersion demonstration
- Push and glide - torpedo kicks
- Basic kicking holding the wall/noodle
- Arm Introduction.
Day 4
- Floats
- Kicking on wall/noodle
- Arm introduction
- Submersions
- Life jacket experience.
Day 5
- Consolidation of all skills
- Practice kicks, torpedos, submersions and basic freestyle etc.
We encourage you to reach out to us directly if you have any questions regarding our Adult Water Safety and Learn to Swim Program. Our friendly team is here to assist you and ensure that your experience with us is tailored to suit your every need. You can contact our Pool Safety Team by phone (07) 3810 6120 or email poolsprogram@ipswich.qld.gov.au
What previous participants have said about the Royal Life Saving Queensland's Adult Learn to Swim Program |
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"The instructors are very kind and supportive throughout and they encourage everyone. I was a beginner and scared but with their support I was able to swim with confidence with the noodle on the 4th day itself." Indhumathi |
"Both instructors were very experienced in their fields which made the sessions and teaching much easier to follow. I also loved how it wasn’t just about teaching us how to swim but also about water safety." Asunta |
"The instructors broke every step down so it was easy to follow and allowed each participant to take their own time. I was so scared on the first day and with gentle encouragement and support on that day I gained more confident as the week progressed. The instructors were also a credit in how they communicated with us older generation too!" Carol |
Find more information about SEAL and our other free pool safety programs here.