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Classes tailored to adults new to swimming or wishing to improve their technique.
Visiting Recreation and Sport Centres during Alert Level 1
All our centres are open. Capacity restrictions have been lifted so you can enjoy the pools, fitness centres and group fitness classes with friends and whānau.
You can book in for your group fitness class, including spin and aqua fit.
Bubbletimes, Sleepytimes, adult swim lessons, the full Swimsmart programme, Tumbletimes, pre-school gymnastics and the Southern Centre have resumed as normal.
A great benefit to your pool or multi membership at Council Rec & Sport Centres is that adult swimming classes are included at no extra charge.
If you currently have a fitness membership only and would like to upgrade to a pools or multi membership to access the pools and swimming classes, please talk to a staff member next time you are in one of our Rec & Sport Centres.
Casual adult Swimsmart lessons are still available for $13.30 per lesson, paid for at the time of booking.
Adult classes
- Beginners: 25min lesson for the true beginner, with an emphasis on gaining confidence in the water.
- Breathers: 25min lesson focusing on freestyle breathing technique and gaining distance.
- Stroke correction: 25min lesson to improve stroke technique and increase distance.
- Extension: 45min lesson focusing on increasing stamina and distance.
Timetable
Please note that Monday and Friday beginners lessons at Jellie Park have been cancelled during term 1 due to school swimming sports.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| Beginners |
Taiora QEII Graham |
Taiora QEII Pioneer |
Taiora QEII Pioneer |
Graham |
Taiora QEII |
|
| Breathers |
Graham
|
Graham Taiora QEII |
Graham
|
Jellie Park Taiora QEII Graham Condon |
Jellie Park 6.10pm |
Graham Condon 8am |
| Stroke correction |
Jellie Park 6pm |
|
For more information email swimsmart@ccc.govt.nz