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Why swim with us?

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Gain Lifelong Skills

When you live in the Bay of Plenty, you are constantly surrounded by water. Swimming skills give you the confidence to partake in water-based activities, and they deliver both social and safety benefits and outcomes.

Five Handy Locations

BaySwim’s indoor pools at Baywave, Greerton, and Ōtūmoetai are kept warm and use very low chlorine levels for a more comfortable swimming experience. Baywave even has an onsite café for that much‑needed coffee or snack! We also offer outdoor learn to swim pools at Dave Hume Pool in Katikati and Te Puke Memorial Pool.

BaySwim Benefits

At BaySwim not only do you get an award-winning learn-to-swim programme at one of the most competitive prices locally, you also receive a variety of benefits including:

Free swimming at all Bay Venues community pools, including Baywave, Greerton, Memorial and Otumoetai Pools
30% off your second lesson in the same week (for same child)
10% off swim merchandise sold at any of our aquatic venues
10% off for families with three or more children in our programme

ENQUIRE TODAY & START YOUR JOURNEY LEARNING TO SWIM!

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Our Student Stories

"The free access to [Baywave] and other Bay Venues pools is a fantastic bonus and certainly part of the decision to come to BaySwim instead of other pools closer to home."

Victoria Leader

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. We recommend swimming caps for children over 3 years of age, as they remove the distraction of hair getting into faces and eyes when swimming. It also helps pool hygiene and keeps swimmers comfortable by keeping water out of ears. We have a great range of goggles and swimming caps available for purchase at our pools (you’ll also get a 10% discount).

Please note that goggles and swimming caps are not required for Sensory Swimming Lessons.

BaySwim offers one replacement lesson per participant, per swim school Term, free of charge for unforeseen reasons such as illness or injury. Replacement lessons must occur within the same swim school Term and can be booked two days in advance, subject to availability.

Yes, under our supervision rules all children under the age of 10 years need to wear a colour coded wrist band. Visit keepmesafe.co.nz for more information on our supervision rules.

All our instructors follow a programme designed to create technical swimmers with good stamina. Children and adults learn through repetition so we have programmes that are repeated, with small changes each week, until all the skills are achieved. We like to leave playtime as a reward for after the lesson.

After two consecutive weeks of achieving the move up criteria for a level, the teacher will let the On Deck Supervisor know that you or your child are ready for the next level. You can then book the new level with our friendly reception team.