My TARA
Welcome to the
Tara Aquatic Centre
We are thrilled to open our doors and invite you to experience our brand-new, state-of-the-art facility where you can dive into a world of water-based enjoyment! Come and join the Learn to Swim program with our experienced instructors and progressive lesson plans designed to help you master the art of swimming. Whether you are new to swimming or want to improve your skills, our instructors will guide you every step of the way.
Click here to register your interest in swimming at Tara.
Contact Us
Tel: 02 8838 2699
Email:swimming@tara.nsw.edu.au
Key Features
» 25m 8 lane indoor heated competition pool with a consistent 2m depth for water polo
» Learn to Swim 5 lane indoor heated pool
» Change rooms with showers and toilet facilities
» Disability access
» First aid room
Learn to Swim Program
The Tara Aquatic Centre offers Learn to Swim programs for all levels and ages; for children from as young as six months through to adult classes.
We believe that all children should have access to quality swimming lessons to ensure that they have the skills in and around every water environment for their safety and survival. We are passionate about teaching all ages, and abilities, the fundamental skills that will provide the foundation for their life experiences in, and around the water.
Swimming, like any other physical activity, is based on development levels and needs to be practiced and the safety benefits of swimming, lessons also enhance social, emotional and physical wellbeing.
Our program focusses on progression. In each level of swimming, there will be a focus on children learning how to swim or enhancing their technique.
Classes focus on water familiarisation and basic water safety skills. Lessons are delivered through songs and games to make your child comfortable in the water within a class context. As children progress through the levels, they are introduced to basic swimming techniques and encouraged to develop more independence in the water.
Tadpole
Class duration: 30 minutes
Age: from 6 months of age
Your child will explore and discover water in a fun and gentle environment as they are introduced to swimming in a group lesson. Basic swimming skills will be practiced, including floating, paddling, bubbles and balancing in the water.
Frog
Class duration: 30 minutes
Age: 18 months of age
Your child will continue to develop water confidence as they continue to swim in a group lesson.
Basic swimming skills will be practiced, including floating, paddling, bubbles and balancing in the water. A Frog class allows your child to become familiar with our instructors and prepares them to take classes independently with us for the next level.
Clownfish
Class duration: 30 minutes
In this level, your child will be introduced to a small group class and become comfortable swimming with their instructor.
This class aims to build your child’s confidence and comfort in the water and further develop basic swimming skills, including floating, kicking and paddling independently.
Classes focus on introducing independent swimming.
Introduction to water and water safety skills. Develop water confidence and working towards independent movement.
As children progress through the levels, they develop basic freestyle and backstroke techniques.
Turtle
Class duration: 30 minutes
Swimmers in this level will build their confidence in the water with a strong emphasis on water familiarisation and pool safety.
Children will progress from this level when they can swim competently without aids or assistance.
Octopus
Class duration: 30 minutes
All swimmers in this level must swim independently.
Octopus classes aim to help your child develop confidence with independent swimming and focus on developing general swimming strength. Basic stroke technique is introduced in this level, including basic rockets on front, back and paddles (5m).
Sea Dragons
Class duration: 30 minutes
In this level, your child will master a strong rocket and freestyle arms in order to move up into the school age program.
Children will be taught to swim a basic freestyle technique and backstroke for 8m.
Classes build confidence and water safety awareness, and further develop independent swimming. As children progress through to the higher levels they learn the streamline form and basic freestyle and backstroke techniques and are introduced to bilateral breathing. Children at the higher levels are also introduced to the breaststroke kick.
Jellyfish
Class duration: 30 minutes
Swimmers in this level will continue to build their confidence in the water with a strong emphasis on water and pool safety.
Jellyfish students will further develop their skills in floating, kicking, and general water familiarisation.
Children will progress from this level when they can swim competently without aids or assistance.
Seahorse
Class duration: 30 minutes
Seahorse classes aim to help your child develop confidence with independent swimming and focus on developing general swimming strength. Basic stroke technique is introduced in this level, including basic rockets on front, back and freestyle arms.
Goldfish
Class duration: 30 minutes
In this level, your child will master a strong rocket and freestyle arms in order to move up into the next level. Children will be taught to swim basic freestyle technique and backstroke.
Platypus
Class duration: 30 minutes
Platypus classes are conducted in a full-length lane (15m). The focus in this level is freestyle with bilateral breathing and strengthening backstroke technique.
The Platypus level places emphasis on both correct technique and strong stamina.
Both are important for your child to master in preparation for the next level.
Classes focus on building stamina and endurance of each stroke, with correct starts, turns and finishes.
Penguin
Class duration: 30 minutes
A large focus in this level is to develop your child’s endurance whilst continuing to maintain stroke correction technique for freestyle and backstroke.
Breaststroke kick is introduced as a new skill in this level and will be mastered before progression to the next level.
Dolphin
Class duration: 45 minutes
A higher level of stroke mastery in freestyle and backstroke is expected of students in this level, and technique and endurance are both important for swimmers in this level.
Full breaststroke swim is taught in this level. Correct timing and technique must both be mastered before progression to the next level.
Butterfly kick & turns are taught as an additional new skill, and students will develop a basic concept of this.
Advanced
Class duration: 45 minutes
Swimmers in this class are pushed to build the strength and endurance required of squad swimmers in all four strokes.
Instructors apply intensive stroke correction, helping your child to master a higher level of technique.
Swimmers are taught correct starts and turns, and skills such as reading a pace clock are also taught in preparation for joining more advanced squad levels.
Whether you are new to the water or want to develop the correct stroke technique, this program has just the right class level for you. Kickstart your swimming skills in our in our Teen Beginner class or build up your fitness in our Teen Intermediate class.
Teen Beginner
Class duration: 30 minutes
Teen Beginner classes are conducted in a full-length lane (15m). In this level, your child will master a strong rocket, freestyle, and backstroke arms to move up into the next level. Children will be taught to swim a basic bubble and breath technique and backstroke for 15m.
Teen Intermediate
Class duration: 30 minutes
Teen Intermediate classes are conducted in a full-length lane (25m). The main focus in this level is freestyle with bilateral breathing, backstroke with the introducing of the Breaststroke kick. The Teen Intermediate level places emphasis on both correct technique and strong stamina. All these skills are important for your child to master in preparation for a Dolphin’s class.
