Every parent wants what is best for their little one and we all know that what’s best for every little one is an environment that is safe and learning that is guided through play. Somewhere, in that play time, your child’s potential lies and is waiting to be unlocked. Now all that’s left is to dive in and let the developing begin.
Huna Aquatics was created by parents, for parents, with the guidance of ex professional swimmers with over 10 years of teaching experience. The main aim is to give our students the springboard to building important life skills that will help them dive through life’s future challenges. Our facilities and programs have been designed to create an environment that is inviting to all, where everyone can start a new chapter, get over an insecurity or a fear, learn to swim and fall in love with water.
Along the way, there may be a few stumbles and a few steps backward, but at the end of the day, we are here to keep moving forward. To keep growing. To keep developing. It’s this that makes us celebrate every new skill and every new accomplishment of all of our students. Every small celebration eventually adds up to a confident little swimmer and more importantly, a confident child.
3 – 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 3
Water familiarity is the main aim in this level with little to no assistance from a parent. We introduce flotation devices to promote independent swimming, with particular focus on breath control, face/body submersion and paddling.
The kids will also be introduced to a structured class setting.
4 – 6 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 3
The main aim of this stage of development is to keep building on water confidence and teaches swimmers to breathe confidently while in the water. We also introduce a number of safety skills, such as being able to float, while also developing a swimmer’s kicking ability, leading to independent travel in water.
5 – 7 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 3
This level focuses on developing the swimmers kicking abilities, on both their front and their back. Safe entries, submersions, water safety knowledge and rotation skills will all be improved in this level.
Swimmers should be proficient in both basic front crawl and backstroke by the end of this stage.
6 – 8 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 5
This stage sees swimmers perfect their leg kicks for all four strokes and further develop push and glides, while also being introduced to sculling.
Swimmers will develop an understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills and should swim 12m to an expected standard in all 4 strokes.
6 – 8 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 6
In this level, swimmers will develop their skills in treading water, learn the correct arm pulls for all four strokes and learn how to do handstands and somersaults.
This means they will develop their technique and perform all strokes to the Huna Expected Standards.
The emphasis is on ensuring all work done in the previous stages is developed further.
7 – 10 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Capacity: 6
This Stage teaches swimmers how to prepare for exercise, while developing an efficient technique for all four strokes and further developing them as competitive swimmers.
7 – 11 years
Duration: 60 minutes
Capacity: 10
Swimmers will have developed a range of skills in previous stages and these are now brought into a sequence.
By the end of this stage, swimmers will be able to swim 50m of all four strokes to Expected Standards. Swimmers will also be able to complete a continuous swim of 200 metres of front crawl displaying correct technique and turns.
11 years & older
Duration: 60 minutes
Capacity: 10
Swimmers will have developed a range of skills in previous stages and these are now brought into a sequence.
By the end of this stage, swimmers will be able to swim 100m of all four strokes to Expected Standards. Swimmers will also be able to complete a continuous swim of 200 meters of front crawl and 200 meters of IM, displaying correct technique and turns.
Whether you’re blowing your first bubbles or taking part in a competition, there is no better place than here. There is no better time than now.
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