Gill's Swimming & Coaching Academy is Dedicated
to Teaching Individuals to Swim Confidently and Safely
Over 25 years experience
Gill’s Swimming & Coaching Academy has been operating for more than 25 years. We have taught thousands of children to swim. Some children have gone on to represent their schools in swimming galas. We are hoping one day to have a child go on to swim for South Africa in the Olympics.
Safety
We as ‘Learn to Swim’ Instructors teach water safety first. For example, how to get children to get themselves in and out of a swimming pool safely, how to get themselves to the side of the pool if they accidently fall in. We teach with swimming aides like pool noodles and kicking boards. Children learn how to move through the water by kicking their legs, moving their arms and how to breathe in the water (blowing bubbles out into the water). And finally happily putting their faces into the water. Going under the water is often the most difficult part and a big step for children of all ages.
Learning to swim
From those basic skills and for those interested in going further, we teach them the 4 swimming stokes, how to do proper racing dives, correct starts and finishes and the rules related to swimming the various strokes in galas. We also teach basic live saving skills.
