Meeanjin HEC Swim Club at Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre

Our expression of interest form is up and running!!!! https://forms.gle/xYUwVV5BcNNCch6A6

The Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre offers:
*Learn to swim classes for children of all levels, aqua aerobic, lap swimming. birthday party bookings. Overall opportunities for pool fun and recreational swimming!!!

This complex includes spray-based water play features in the beach entry lagoon pool (open summer season only). Water park hours:
Weekends and school holidays - 10am-5pm

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/outdoor-activities/council-pools/acacia-ridge-leisure-centre

To run our dedicated Swim Club our Home Education Group call home to Rackley Swimming at the Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre.

Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre features a 25m 6 lane indoor heated pool used by the older/competent swimmers, and the heated Learn to Swim pool for the lower levels. We also have access to the outdoor lagoon pool (seasonal, hours apply) and enjoy our weekly social swim after lessons together.

Rackley Swimming boasts of their "highly qualified teachers, focused on providing engaging, fun and quality swimming lessons to all." https://www.rackleyswimming.com.au/acacia-ridge


Photo by Brian Matangelo

We're a Home Education Community group based at Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre (Swimming) weekly most 10wks of term. We started out facilitating/organising school age swimming sessions for Home Educated Students in 2021 - not only for Learn to Swim children but as a local social opportunity for kids competent in swimming, to have fun, develop strength and training and have an opportunity all year to socialise with friends/while learning and developing through consistent physical activity.

Swimming runs from the ages 4yr+. Consistent interest mostly runs between the ages of 4-12yr but we do/have catered to older competent swimmers up to 15yrs. Some of our current competent swimmers aged between 7-12 are training in their second year learning and strengthening their skills in 25m freestyle/backstroke, butterfly and breastroke.

Photo by Brian Matangelo

"While Swimming is fun to race it doesn't have to be a race to learn - take your time, enjoy the water, and discover the benefits of year round swimming" https://www.rackleyswimming.com.au/our-swim-school-levels

"Not only do swim lessons teach kids to become safer and more confident in and around water; they also help develop vital skills out of the water!" https://www.rackleyswimming.com.au/benefits

Safety, Athleticism and Development.

Rackley Swimming "teaches children to discover a reinforced focus on water safety, helping them to develop life-saving skills sooner. Kids in early-years swimming programs also tend to show improved water familiarisation and orientation. Early-years swimming lessons often help kids develop physical skills sooner than average, and they even help improve hand-eye coordination. It’s been shown that children who take part in early-years swimming develop essential academic, social and personal skills sooner. They even achieve personal milestones much earlier than average — regardless of social background or gender."

https://www.rackleyswimming.com.au/benefits

"Being able to swim helps children enjoy the full Australian lifestyle. From summers at the beach to weekends by the pool and family holidays near the water — there’s just so much to enjoy."
https://www.rackleyswimming.com.au/learn-to-swim