In Australia we are blessed with beautiful beaches as well as the ideal climate to enjoy them. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the knowledge and skills to enjoy them safely; last year alone drowning accounted for 277 deaths in Australia, and with 14% of these deaths, victims were aged between zero and five years old. The good news is that this statistic has seen a 26% decrease in the last 12 months; a lot of this has to do with swim schools like the John Wallace Swim School teaching water safety as a key part of their programs.
The John Wallace Swim School has been running lessons on the coast for over 20 years and sees in excess of 800 swimmers through its doors each week. Classes cater for almost everyone, ranging from babies as young as six months old through to teenagers in junior squads and the extremely popular adults learn to swim and stroke development program. The swim school has a team of 20 instructors and admin personnel, all of whom have varied teaching/coaching or management experience within the aquatic industry. They pride themselves on teaching excellence and are registered with both Swim Australia and AUSTSWIM. Classes are run year round both in the heated indoor pool at 34'C and in the heated 25m pool at 30'C.
Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Ben and Amara on being chosen as our swimmers of the Month for January. Both Ben and Amara attended lessons over the school holidays, they came every day for five weeks!! Ben has now moved into a Swordfish and Amara has moved into stroke development. Congratulations guys on your consistent effort throughout the school holidays. Ben and Amara will receive a family pass to Australia Zoo, and go into the draw to win a special VIP tour of the Zoo. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Joyce and Koen who are our swimmers of the month for February. Joyce and Koen have made some enormous improvements in the pool since joining the swim school in October 2004. Joyce and Koen moved to Australia from Holland towards the end of last year and started lessons almost immediately, not only were they learning to swim but a new language at the same time. Joyce and Koen will enjoy a day at Australia Zoo and now go into the draw to win a V.I.P tour of the Zoo. Great work guys, make sure to keep up the good work. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Logan on being chosen as our swimmer of the month for March. Logan has made some tremendous improvements in the pool over the past few weeks. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Zach and Chase for being selected as our swimmers of the month for April. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Calvin on being selected as our swimmer of the month for May. Calvin joined the swim school towards the end of 2004 and has improved immensely since. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Sydney on being selected as our swimmer of the month for June. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations Rhyana on being chosen as our swimmer of the month for July. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations to Rheanna on being chosen as our swimmer of the month for August. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations Anjalee on being chosen as our swimmer of the month for September. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations Aidan on being chosen as our swimmer of the month for October. |
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Swimmer of the Month Congratulations, Carol and Les, for being chosen as our swimmers of the month for November. |
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Swimmer of the Year Congratulations to Rheanna on being selected as our swimmer of the year for 2005. |
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