Shapland Swim School

We have been with Shaplands Swim Schools' Stretton location since 2016 and it has been a great journey. We have had some great teachers during these years and my two sons have enjoyed their learning at the swim school. Their foundation is strong because of these amazing teachers - especially grateful to Annie, Aleko, Glenny and Matt, we still sorely miss you in the pool. But the new coaches are also great and very engaging with the children in the pool. I also am grateful to the different managers (special thanks to Aleko, Matt and Jude) of the centre we have seen during the years. Each one has made it that much easier to be part of the Shaplands Stretton family.

Shaplands, continue having diligent coaches for the young ones, who not only make a difference in the child's interest in the activity but also make it so that it's a part of their body language in the water.

The team of instructors are good. However the back up instructor Ann was brilliant !! You can generally tell if someone has a "worker's mindset" or they actually do enjoy teaching. The one that enjoys teaching would put in more effort into little things. And it's those little things that counts. <3

We have attended Shapland Swim School at Stretton for the last 6 and a half years. My boys have attended since there were both 6 months old.
Both my boys are very confident swimmer's and as parents we have peace of mind knowing they can swim and they know to find the edge of the pool if they fall in.
My 4 year old has really come a long way learning his freestyle stroke in the last few months.
The teachers are all very friendly and the kids have both loved all of them. They listen when the parents have a concern.
Learning to swim was not negotiable for my children, especially having a pool at our home, and Shapland had been a great place for them to learn.

Shapland Swim School have been absolutely wonderful for us! Our three children only started regular attendance this year (7,4 &3yrs old) and due to isolating and surgeries etc it's been a challenge to get out. These guys noticed that, put all three children in at the same time, in two seperate classes, and made an early class available so we could be there whilst maintaining reduce risk of sickness. All three children are much more confident in the water and this is one of the highlights of their week.
Anne has been our main teacher, and has been a consistent and knowledgeable instructor. We have a child with a severe medical condition which makes these things hard. But Anne was asking all the right questions kept her safe and let me know if there was anything off whilst in the pool.
Thanks to Aleko, Anne, Emma( who copped my daughters screams at the start!), and the rest of the team for your support and contribution to our children's little "bubble" of isolation life :)

My daughter has been attending Shapland Swim School at Stretton since she was 10mths old and we love it here. (she is now 2). She loves her lessons and instructor. We love the flexibility of the makeup lessons as my daughter is often unable to attend her regular class. The fact that there are only 3 children per class is an added bonus. Highly recommended.

So glad I found this great swim school via word of mouth. At first I thought 20mins may not be enough but for the little ones it does get pretty tiring! Great teachers with a maximum ratio of 1:3 in a heated pool. I personally don’t like fully covered indoor pools as the fumes and stuffiness really gets uncomfortable, but this pool is outdoors, fully covered with side covers which prevents cold wind while allowing enough air circulation. Best thing is also my child is learning how to “save” herself if she was to fall into the pool by accident, as well as learn to swim.

My son has been swimming since 5 months old with Stretton. From the first lesson he has loved it. The staff are excellent and the program is excellent for babies as we can really see his swimming developing. The way he has been taught works as the babies spend the full lesson time in the water that makes a huge difference. At 8 months old he is now anticipating when he is falling in the water and can be under the water for a couple of seconds. Can't recommend them more and their flexible / online booking system is so easy and great to catch lessons on.

My daughter goes here to learn how to swim.

She's 2yr old with some Earlier swimming exposure so I don't have to get into the water with her. It's great.

The instructors - miss Anne and miss terry do everything they can to make the pupils comfortable.

There's an air conditioned viewing room for parents.

Gerry the manager is very easy to communicate with. Email communication with clear instructions and invoices, make it very easy- plus online make up classes system makes the whole experience a pleasant one.

Highly recommend!

Have had issues with other swim schools - felt like my child was squeezed into lessons with 8 kids and wasn’t learning much and teachers kept changing at other schools. Then I found shapland and it has been amazing. My 3 year old is so much more confident and loves his swim classes. Highly recommend.

Shapland's experienced swim instructors are patient & kind with the children, which is so important when the children are feeling a little unsure of the water. With only 3 children per class, my son receives the attention he needs to learn this life saving skill.

I have been to a couple of swim schools for my girls. Shapland’s Stretton is the one I 100% recommend to anyone that’s looking for a place for their kids to learn. I saw a massive improvement with my children’s skills and the care that the staff take to get kids over their fears of the water is life changing.
I’m constantly getting people commenting on how well my children can swim thanks to the lessons at Shapland’s with the small classes.
Make up lessons are a god send for those times when the kids are sick or we are away which makes me feel like we are getting good value for money.
If I could go back I’d have started my children with Shapland’s from the beginning of their learning to swim.

Great swimming school. Although classes are 20 minutes duration, kids really learn and enjoy every minute. Clean magna pool, convenient location and easy app to manage make up lessons. My favourite teachers are Ann, Aleko and Michelle. Great way to develop a skill for life

This is a great swim school. Both of our boys love their lessons and their teachers! After moving from another swim school, Miss Glenny was fantastic at settling the boys into their new lessons. The boys also love their lessons with Miss Emma and Miss Anne.

Within a matter of weeks our son has gone from screaming and crying, to running in excited for his lesson. Through patience and finding ways to relate to him, the teachers have quickly made him comfortable, confident and eager to learn more.

My two children have flourished and have become confident swimmers under the guidance of Matt and his team. A caring and professional team all round.

3 of my boys have their first class today. My second was extremely scared of water before the class. Now, god, they keep repeating, asking me that are they going back to swim again or can they go to swim after that class. Intructors are very gentle, patience and professional.

Great individualised lessons without the chaos and noise of a full pool. Kids learn so much more in a small class and it really helps their confidence.

My daughter love's her swimming lessons, would recommend to all my friends.

Fantastic swim school best in the area

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