Swim Squads

The UWA Aquatic Centre offers a range of squads that allow swimmers the opportunity to progress their skills in a friendly and challenging environment.

Swim year-round with no hassle for $15 per session + $25 one-off joining fee, or book your 10 weeks of swimming aligned with the school term for $150 upfront.

Squads for kids and teens

Term 2: Monday 24 April - Thursday 29 June 2023

Help your kids stay active while developing their swim technique in a friendly and welcoming environment! Participation in swimming squads complements participation in other sports, with a focus on improving your child's fitness, endurance, and lifesaving skills. In the summer months, we also focus on speed and racing skills to help young swimmers perform their best in their school swimming carnivals.

Pay for the 10-week term upfront for $150, or swim year-round for $15 per session plus a $25 one-off administration fee.

Sessions are not held on public holidays. Please note that Saturday sessions are no longer available.

AquaFit
Swimmers in AquaFit will focus on developing stroke technique, fitness, and squad skills.
- Suitable for swimmers 8 to 12 years of age
- 1 hour session
- 1km-2km per session
Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.
TeenFit
Swimmers in TeenFit will focus on maintaining technique and building endurance in a friendly environment. The main aim is to improve fitness, technique and gain lifesaving skills. This squad is complimentary to swimmers participating in other sporting pursuits.
- Suitable for swimmers 12 to 18 years of age
- 1 hour session
- 1.5-3km per session
Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.
Challengefit
Swimmers in ChallengeFit will focus on improving speed and endurance while maintaining techniquee. This squad is complimentary to people with past squad experience as well as swimmers competitive in other sporting pursuits.
- Suitable for swimmers 12 to 18 years of age
- 1 hour 30 minute session
- 2.5-4km per session
Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.
Stingrays

The Stingrays program is offered to swimmers 12 years and above. This program focuses on fitness and swimming skills for swimmers with diverse abilities, available on Saturday mornings at the UWA Aquatic Centre. This program is designed to be flexible and provide swimmers with a positive swimming experience.

Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.

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Squads for adults

UWA Student swim squad
The UWA Student Swim Squad is the perfect way to have fun and get fit while hanging out with your friends. The one hour sessions will work on improving your technique and endurance in all strokes and aim to swim 2–3km in a session.

Unsure if the squad is for you? Try the squad free for one week before registering. Contact our Aquatics team on 6488 2277 for more details.

Semester 1: Monday 27 February - Friday 26 May 2023
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7am-8am
- $275 for 3 sessions per week for 13 weeks
Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.
Swimfit 16+
Improve your fitness in the water! SwimFit is open to any swimmer who can swim at least 200m continual Freestyle with reasonable technique and does not require too much stroke correction in breaststroke or backstroke. The squad caters for swimmers who are working towards swimming between 1 and 3 km in an hour and are swimming for fitness, fun, or training for introductory triathlons

Session times:
- Tuesday/Thursday morning 9-10am
- Tuesday/ Thursday evening 6-7pm
Swim all year round for $15 per session + $25 joining fee, or pay upfront for the term.

Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.
Endurofit 16+
Improve your fitness, strength and endurance! The 1.5 hour EnduroFit program is for swimmers who would like to challenge themselves in an aquatic environment. With focus on swimming technique and fitness, this program is suitable for open water, triathlon and masters swimmers who are able to swim more than 3 km in a session.

Session times:
- Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 5.30am-7am
- Saturday 6:15am-7:45am
Swim all year round for $15 per session ($18 on Saturdays) + $25 joining fee, or pay upfront for the term.

Enrolling for the first time? Contact our Aquatics team directly on 6488 2277 or at aquatics@sport.uwa.edu.au to get started.
Returning students may enrol online by following our step-by-step guide.