Pool Swim Squads - Kids to Adults
pool TIMETABLE - charlestown program has started!
* We run an extensive Pool Program as below… Note - 1st squad day is Wednesday, April 29…
Coach Spot is Head STOMP Coach at Swansea/ Charlestown Swim Centres and provides top level coaching for kids just out of Learn to Swim through to high performance pool swimmers, surf/triathlon/ocean swim competitors, as well as social swimmers wanting to get faster and keep fit! We have now expanded on the original pool offering to allocate additional time to provide adult squads for all standards of swimmers! As such there will be a range of swim squads from kids through to adults as below.
* Swansea Pool Squads re-start September 2026…
Pool Session and Schedule Info - Senior/ Adults/ Masters STOMP
STOMP squads are for people training in areas of Surf, Triathlon, Open water, Masters or Professional endeavours.
* 25 metre pool: 5am Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Monday, Wednesday 6:30pm
* 50 metre pool: 8am Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Monday & Saturday 2pm
All Kids options with Coach Spot is in 25 metre pool as below
ALL STANDARDS - there is an expectation you can swim 50 - 200 metres non-stop freestyle & ready to have a Good Ozzie Go!
Lane speeds: we have 3+ lanes of 0:45 - 0:50/ 0:55 - 1:00 & 1:05 - 1:10 per 50 metre cycles. Flippers often required if slower than 1:05/ 50 metre cycle!
Gear: We use pull buoys, ankle bands (bike tube cut in half) & flippers at each session
Flippers required at all STOMP squads if you are slower than 1:00 per 50 metres cycle.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 5am - 7am. You can leave anytime during these squads to get to work!
NOTE - there is NO 5:30am start option! Slower swimmers - please bring flippers!Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am - 9am ALL STANDARDS Slower swimmers - please bring flippers!
Monday and Wednesday 6:30pm - 7:30pm ALL STANDARDS Slower swimmers - please bring flippers!
Saturday Charlestown Squads run all year round!
Saturday 2pm - 3:30pm Enduro Swim: (3km - 5km).
Saturday 3pm Adult Swim Drills - please bring flippers to this squad as we do a series of swim drills from simple to more complicated. There is an expectation you can swim 50 - 100 metres non-stop freestyle as a minimum.
Junior white, bronze, silver & gold squads - you can use STOMP passes for these!
These squads start for kids fresh out of Learn to Swim who can do all four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly). The program includes kids training for school pool swims and local surf carnivals through to State and Australian Age pool & surf titles. Spot is head coach on these programs – see guide below:
*** Please bring flippers for all swimmers & BEWARE your kids feet may have grown since they last wore flippers!
SILVER & GOLD SQUADS
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5am - 7am KIDS 5am option is with Coach Ben in 50 metre pool…
Monday and Wednesday: 5pm - 6:30pm with Coach Spot
Saturday Charlestown 2pm Enduro (freestyle) - applicable for any faster kids that can do sets of 1:00/ 50 metre cycle & ready to do longer swim sets!BRONZE SQUADS with Coach Spot:
Wednesday & Friday: 7am - 8am
* NOTE squads also run Monday, Tuesday & ThursdayMonday and Wednesday: 4pm - 5pm
* NOTE squads also run Monday, Tuesday & ThursdayWHITE SQUAD with Coach Spot:
Wednesday & Friday: 7am - 8am
* NOTE squads also run Monday, Tuesday & ThursdayMonday and Wednesday: 4pm - 5pm
* NOTE squads also run Tuesday & Thursday
Fees
All pool squads are run through the council. Please click here for information on pricing and membership.
STOMP squad fees - there are single visit & multi visit passes available - you can use for both adults & kids squads!
Kids squad fees - multi visit passes available. NOTE - ring Swansea Pool (02) 4921 0733 for kids learn to swim fees, bookings & prices.
