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Ballina Fair Swim & Gym Boasts a 25 metre, 6 lane, 29° heated INDOOR POOL!
Available for:
lap swimming, rehabilitation & chair lift, learn to swim, stroke correction, squad training and aqua aerobics as well as school sports and swimming programs ALL YEAR ROUND.
P.B. SWIM SCHOOL
Our Swim & Survive program runs all year. Durring the school terms lessons are held weekday mornings, afternoons and Saturday mornings. Intensive swim lessons are held durring school holidays where a lesson is participated in each day for 1 or 2 weeks.
Lessons are booked in advance. Payment is either $12 per lesson (paid at each lesson attendance) or $10.00 per lesson if paid for in advance for the duration of the school term. Discounts apply for multiple children and multiple lessons per week.
All teachers are Austswim (or higher) Qualified and hold years of experience, all with competive swimming backgrounds.
SQUAD TRAINING
Ballina Indoor Swim Team meets and trains out of Ballina Fair Swim & Gym.
Session times: Weekdays Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri AM 5.30 - 7.00
Mon to Thurs PM 4.00 - 5.30/6.00
Saturdays AM 6.00 - 8.30
Fees: Casual $10/session
Month $100 (unlimited sessions)
SWIM CLUB
Ballina Indoor Swim Team (BIST) holds a weekly club night on Wednesdays from 5.30pm. Racing accomdates all ability levels with distances from15m - 200m. Members of BIST also have the opportunity to compete at interclub, district, country, state and national level carnivals.
SWIM CLASS LEVELS
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Mums & Bubs
Swim & Survive
From 6 months to 3 years. Introduction to an aquatic environment. Encourages water confidence, safety and aided movement through the water.
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Starfish
Swim & Survive
Working on safe entry and exit of the water, independent dog paddle, back floating, push and glide and blowing bubbles.
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Swordfish
Swim & Survive
Working on correct technique and breathing for freestyle and backstroke and also diving into the water.
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Kingfish
Swim & Survive
Improvement of freestyle and backstroke skills. Introduction to breaststroke and butterfly kicking.
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Sharks
Stroke Correction
Freestyle and backstroke drills plus progression of breaststroke and butterfly technique and tumble turns.
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Dolphins
Stroke Correction
Improvement and endurance drills on all strokes, working towards squad training and competition.
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Bronze
Squad Training
Balanced, medley based training program to strengthen and develop all strokes while emphasing technique. 2-4 sessions/week recommended.
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Silver
Squad Training
Focused for swimmers targeting NSW country and state meets. Balanced, medley based training program to strengthen and develop all strokes while emphasing technique. 4-6 sessions/week recommended.
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Gold
Squad Training
Aimed to achieve elite performances at NSW coutry, state and national meets. Compulsary 6-8 seesions/week. Swimmers must be a member of BIST.
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Go Club Gold
BIST is the only local swimming team to recieve the GOLD standard in an Australian wide assesment of swim clubs. Assesment based on the swim clubs management, results and participation.
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