Swim Fit
Improve your cardiorespiratory fitness, endurance, core strength and overall muscle tone with Swim Fit! Conducted by AUSTSWIM-qualified instructors, this program is designed for those ready to take their swimming skills to the next level.
Swim Fit Classes are designed for members and casual users of The Doug Ellis Swimming Pool who wish to add swimming to their health and fitness routine.
Whether you are a recreational swimmer, wanting to improve your fitness and swimming ability or have goals of participating in open water or other aquatic events, these sessions are for you.
Times
Monday 5.30pm |  |
- Price list
- The sessions are 1 hour in duration
- These classes are available for all Aquatics and Fitness + Aquatics Members, as well as casual Swim Fit pass holders
Class details
We customise our Swim Fit classes each lesson depending on the capabilities and skill sets of our participants. Classes consist of a warm-up, main set and cool-down.
This may include sprints, kick drills, HIIT (high-intensity interval training), individual medley mini-set swimming in at least two different strokes, plus a main set of freestyle.
Fitness requirements
Sessions require a minimum fitness level of 1800 metres /hour. Participants need to be able to swim at least Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke with competent technique.
Swimming Assessment
If you are unsure whether you meet the requirements, we can complete a swimming assessment. We may recommend enrolment into our Learn to Swim Adult program if there are any technical gaps before joining Swim Fit.