A fun baby swimming school in Sydney

Voted #1 BEST Baby Swim School in Sydney!

Welcome to Duck & Dive, a genuine boutique, family run swim school specialising in babies from aged zero to 3 years, preschool kids from 3 to 5 years and bigger kids from 5 to 8+ years. We offer baby swim lessons in Sydney (inner west, north shore and St George areas).

We are currently full for beginners under 12 months for term 2 (started April) so contact us to join the queue for next term starting July. We go on sale soon and fill up fast so sign up now!

Our pools are super clean and sparkly. Learn how we deal with gastro nasties like cryptosporidium and other parasites.

At our Artarmon pool, even though covid is over we have 30+ change tables in heated change rooms – so EVERY visiting baby get’s their own dedicated change area and it’s still possible to keep your social distance.

To join the queue for term 3 starting July or term 4 starting October 2025 contact us. We go on sale a few weeks before term start so GET IN THE QUEUE!
For water confident babies 1 to 3 years there are “odd spots” here and there in higher levels, feel free to contact us to discuss.
Learn to Swim kids classes aged 3 to 5 years are full for the current term. For Ages 5-10 we run classes 5pm to 8pm. To be waitlisted contact us.

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We’ve just launched our new Duck and Play private party room for 1-5 year olds, a dedicated indoor play area and a “cute the cake” room to celebrate your littles ones special day.

Teaching your baby to swim not only gives them valuable life skills, but also builds their confidence in the water and is a lovely bonding experience for the two of you. Through our fun yet structured baby swimming lessons we teach parents to swim with babies from 0 to 3 years, in a warm, relaxed and calm environment. Our Learn to Swim transitions our own little ducks (and newcomers of course) into beautiful, confident swimmers for ages 3 to 5.

At Duck and Dive we’ve developed a comprehensive lesson program designed to introduce parents and babies to the water and develop skills like back floating, kicking their legs, holding on to the pool side, paddling their arms, blowing bubbles and much more. Whilst the initial stages are a gentle introduction to swimming, babies will eventually go beyond water familiarisation and our baby swim lessons are geared towards gaining skills essential for water safety. This is done by integrating lots of different activities and making use of inventive techniques as well as of specially adapted songs, toys and aquatic equipment, all of which work together to create very varied and fun lessons… Read more

Locations

Our pools have been carefully selected and service a wide area of Sydney. We are easily accessible from the city centre, north shore, eastern suburbs, inner west and south. All locations are handy for public transport or have the advantage of free parking on site or within 100m… Read more

Programs

Ultimately the aim is to have your little one swimming distances on their own, building a love for the water and giving them a sense of independence and confidence through carefully planned and structured lessons (with lots of fun along the way!)… Read more

Photoshoots

The beautiful pics you see throughout our site are all taken by us and we invite all clients (or sometimes guests) to our professionally run photoshoots held a few times a year.. See how you can capture this once in a life time opportunity of your baby swimming underwater… Read more

What mums and dads think of
Duck and Dive

Maureen
(a mum with her 3rd Duck and Dive bub)

Giulia’s daddy
(loves a morning swim with his daughter)

Ruth & Fatema
(pool side mums – dads are always having fun in the pool with the kids!)

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Feb

Cryptosporidium (and other parasites) – no problem at Duck and Dive!

Awesome 30 second explainer! Source: Sydney Morning Herald 14/2/2024 Cryptosporidiosis is commonly caught when swimming in water infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite. Health Protection NSW head Dr Jeremy McAnulty said ...

Feb

Newsletter Covid Update

If NSW Health have relaxed nearly all their restrictions, why can't Duck and Dive? Well, we like to do things "Duck and Dive style" which is ...

Why Choose Duck and Dive Baby Swim School

There are many swim lesson providers for babies and toddlers all over the city, offering different programs. Many other programs are based on water familiarity and building confidence through song and rhyme. At the Duck and Dive baby swim school we go beyond these basic stages, as we recognise the importance of survival skills and aim to nurture a lifelong love of the water… Read more

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