OPEN with COVID SAFE practices

Approved Covid Safe Plan. Regular Deep Cleaning. AHPPC (Australian Health Protection Principal Committee) states 'The virus can't survive in well maintained pools' Limiting one parent to acompany a child to lessons helps maintain social distancing. Sanitizing stations throughout the facility. Since reopening on the 25th of May 2020 we have had an amazing response fro… read more


Make up lessons

At Shaplands’ we have a philosophy that you get the number of lessons you pay for and since 1992 have, as part of our program, had in place a free lesson make up system. Unlike other swim schools where you have to pay for make-up lessons, or you can only have your make up lessons on certain days or the make-up lessons are limited to one per term/month, Shapland’s make-up lessons are fr… read more


Paralympian Brenden Hall proud Shapland brand ambassador

Brenden whilst learning to swim at Shaplands, lots a leg to chicken pox & lost his confidence to be in the water. His teacher John Dommett reintroduced him to  water and swimming. John recalls “Brenden was fine in the water and settled in really well and got his confidence back very fast. I remember someone had made a prosthesis to help him in the water. Brenden did not like it so… read more


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Parents love our Make up system

Fantastic that the make ups are family ones... as a parent who has looked into most of the swimming schools on the Northside I have to say that a good make up program wins my business every time and yours is great … read more


The Golden Moment

As a swimming teacher who taught his first lesson at the age on nine (9), some sixty (60) years ago it is the golden moments, as I call them, that never ceases to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Golden moments are the ones where a child/adult suddenly transitions from one level of skill acquisition to the next. Click the link to this video to see this young child who is not yet… read more


Beware of Window Dressing

“I am not happy with how my child is progressing because at her last swim school she was swimming across the pool” is a statement I have heard lots of times over the many decades I have been teaching swimming and running swim schools. I also knew the statement “she was swimming across the pool” to be untrue as I was teaching that pupil and knew that the pupil could not floa… read more


Oldest English Channel swimmer last year - it's official.

It is official. I have just received notification from the Channel Swimmers and Pilots Federation that I was the oldest swimmer from any nation to complete a solo crossing of the English Channel last Channel Swimming Season. Glen and Julie Langford who were part of my support team and who live in England will be attending to annual dinner to accept the award. Hi Chris Congratulations, you were… read more


My Child has a phobia about water

An interesting email came across my desk from one of our franchisees where a parent went to a swim school that specialized in children who have a phobia of water. Now what constitutes a phobia? Is your child scared of the water, will not tolerate water over their head in the shower, washing your child’s hair is a terrible experience, does not like getting their face wet, screams when you t… read more


Watch a Q&A with Chris Shapland

Chris Shapland recently joined Karen Ghidella from KidsToDo.com.au for a LIVE online video chat. we recorded the event and posted it right here for you to watch on demand. … read more


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Amazing review from Mandy

I would like to put in writing my appreciation for administrative and swim instructor team at Warner...

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6 years of fabulous swimming lessons

After 6 years of fabulous swimming lessons with you without a single break, thanks for all that you have...

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Ted started with you 3 weeks ago and i just wanted to say I am beyond impressed with your school and in...

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