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| Aquatic Education – More than Learning to Swim |
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OVER the past two years the YMCA has implemented its unique aquatic education program called AquaSafe to the Clarence Aquatic Centre YMCA. Centre manager Mark Guy says the main defining difference with other swimming teaching programs is AquaSafe combines water safety education and skill development with personal development and doesn’t just concentrate on teaching the swimming strokes. The program also places an emphasis on simulating open water environments, as well as building awareness about the risks of drowning.  Clarence Aquatic Centre YMCA Aquasafe participants The vast majority of participants are from the Clarence municipality. In addition to these weekly classes, the 11 private schools who conduct their two week swimming program at the Clarence Aquatic Centre YMCA each year are also taught using the Aquasafe program framework. “Over the last 18 months the Centre has experienced a 300% increase in the weekly class numbers. I now employ two full-time and 16 casual staff on a seven-day--week basis to operate the program. “We run a very professional program which provides a definitive pathway for children aged three years right through to an elderly lady who is learning to swim for the first time in her life. It is a real credit to all the staff involved with the program. They have taken ownership of the program and are very capably lead by Nicole Ahearne, the coordinator of the Aquasafe program,” Mr Guy said. For further information on the Aquasafe program please contact Nicole on 6244 2294 or visit our friendly customer service staff at the Clarence Aquatic Centre YMCA.
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