Neptunes Swimming School Ta’ Qali Autumn 2025

Starting date: Monday 29th September and ending on Sunday 21st December

Swimming classes for Parent and Baby (6months to 1 ½ yrs), Parent and toddler (1 ½ to 3 yrs), and children 3 years and older.

No lessons will be held on Monday 8th December and Saturday 13th December.

The swimming courses will be split as follows

  • Parent and Baby/Toddler – 1 Parent is required to enter the water with their child. Parents and Babies (6 to 18 months) whilst Parents and Toddlers (18 to 36 months). These classes are to encourage your Baby/toddler to become comfortable and familiar with water through fun activities. Swimming nappy is required.
  • Group D Starfish (Beginner Level) – For children who cannot swim unaided and still use swimming aids like arm-bands etc. Focuses on water confidence, submersion, floating, and basic propulsion.
    Skills include blowing bubbles, submerging face, floating on the back and front, swimming 5m unassisted (dog paddle), and jumping in and exiting the pool safely.
  • Group C Seahorses (Fundamental Level) – For children who have just learnt to swim unaided, (at least 5m without arm-bands/noodle/floats). Introduction to basic strokes freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke kick and gain more confidence in the water.
    Skills include streamlined body position, 15m freestyle with proper breathing, 10m backstroke with correct form, 10m breaststroke kick, treading water for 30 seconds, underwater swimming, and assisted diving.
  • Group B Dolphins (Foundation Level) – For children who have just moved up from Group C and can swim at least 33m (one pool length) confidently without aids. They must know how to swim freestyle and backstroke strokes and breaststroke kick.
    Skills include 15-25m freestyle with proper breathing and backstroke with correct arm and body position. Basic breaststroke kick and arm movement and butterfly kick.
  • Group A Sharks (Intermediate Level) – For children who have previously attended a swimming school at intermediate level and need to refine strokes and learn advanced techniques. Once a week is acceptable but encouraged to increase.
    Skills include 50m freestyle and backstroke with correct breathing and flip turns, 50m breaststroke with legal touch turns, 15m butterfly stroke with proper rhythm, dives and underwater dolphin kick.

During the lessons of the first week of the Term, coaches will assess the swimmer’s abilities required for the group that they have registered in. If the coaches feel that a swimmer is in the wrong group level, in the interest of the swimmer him/herself, we will change his/her Group level as necessary in order to maximize his/her learning capabilities.

Equipment needed (clearly marked with swimmer’s name)

Swimming cap: All groups Goggles: Groups D (optional), C, B and AShort fins/flippers: Groups B and APull buoy: Group AKickboard: Optional


Fees

Group 1 lesson per week 2 lessons per week 3 lessons per week 4 lessons per week
Parent and Baby
Parent and Toddler
 150€  270€  N/A  N/A
Starfish D
Seahorses C
 150€  270€  340€  N/A
Sharks A
Dolphins B
 150€  270€  320€  360€

A 10% discount for Sibling/s will be given upon entering a discount code.


Autumn 2025 Timetables

Parent and Baby (6month to 1½ years)

Day Time
Monday 9:00am – 9:30am
Tuesday 3:00pm – 3:30pm, 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am – 9:30am
Friday 9:00am – 9:30am, 3:00pm – 3:30pm, 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Sunday 8:00am – 8:30am, 9:00am – 9:30am

Parent and Toddler (1½ to 3 years)

Day Time
Monday 9:30am – 10:00am
Tuesday 3:30pm – 4:00pm, 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday 9:30am – 10:00am
Friday 9:30am – 10:00am, 3:30pm – 4:00pm, 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Sunday 8:30am – 9:00am, 9:30am – 10:00am

Group D Starfish (Beginner Level)

Day Time
Monday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm, 5:00pm – 5:45pm
Thursday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm, 5:00pm – 5:45pm
Friday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm, 5:00pm – 5:45pm
Saturday 8:30am – 9:15am, 9:15am – 10:00am, 10:00am – 10:45am
Sunday 8:30am – 9:15am, 9:15am – 10:00am, 10:00am – 10:45am, 10:45am – 11:30am

Group C Seahorses (Fundamental Level)

Day Time
Monday 4:15pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm
Thursday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm
Friday 3:30pm – 4:15pm, 4:15pm – 5:00pm, 5:00pm – 5:45pm
Saturday 8:30am – 9:15am, 9:15am – 10:00am, 10:00am – 10:45am
Sunday 8:30am – 9:15am, 9:15am – 10:00am, 10:00am – 10:45am

Group B Dolphins (Foundation Level)

Day Time
Monday 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Tuesday 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 10:00am
Sunday 8:00am – 9:00am, 9:00am – 10:00am, 10:00am – 11:00am

Group A Sharks (Intermediate Level)

Day Time
Monday 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Thursday 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Friday 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 11:00am
Sunday 10:00am – 11:00am

Important Swimming School & Club Regulations

Registrations will only be accepted upon payment on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Late registrations will only be accepted subject to availability of vacant places in the various swimming groups and no partial payment will be refunded for children who are absent or decide not to continue the term.

Based on previous years’ experiences, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN, parents/guardians will not be allowed to switch lessons from one group to another, unless you are instructed to do so by the coach in agreement with the parents/guardians, as this disrupts our swimmers per coach ratio.

Swimmers are kindly asked to come to the lessons wearing a swimming cap PREFERABLY with their first name written clearly with a permanent marker. Swimming goggles are also recommended for Groups C and above.

Re. Young Swimmers – Our coaching staff will only take responsibility for the swimmers’ health and safety during the time of the lesson. Coaches and pool staff will not be held responsible for those young swimmers, who are left unattended by the pool before and/or after the lessons.

The Swimming School fee paid entitles children to swim only during the swimming lessons.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from interfering during the swimming lessons by passing comments to their children or coaches. Parents are kindly asked to seek advice or clarifications, regarding any shortcomings after the lesson has ended.

Neptunes Swimming Committee


Registration