Nipper ocean swim training

Is your child ready for nippers?
​Are they afraid of the deeper water, waves, rips and what lies beneath or do they just need some extra ocean swim skills, thats fine, natural and normal.

GoodSwim training programs adapt to your child's requirements giving them the advantage when it comes to the next nipper season.​

At GoodSwim, our specialised ocean swim training sessions are designed to help nippers master the skills needed to pass their annual ocean swim proficiency. We’re here to ensure your child is surf competent, surf confident and surf safe!

What We Offer​
​Nippers require all U8+ members to complete an ocean proficiency swim, involving freestyle swimming around buoys. Our tailored ocean swim sessions at Manly or Shelly Beach focus on practical surf swim skills to complement pool training.

• Expert coaching: Learn how to navigate ocean conditions and swim efficiently from an experienced coach.
• Skill progression: From new swimmers to advanced techniques for squad-level nippers.
• Flexible options: Adapted to the individuals abilities, goals and confidence level.​

Why choose GoodSwim?
I have been a lifesaver for over 14 years myself and I have taught countless nippers, predominantly MLSC nippers, over the years and I specialise in ocean swimming.

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Linda has been amazing in helping my daughter gain a new level of confidence in the ocean and take her ocean swimming to the next level. Prior to her lessons with Linda, she would raise her head constantly in an ocean swim - terrified of what lurked beneath! Linda helped her overcome her fears with some repetitive swimming to Shelly beach, as well as some slow snorkelling trips - introducing her to the magic of Cabbage Tree Bay and encouraging her to explore its many features rather than being fearful of them. She also worked a lot on her technique and on keeping a steady pace in ocean swims which has been hugely beneficial for her as a nipper.

I highly, highly recommend Linda - as well as being a superb coach with a great deal of swimming expertise, she's also kind, patient and genuinely loves the ocean... and her enthusiasm is infectious. She's also flexible and will work in a way that suits your child and their interests. PLUS - her communication in and around each lesson is excellent.​ - Kat

My daughter has always been a great little pool swimmer but pool confidence does not equate to ocean confidence. Mother nature has a mind of her own and as we progressed through nippers we needed more time in the water to understand how to develop a more efficient swimming technique without becoming quickly fatigued.
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Linda was able to teach my daughter the way the ocean could behave. She was shown how to spot a rip, how to escape one or use it to your advantage in a competition scenario. Linda taught her how to understand sets of waves, to duck  dive underneath them and improved her freestyle technique by way of breath work, timing of arms and legs, buoyancy and ultimately improving stamina.​ - Julie