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đź’¦ Swim with us this summer!
Come join our Aquafitness!
đź’¦ COME JOIN OUR new AQUA FITNESS CLASSES STARTING IN OCTOBER at our private, heated indoor pool at Headstart swim school, Claremont!
💦 AQUA FITNESS IS FOR EVERYONE – whether you are wanting to increase your fitness and muscle tone, recovering from surgery, pregnant or looking for a some active fun and to destress – it is an excellent way to
Welcome Aimee!
Super absorbent Hood changing towels
SUPER ABSORBENT MICROFIBRE CHANGING TOWELS FOR SALE!
- Super absorbent and Quick Drying
- Convenient – change anywhere
- Light-weight
- Great for swimming, surfing, kiting, canoeing, boating, camping, caravanning, pools & spas or even just for lounging around in!
January 2022 we welcome you!
Dear parents and pupils
Welcome back to our returning swimmers, it great to see you again! To our new pupils, a warm welcome to you!
We hope this year brings joy and success to all those who spend time in our pool.
We look forward to a successful year ahead in swimming.
-THE HEADSTART TEAM-
Welcome to our new teachers
We are delighted to have Raighaanah Slamdien and Massie (Maselepe Kagiso) as members of our teaching team!
Both ladies joined us last year and have already proven to be very welcome additions to Headstart!
If you would like to know more about all our valued instructors – please take a look at our “Meet the team” section
https://www.headstartswim.co.za/whoweare/
A warm welcome to our new teachers
A VERY WARM WELCOME to VICTORY VOGT and SHANNYN SLETCHER
We are so glad they have joined our team and just know that our swimmers are going to enjoy getting to know them.
What do we offer?
What do we offer?Â
Please take a look at our graphic below.
Progress Holiday Boosting Clinics
Headstart Swim School – is a Proudly Covid-19 Compliant Indoor pool venue in Claremont, Cape Town.
Proudly Covid-19 Compliant Indoor pool venue
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Congratulations to us!
Headstart is registered by Swimming South Africa as a Covid-19 Compliant
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We are delighted to welcome 2 new teachers!
We are delighted to welcome 2 new teachers!
Welcome to Calab and Kieran – Thank you for joining our Headstart Teaching Team!
All about Kieran
My name is Kieran Hyde. I am studying Bcom law at Varsity College. I swam throughout my prep school career and moved on to waterpolo in high school. As a young child I spent almost my life
Welcome our new instructor
Welcome to our new Instructor
We just know all our pupils are going to love swimming with Claire next year.
“My name is Claire Barwick. I have a background in print design, teaching, working with children and have recently finished my Psychology degree. I
PROGRESS BOOSTING HOLIDAY CLINICS
PROGRESS BOOSTING HOLIDAY CLINICS
Dear Sponsors – Community Swimming
Dear Sponsors and Friends.
Our time at the Philippi Children’s Centre (PCC) pool is coming to an end and Headstart will no longer be operating there as of next term, however, at our main branch, Headstart Claremont (est. 2006) it will be swimming lessons as usual.
We thank each of our sponsors for their financial (and other)
Community Swim Programs Updated
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US LEARN TO SWIM!
We thank each of our sponsors for their financial (and other) support which has enabled us to teach 2760 sponsored swimming lessons. It has made such a great impact on the lives of the PCC children.
Additionally, thanks to Headstart subsidisation we have also taught a further
Myths and truths of swimming in winter
Myth 1
Over time, there have been wives tales about winter exposure that have left many parents confused and believing these myths. The following medical facts were given by pediatrician, Dr.Norm Payne.
Myth#1: Swimming, cold and wind may cause ear infections
Fact: Middle ear infections, common in small children, are caused by viruses or infectious colds. Typically, fluid from
Community Swim Programs
Background
Over 75% of drownings occur among children
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/swimming-change-philippi/
Over 75% of drownings in South Africa each year occur among children under the age of five so two dads are stepping up to make sure this statistic is changed.
On August 25, 2018, two Cape Town dads, Rob Peters and Shaun Lilford, will take on a biathlon of epic proportions. They will be
Help someone float their boat
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Peoples-Post/help-someone-float-their-boat-20170626
The instructors at Headstart Swim School in Claremont encourage domestic workers to take swimming skills seriously.
Janice Probyn, spokesperson of the school, says they have decided to give discounted lessons to domestic workers to reduce the high number of drownings.
She says the academy has discovered that many adults who cannot swim are scared of water and the academy’s first approach