KIRBY SWIM HAS JOINED CARLILE SWIM - LEARN MORE
KIRBY SWIM HAS JOINED CARLILE SWIM - LEARN MORE
Carlile Swim offers baby swimming lessons across Perth for babies from 3 months of age. Our heated indoor pools, small class sizes, and specialist-trained teachers create a calm, supportive environment where babies build real water confidence from their very first lesson. With four Perth locations – Harrisdale, Karrinyup, Mandurah, and Melville – there’s a Perth swim school close to you.
WATERBABIES
The earlier a child is introduced to water, the more naturally they develop comfort and confidence in it. Baby swimming lessons aren’t just about fun in the pool – they lay the foundation for water safety skills that matter for life.
From learning to float and turn back to the edge, to developing breath control and body awareness, every lesson builds skills that make your child safer around water.
Research consistently supports early aquatic exposure as beneficial for motor development, sensory stimulation, and parent-child bonding.
In a country where water is part of everyday life, giving your baby a positive, skill-focused start in the pool is one of the most practical things you can do as a parent.
At Carlile, our infant and baby swimming lessons have been shaped by over 80 years of teaching experience and developed in partnership with world-class Olympians.
Every level is structured to match your baby’s developmental stage – so skills build progressively, at the right pace for your child.
Baby swimming lessons at Carlile Swim Perth are open to babies from 3 months of age, typically through to 12-18 months before transitioning into our toddler swimming lessons. A parent or carer is in the water for every class, working alongside the teacher to support your baby through each activity. Classes run weekly in small groups, in warm, purpose-built indoor pools designed to keep babies comfortable throughout.
Our program uses songs, gentle play, and structured skill development to teach babies floating, breath control, turning back to the edge, and early propulsion – all delivered in a calm, encouraging environment. Progress is tracked through Carlile’s levelled program, so you always know how your baby is developing.
For babies aged 3-5 months, we also offer free baby swimming lessons at our Perth locations – a one-time $15 registration gives your baby one lesson per week during this stage, with no ongoing cost.
Unsure what level is correct for your child? We’ve created an easy online tool that will help guide you to the correct level. Click the button below, answer a few short questions, and you’ll know the correct level for your child within the Carlile Swim program.
WHERE TO FIND THIS PROGRAM
Baby swimming lessons are available at four Carlile Swim locations across Perth.
Serving Harrisdale, Canning Vale, Piara Waters and surrounding suburbs
Serving Karrinyup, Scarborough, Innaloo and surrounding suburbs
Serving Mandurah, Halls Head, Falcon, Erskine and surrounding suburbs
Serving Melville, Applecross, Attadale, Myaree and surrounding suburbs
At Carlile Swim, we believe every child deserves the best start in learning to swim. Our approach is built on decades of experience and a commitment to safety, confidence, and fun. Here’s what makes our teaching world-class:
Child-Centred Learning
Lessons are designed to match each child’s stage of development, helping them progress at their own pace.
Safety & Confidence Focus
We teach skills that make children safer in and around water while building trust and enjoyment.
Highly Trained Teachers
Our team receives ongoing training to deliver consistent, caring, and effective swimming lessons.
Small Class Sizes
Small class sizes means more individual attention, better learning and stronger results.
Proven Program
Our method has been refined over 80 years and is recognised internationally for its success.
Positive & Encouraging
Our teachers are trained on how to make swimming is fun so children look forward to every lesson.
Australia's #1 Swim School
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
A legacy of innovation, leadership and world-class teaching that has shaped generations of confident swimmers. Founded in 1946, Carlile continues to set the benchmark for learn-to-swim in Australia.
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
From water confidence to elite performance, our programs are structured, progressive and backed by 250+ Australian Open gold medals, 8 world record holders and 50+ national representatives.
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
Every Carlile instructor is trained far beyond industry standards, ensuring consistent, technique-led lessons that help children build confidence and progress with clarity. Supervisors support every lesson to maintain quality and safety.
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
The Carlile teaching program was shaped by Olympic gold medallists and International Swimming Hall of Famers. Their expertise continues to guide how our program evolves to give families the very best learning outcomes.
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
Carlie built Australia’s first purpose designed indoor teaching pool and pioneered baby and toddler teaching. Today our pools are specifically designed to support our teaching program helping children feel safe, comfortable and confident.
Our award-winning service speaks to our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction, ensuring every project is handled with expertise and care. You can trust in a team that’s recognized for delivering outstanding results.
We build strong technique and true water competence. These are the skills that truly keep children safe and help confidence grow naturally with every lesson.
We have over 1000+ reviews across all of our online platforms. Read some of what our past students have to say about Carlile Swim.
FAQs
Browse our FAQs for helpful info. If your question isn’t there, just contact us – we’re here to help 7 days a week.
Baby swimming lessons are available at four Carlile Swim locations across Perth – Harrisdale, Karrinyup, Mandurah, and Melville. Our Claremont and Christ Church locations do not offer baby or infant programs.
Yes. Our free baby swimming lessons are available at all four Perth locations for babies aged 3-5 months. There’s a one-time $15 registration fee and one lesson per week during this stage, with no ongoing cost while in the program. Places are limited, so we recommend booking early.
Babies can start from 3 months of age at any of our four Perth locations. For more general questions about our baby swimming program, visit our infant and baby swimming lessons page.
Yes. If you need to change locations – whether permanently or occasionally – get in touch with our team and we’ll help arrange it. Contact us for more information.
Booking is simple: if you know your child’s level, click “BOOK YOUR LESSON” to choose a time and secure their place. If you’re not sure which level is correct, click “FIND YOUR CHILD’S LEVEL” to be taken to an easy online tool we’ve created, which will help you find the right level for your child.
Join Carlile Swim for 30 days. We’re confident your child will feel safer, more assured and well supported in the water in their first four weeks. If not, we’ll refund the cost of your lessons.
