At UQ Sport we’re all about creating an inclusive swimming community for everyone to boost their skills in the water.
Our Can Swim program caters for kids and adults with physical, psychological, and intellectual disabilities. It is designed to help you reach your swimming potential and improve not just your water safety, but also other important skills like coordination, strength, endurance, and self-esteem. These skills can come in handy outside of the pool too.
For those looking to take it up a notch, our Para-swimming Development Squad offers a customised senior squad experience with advanced stroke correction and competition training.
Interested in our Can Swim classes or the Para-swimming Development Squad? Please contact our Aquatic Centre.
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Aquatic Centre
The University of Queensland,
Cnr Union Rd and Blair Dr,
St Lucia, Qld 4067
Programs
Can Swim
At UQ Sport, we’re all about creating an inclusive swimming community for everyone to boost their skills in the water!
Our Can Swim Program caters for both kids and adults with physical, psychological, and intellectual disabilities. It is designed to help you reach your swimming potential, by providing support beyond what you’d find in regular classes. Not only does it improve your water safety, but also other important skills like coordination, strength, endurance, and self-esteem. These skills can come in handy outside of the pool too.
For those looking to take it up a notch, our Para-swimming Development Squad offers a customised senior squad experience with advanced stroke correction and competition training.
Interested in our Can Swim classes or the Para-swimming Development Squad? Please contact the UQ Can Swim Coordinator.
Para-swimming Development Squad
UQ Sport’s Para Swimming Development Squad program is a Brisbane-first, catering to swimmers with physical, visual, intellectual, and behavioural impairments of all ages and abilities.
Introduced in-line with UQ Sport’s vision to be recognised as a performance centre for Para Swimming ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics, the Development Squad is a natural progression from our Can Swim Learn-to-Swim program.
It provides a pathway for individuals who are ready to progress their swimming by participating in a regular squad program, or those who are transitioning into competition.
Led by experienced and inclusive Para Swimming coaches, the Development Squad focuses on enhancing each participant’s technical skills, with an emphasis on clean swimming, optimising starts and turn techniques.
All participants must demonstrate appropriate swimming skills to ensure their safety and suitability in an aquatic environment, and an evaluation is required prior to enrolment.
For more information on the program, or to arrange an evaluation, please contact our Aquatic Centre team.