Trent Bray Swim School is located on Sandringham Road right in front of Kowhai Intermediate School…read more Run by locals, Trent Bray is a company dedicated to providing Auckland's youth with essential swimming skills and confidence in the water. I never attended swimming lessons as a kid, so know what's it's like to grow up being a bit unsure in the water. Schools like Trent Bray ensure all their students learn the right techniques and this is something that is pretty important in a country like NZ where we are surrounded by water. The children I babysit are students at Trent Bray, so I have witnessed a few of their lessons and have been really impressed by the instructors' patience and enthusiasm with even the most difficult kids. Katie Curd is one instructor I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to any parents looking at signing their children up for lessons with Trent Bray. As a competitive swimmer herself she not only has the knowledge, skills and techniques of each stroke down to a fine art, she also was able to relate to her students really well and explain exactly what they were doing right/wrong. The kids I look after always rave about her, and it is obvious why! Tip: There's lots of free parking on either side of the swimming pool so don't worry about trying to park on busy Sandringham Road.

This is a great place for you and your kids…read more The staff are helpful and all round very good place. The pools are clean and the classes small.

Both my kids, and many of the kids I know, have learned to swim here. For around an hour once a…read moreweek for several years, they would swim up and down the pool, mastering the strokes and breathing. I had only rudimentary lessons as a kid and as we live on an island (or three) it was important to me that my own children learned to swim competently. Turns out they are both actually quite a lot better than competent and I think a lot of that is down to Jordan Millar and the team at Ross Millar Swim School. It's a family-run business based out of Three Kings School pool and while the pool is pretty basic, it doesn't matter because the teaching is second to none. They cater to all levels including adult classes, which I plan to do one day when I have the time and money (i.e. when the kids have left home). The staff have a really lovely way with the kids, keeping them engaged and having fun while taking no nonsense which is a tricky thing. Especially when you have those kids who just cry and won't get in - don't give up, come here.

I've been taking my one-year-old here for a few months now to their infant swimming class and its…read morebrilliant. For babies, they mostly teach them to be confident and happy in the water, and the start of how to get to the side safely and float on their backs - pretty important skills for little ones to have especially in a place like NZ where so much of our time is spent around water. Hilton Brown is a great facility, the pool is a nice size and its salt water chlorinated so you don't feel like you're swimming in too many chemicals. We've always had the same instructor so I don't know about the rest of them but she's awesome! Really encouraging and good at recognising which stage all the different babies are at and what they're ready for. Hilton Brown takes classes of all ages, even adults, and I'd recommend it as a great safe and friendly place to learn to swim.

Great spot to unwind at the end of the day. Very, very clean. The locker room is spacious and…read morewell-appointed. The sauna and steam room are large, clean, and hot! Reasonable price of entry, $7. Bring your own towel; they sell them for $12.

This is a fabulous facility, close to the CBD, with good programs for kids as well as adults. This…read moreis only for the pool and changing room facilities, but not for the greater gym which is also available here. The pool area has both a 25m pool suitable for competitive swim training, but also a warmer, shallow pool for those who are doing young swim lessons and more relaxed laps. I swim with Future Dreams swimming which has workouts 3-5 days a week, typically with 2-3 options on times (morning, midday and evening MWF). It's a good group with a range of abilities, so would encourage you to try out a workout. Instructors for swim lessons seem quite knowledgeable and good, although the holiday programs can have a broad range of abilities which can be tough for swimmers on either end of the spectrum. The showers and changing rooms do the trick; hair dryer and iron are available but you should bring all your toiletries and towels.

Very clean swimming pool, the teachers are very friendly and helpful!…read more Several classmates of my son attended the swimming class.

No ethics at all, their pools are used by adults and visitors, we asked them to suspend our account…read morefor a month but they are keep on taking money from account and not enquiring why kid is absent. They don't have any screen methods for visitors and it's corona cases reported in Auckland as well

Fantastic experience at this swim school - especially swim instructors (Chloe is our fave!) who…read moregently and creatively guided our once nervous girl to grow in confidence and have fun in the water...Now she looks forward to her lessons every week!

My niece teaches at Dean Greenwood Swim School and I can tell you the youngsters are in good hands…read more She has the longtime experience and backing to impart life-saving skills of swimming to the children. My children all had swimming lessons from a very young age and it is no different at Dean Greenwood Swim School. Learn to swim classes are 30 minutes duration and allow for games in which skills are introduced and developed, which makes the whole experience FUN and something the kids want to come back to. These classes are at various locations around Auckland, my niece is at the Kelston School Pool.

The Manurewa Aquatic Centre has been around for several years now and was a much-needed upgrade for…read morethe area. It's located at Mountfort Park and it's hard to miss off the main road. It's a great facility and, living a two minute walk from here, I know that this place is popular all-year round. The aquatic centre boasts five pools, one of them being Manukau's first deep water pool, perfect for water polo and all other deep water sports I'd never dare to try (I'm definitely not a swimmer). Entry to the pools are free, but there's a great range of paid extras you can go for like the spa and sauna. The pools close relatively early but for a small fee you can stay later, which is ideal if you like swimming in peace, because this place gets busy. I've only visited the aquatic centre a handful of times, despite living so close. I prefer the pools in the winter when it's not so packed. You get some serious swimmers here so beware of accidently floating into someone's lane! I learnt that one the hard way. I've taken some younger cousins here on a couple of afternoon and I didn't swim, but the spectator seats here are great and you get a view of all the pools so there's no blind spot to worry about. There's a cafe on-site aswell if the hunger strikes, but I usually bring my own food when I come here or practice patience until I'm home. I really like the changing room facilities here; they're modern, spacious and well-looked after considering how much foot traffic comes through. The Manurewa Aquatic Centre is great for families with their range of swimming pools, and give adults the extra option of chilling out in the spa and sauna for some alone time. The Community Gyms fitness centre is here aswell, so the aquatic is great for that post-workout swim or sauna! A great addition to the Manurewa community and its as popular as ever.

This gym has huge benefits for students. Even if you aren't studying at Massey the student…read morediscounts are insane! When comparing to the cost of other gyms it's a no brainer that I've chosen to come her for the last three years. I think I pay just under $300 for six months and the Massey students pay something totally stupid like $100 for the whole year! But this place isn't only for students. Anyone of any age is welcome and there is a huge variety of people coming in and out of the doors. This gym has all the equipment I need and the personal trainers always have a smile of their faces and are willing to help! With your membership you get a new program every six weeks and the trainers will take you through it carefully to make sure you know what you're doing. As with all gyms, this one gets busy. Especially at peak times like 5-7pm. Also a lot of the people who go here (males in particularly) are part of the new craze of gym freaks who are vain, self obsessed and only work out their upper bodies. It can be added entertainment seeing huge buff-shouldered guys doing bench press but then teetering around on tiny woman-sized calves. Whatever you're into I guess...

From the owner: Our fully-equipped facility is a leader in the industry, boasting a comprehensive range of…read morecardiovascular, pin-loaded, plate-loaded and free-weight training and functional training areas. Our REPS registered fitness instructors will help you achieve your health and fitness goals, by performing fitness appraisals and designing exercise programmes that are exciting, challenging and fun. There are physiotherapists on site who may be consulted regarding any rehabilitation requirements you may have. No matter what your goals are - sports, general.