Summer Free Learn to Swim Lessons Program
Community Based Initiative of the Year
VIC/TAS
Submission Overview
The City of Melbourne’s Summer Free Swimming Lessons program removes financial, cultural and physical barriers to water‑safety education. Delivered at Melbourne City Baths and Kensington Community Recreation and Aquatic Centre, it offered a program of free five‑day intensive lessons to City of Melbourne residents. Since launch in 2025, it has delivered 5,050+ lessons to 1,000+ residents. In 2026, 616 enrolled; 51% began with minimal or no swimming experience and 97% improved their swimming ability, establishing it as a sector‑leading model of equitable, high‑impact aquatic education.
City of Melbourne
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