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Free swimming lessons for people of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. Taught by volunteers.

24/04/2026

A big thank you to the incredible team at Victoria Park Leisure Centre 💙

From day one, you’ve been so kind, supportive and welcoming. We’ve loved calling this centre home for our 16th season.

Can’t wait to do it again soon 🫶

23/04/2026

And that’s a wrap on Season 16 💙

What a season it’s been.

To our swim buddies, teachers, activity centre volunteers, participants, and the wider community – thank you for making this season so special. It truly wouldn’t happen without you.

We’ve loved calling Victoria Park Leisure Centre home, and your support as we transition to a new location has meant so much.

There was no better way to finish than one final Saturday of shared food, lessons, laughs and games ☀️

Season 17 is coming in the warmer months 🧡
We can’t wait to do it all again.

Until then, stay connected with us here, on Instagram and LinkedIn.

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10/04/2026

LAST DAY OF THE SEASON ☀️ NEW LESSON TIMES

To celebrate our last swim of the season tomorrow we’ll be having a picnic after the lessons. If you’re joining us for the picnic please bring a small plate of food to share.

So we can all enjoy the picnic, we’ll start women’s and men’s lessons slightly earlier. The new times are below 👇

Our schedule ⏰
1:45pm: Vollies arrive for briefing
2:00pm-2:45pm: Kids lessons
2:45pm-3:15pm: Adult lessons
3:15pm onwards: Picnic in activity centre area

See you all then!

27/03/2026

LESSONS CANCELLED 📣 Due to the weather, we’ve cancelled tomorrows session of Swim for Refugees.

Stay safe and warm! We’ll see you on 4 April 😊

28/02/2026

See you later today for some swims 🌊🌊

Our schedule 💫
1:45pm: Vollies arrive for briefing
2:00pm-2:30pm: 1st round of kids lessons
2:40pm-3:10pm: 2nd round of kids lessons
3:15pm-4:00pm: Womens and Mens lessons
2:00pm-4:00pm: Activity Centre OPEN

14/02/2026

Key times for our first week of lessons 😎

See you later today 💙

13/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in grading day last week – it was so lovely to see so many familiar faces and to meet so many new people! 💙

Tomorrow is our first week of lessons – yay! We'll see you soon for an afternoon of swimming, smiles and sunshine 🙌

Schedule:
1:30 – Volunteers arrive
1:45pm – Participants and collect wristbands from us inside
2:00pm-3:10pm – Kid’s lessons
3:15pm-4pm – Men's and Women’s lessons (held separately)
Until 4pm – Activity Centre will be open with snacks, games, and care for kids.

Reach out if you have any questions 😎

06/02/2026

Grading Day is tomorrow! ☀️

We’re so excited to welcome you to Swim for Refugees Grading Day – a relaxed, friendly afternoon to meet our community and kick off the season together.

Grading helps us understand swimming levels for adults and kids so we can keep everyone safe and supported throughout the season.

📍 Victoria Park Aqualife Centre
🗓 Saturday, 7 February
⏰ Timings below
1:00pm – Volunteers arrive
1:15pm – Participants arrive and register
1:30pm – Safety session
2:00pm-2:45pm – Kid’s lessons/grading.
2:45pm-3:30pm – Women’s only private lessons/grading, and Men’s lessons/grading.
Until 3:45pm – Activity Centre will be open with snacks, games, and care for kids

There’ll be plenty of time to hang out, chat, play games and enjoy some snacks. Most of the day is spent out of the pool, getting to know each other 💙

🚗 Free parking available
🚆 Closest train station: Oats Street

Message us if you have any questions.
Please meet our friendly team at the reception area when you arrive — we can’t wait to see you there!

30/01/2026

The anticipation is brewing for Season 16 – sign up now or miss out! 🙌☀️🎉

Help make this program possible and join a crew of incredible humans.

👉 Volunteer Training is TOMORROW – register now: https://swimforrefugees.org/swim-season/volunteer/

See you very soon! 💙🙌

27/01/2026

Did you hear about our new location?

For season 16, we are relocating from Fremantle Leisure Centre to Victoria Park Aqualife Centre.

Here's the address: 📍 42 Somerset St, East Victoria Park WA 6101

We hope this more central location makes it easier for you to join us. We couldn’t be more excited to jump in the water and get season 16 underway! 🌞🏊🏻‍♀️🎉

Send us a message if you have any questions!

Address

10 Shuffrey Street
Fremantle, WA
6160

Website

https://swimforrefugees.org/

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