Sydney’s Northern Beaches
From uncertain
to unstoppable.
Small classes. Big confidence.
Every child’s first breath underwater becomes their next stroke forward. Patient, personalised swim instruction that turns hesitation into a lifelong love of the water.
The SwimNest Difference
Flexible by design.
Swimmers aren't locked to one pool or one program. We build a plan around your child, then adjust it as they grow, the seasons change, or the goal shifts.
Hybrid pool + ocean training
We blend pool fundamentals with open-water skills, so swimmers build real confidence in the conditions they'll actually swim in.
Built for every season
Lessons move with the weather — private pools through summer, indoor heated pools through winter — so training never has to stop.
Not locked to one plan
Swimmers can move between our locations and programs as skills, schedules and goals change — the plan adjusts to them, not the other way around.
Every swimmer learns differently.
Six pathways, one goal — real progress that feels engaging, supportive and fun, whichever way your child learns best.
ProgramsPrivate & Semi-Private
One-on-one or paired instruction, paced entirely around your child.
ProgramsGroup Classes
Skill-matched peer classes that build technique and friendship.
ProgramsHoliday Intensives
Accelerated short courses that turn a week off school into a leap forward.
ProgramsStroke Correction
Technique-focused coaching for adults refining their stroke.
Free ProgramParent & Bub
Free parent-education classes for babies 4–8 months. Sundays 8am at Brookvale — limited spots.
Simple, transparent prices.
A starting point for every program — exact pricing depends on location, class size and lesson length.
Meet the coaches
Taught by people who love this.
A small, experienced team who know every swimmer by name — not a rotating roster of casual staff.
Irina Skvortsova
Owner & Head Coach
16 years of coaching experience leading SwimNest's teaching philosophy — patient, personalised instruction for every swimmer.
Peter Henry
Coach
Coaching with SwimNest since 2007, bringing nearly two decades of experience to swimmers of every age and level.
Kenya Guezou
Coach
Part of the SwimNest coaching team, helping swimmers build technique and confidence in the water.
Our Philosophy
“It’s about more than learning strokes — it’s about building trust, resilience, and a lifelong love of water.”
We’ve watched Northern Beaches kids stand at the pool edge unsure of the water — and we’ve watched them find their glide. That shift doesn’t happen through repetition alone; it happens through coaches who notice, adjust, and celebrate the small wins.
That’s why our classes stay small, our instructors stay patient, and every lesson plan bends around the swimmer in front of us — not the other way around.
What families notice.
The moment a nervous swimmer stops clinging to the wall — that's the moment parents tell us about.
Find your nearest pool.
Four ways to learn — from purpose-built pools to your own backyard.
Location
Terrey Hills
Our flagship indoor heated pool, purpose-built for small-group learning.
Location
Brookvale
Central and easy to reach, with dedicated learner pools.
Location
Rockpools
Seasonal ocean-pool lessons for confident open-water skills.
Location
Residential
Private in-home lessons in the comfort of your own backyard.
Begin the journey
Ready to swap uncertain for unstoppable?
Book a free trial lesson and see how quickly confidence takes over — one small, supported step at a time.