OUR TEAM
Our team is passionate about teaching learn to swim and encouraging healthy lifestyles! All of our instructors are fully certified and experienced. Most of our instructors also have certifications in Babies & Toddlers, Access & Inclusion, as well as Adult learn to swim.
Nikki Lodge
Director & Operations Manager
Dawn Pugh
Pool Manager, Director & Strategy
Andrea Tovar
Swim Program Manager & Admin
Brent Kirkbride
Director
Dean McNamara
Director
Jacqui Brydson
Director
Tom Brydson
Partner
David Pugh
Partner
Natalia Melo
Senior Instructor
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Swimming is one of the most important skills to learn in life.
Ensuring your little ones are comfortable and confident swimmers is an invaluable investment in their safety. It's a skill that could one day make all the difference. We strive to teach them to not only learn how to be safe in and around water, but to love swimming and all of the benefits that come with being a confident swimmer.
OUR FACILITIES
BEST Aquatics is located at the aquatics facility of the brand-new Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology hub! The BEST hub is Blacktown council's latest contribution to its community. It is a bright, colourful & inviting space with a high-tech feel but plenty of textures and warmness about it. In addition to the aquatics facility, the BEST hub has an all-access playground, large cafe, gym, auditorium, ACU campus, biomechanics track and health experts...Sydney West Sports Medicine!
The Aquatic Facilities include:
- 1.1m pool + 2.2m pool kept at 32 degrees C
- Hot & cold contrast plunge pools
- Accessibility hoist
- Access ramp into the pool
- Changerooms, toilets & showers
- Baby change tables
- All-access playground is just outside, a few metres from the pool
- Full-service cafe is just down the hall from the pool.
NOTE: The aquatic facility at BEST is not a Public Swimming pool. It is accessible only by patrons of BEST Aquatics, Sydney West Sports Medicine, the Lodge and groups/events booked by the council.
HOURS
Office Hours
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | CLOSED Thursday Mornings | 3pm - 6pm |
| Friday | 9am - 1pm | CLOSED Friday afternoons |
| Saturday | 9am - 12pm | CLOSED Saturday afternoons |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Please Note : Anything booked through the customer portal will now be addressed by our Wet deck Supervisor on duty, who will be able to confirm make-up lessons, absences, and other changes. They will also have the phone for anything Urgent or if you need to contact them directly, for anything on site. Our number is 0498 717 607.
This is for more efficient ease of contact, and for better communication for anything needed outside of Office Admin hours and for during Pool Operation hours, through the customer portal. Please still feel free to have a chat with them on deck for anything else!
Please note that if you do contact us for outside of our office hours for any admin, we will do our very best to get back to you as soon as possible, the following business day.
We are truly grateful for your continued support and trust in us. Thank you for being such a wonderful part of our Swim School Family!
We look forward to seeing you on deck and in the pool!
Pool Operating Hours
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9am - 12pm | 3pm - 6:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30am - 12pm | 3:30pm - 7pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 12pm | 3:30pm - 7pm |
| Thursday | CLOSED Thursday Mornings | 3:30pm - 7pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 1pm | CLOSED Friday afternoons |
| Saturday | 7:30am - 1:30pm | CLOSED Saturday afternoons |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
