Rookie Squad Info
Welcome to Team Bondi Fit - we have a variety of Beginner Friendly sessions, Monthly Introduction Days, Beginner Clinics & 1 on 1 sessions available.
Swim squad Swim squad Monday & Wednesday Squad swims are available at Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre at 6am & 6:30pm for rookies that can swim 200 metres & want to build up distance. You will need flippers & some commitment! Run - 8am: Swim squad * Rookie Introduction Swim Pack - includes unlimited swimming at our swim squads listed above. * What will you learn? We will firstly try to make you comfortable in the surf! Team Bondi Fit are committed to making you swim, cycle, run or surf better. We provide experienced coaches that compete & love the sports of swim, bike, run, ocean swim & triathlon. We train athletes from complete beginners (including coaching adult learn to swim) up to elite level in sprint distance surf swims, fun runs, adventure races & triathlon - right up to marathon & Ironman! Spot Anderson is our head coach - the mad professor! We run our swim programs from Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, Bondi Icebergs & in the surf at North Bondi or Clovelly. Triathlon: Race Series from Enticer Tris to Long Course: Elite Energy Series (Port Stephens, Wollongong, Nowra, Forster, Wagga Wagga, Huskisson, Callala Beach, Batemans Bay). Ocean Swims: Fun Runs, Half Marathons & Marathons: Adventure Races:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
- 6am:
Bondi Icebergs.
Includes optional Surf Swim with the Coach at 7am.
Stroke Correction options!
Flippers required.
- 6am:
Ian Thorpe Aquatc Centre.
Stroke Correction options!Cycle - 6:30am:
Centennial Park.
Minimum standards apply or see our Beginner Bike day info.
North Bondi Surf Club.
Surf Swim Clinics - 11am:
North Bondi Surf Club.
Minimum standards appply!
Run - 6:30pm:
Kensington Track includes run drills & sprints. Swim squad
- 6:30pm:
Bondi Icebergs.
Stroke Correction options!
Flippers required.
- 3pm:
Ian Thorpe Aquatc Centre.
Stroke Correction options!
* Includes a 1 on 1 swim lesson at times listed above.
We have 8 pool swim squads with 4 including Stroke Correction.
We also have Open Water Swim squads on Thursday 6:30pm (Clovelly) or Bondi 9:30am - the coach will let you know when you are ready to attend these!
You can start anytime as you get 1 month from your 1st lesson - cost is $199.
Click here to register with 48 hours notice before attending 1st session!
* Open Water Rookies – Thursday 6:30pm Clovelly:
perfect introduction to open water as it is flat water but tidal, so has some water movement!
We have a minimum standard of 500 metres non-stop freestyle for this session & you can wear flppers - woohoo!!!
You should either attend a Bondi Fit squad swim or quote a 500 metre swim time before attending!
Meet at bottom of the stairs in front of the surf club on the water side - south side of the bay!
Casual or monthly fees apply!
Background - you can swim 1km non-stop freestyle...
- North Bondi Surf Club Saturday 9:30am: perfect rookie option once you can swim 1km non-stop freestyle comfortably! We regularly get 10+ rookies every Saturday in this group when it is sunny.
* You will not correct breathing & stroke correction at North Bondi – all swimming technique must be learned in the pool as above! We provide water safety but be aware this is a squad & we cannot be everywhere at once!
* Footnote - to improve swim speed in the open water, we advise both our stroke correction squads & regular swim squads. You have more options in open water if you are faster in the pool!
Squads that include Stroke Correction - Friday 6am & Saturday 3pm at Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, Monday 6am/ Wednesday 6:30pm - Bondi Icebergs.
Regular squads – Monday & Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre.
Flippers required at all swim sessions!
- Click here to register with 48+ hours notice before attending.
Once you have established that you won’t drown or a shark probably won’t eat you, we will work on surf skills! This includes at any given session - getting in/ out through the surf, diving under waves, learning to catch waves & how to effectively navigate once out the back!
* What to bring: Minimum of swimmers, swim cap & goggles.
* Wetsuits: if you have one - feel free to wear it! Water temperature is currently 19 degrees!
* Rain – Surf – Shine: we will be there no matter what & we do not offer refunds for missed lessons!
* Valuables: DO NOT bring valuables to the beach – we normally leave gear next to the lifesaver tent.
* Parking tips: there is 2 hour FREE parking in the streets opposite the surf club & off the road heading north towards Dover Heights! Metered parking along Campbell parade of paid parking in the Council Car Park facing the beach.
Be aware of Bondi parking issued & leave plenty of time. We DO NOT allow late arrivals, so be ready to go (in your wetsuit if you have one) from 10:25am!
- $40 for 1, $100 for 3 or $150 for 5 lessons.
- Please make sure your bike in good, working condition
- DO NOT wait for the night before to check it!
- Dress according to the weather - the rule of cycling is to overdress, not underdress!
- We train RAIN HAIL SHINE! Casual fees apply or FREE to monthly members!
- Mountain bikers: we welcome mountain bikers at our Beginner bike days.
Click here to register with 48+ hours notice before attending 1st session:
Click here for Beginner Bike Purchase Tips - we use & recommend Albion Cycle, Waverley!
Beginner Run Clinic starts Saturday, January 14...
Participants have the option to walk/ run to get fit!
Meet 7:50am for an 8am start outside North Bondi Surf Club.
This is on the Eastern Suburbs Athletic Track at kensington - sounds scary but the great thing is that no-one is ever more than 200 metres ahead or behind you as track is 400 metres!
Locatuion: E.S. Marks Athletics Field, Boronia Street (off Anzac Parade), Kensington. Entry is $4.50.
We do an running test set, some sprints, run drills & some run specific stretching.
If you live, work, train or want to travel to Bondi Beach Australia, Sydney City, Ultimo, Darling Harbour, Centennial Park, Clovelly
or anywhere in the Eastern Suburbs, Inner west or the lovely City of Sydney itself - we can help you.
Come & meet my team - join us in a squad training today!
Fear not, though, he is ably assisted by the more even keeled Paul, Scottie, Mermaid, Flynn & Sarah.
* Sprint - Sydney Sprint Triathlon Series (Kurnell), BRW Corporate Triathlon, Australian Sprint Champs.
* Olympic Distance - Noosa, Newcastle, Australian Triathlon Series (Geelong, Mooloolaba, Sydney).
* Half Ironman - Port Macquarie, Shepparton, Canberra, Huskisson, Cairns, Busselton.
* Ironman - Port Macquarie, Busselton, Cairns, New Zealand, Hawaii.
* Manly, Steyne, Queenscliff, Byron Bay, Freshwater, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Long Reef, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Warriewood, Mona Vale, Newport, Bilgola, Avalon, Whale Beach, Palm Beach, Terrigal, Watsons Bay, North Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Coogee, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, La Perouse, Cronulla, Balmoral, Warringah, Rose Bay, Balmain, Botany, Wollongong, Kiama, Stanwell Park, Shellharbour, Gerringong, Mollymook & Ulladulla...
City To Surf, Sydney Running Festival, Sydney Half Marathon, Sri Chimnoy, Sutherland To surf, Shoalhaven, Tough Bloke, Hunter Valley, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, New York, Bay Run, Berowra...
Kathmandu, Akuna Bay, Urban Max...
Beginner & Rookie Swimmers - pool & surf: It is critical that you start at the correct session for both your own safety, maximising your swimming experience & helping us help you swim faster - woohoo! There are lots of swims available – regular squads, squads including stroke correction, open water swims or 1 on 1 sessions. We assess you in 1 of 3 groups as below. Once you have been coded into our system, you can simply turn up – woohoo!
* Beginners - cannot swim 100 metres non-stop freestyle:
You need a 1 on 1 lesson & integration into our stroke correction squads.
1 on 1 times available: Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 7:30am or Saturday 5:15pm Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre.
Cost is $80 or set of 5 - $375 upfront ($75/ lesson).
BOOK NOW - click here.
Bondi Icebergs is also available but this is not the preferred entry point.
Stroke Correction squads:
- Friday 6am & Saturday 3pm at Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre.
- Monday 6am, Wednesday 6:30pm - Bondi Icebergs.
Please note – you will need flippers & a kickboard.
* Tip - you need to swim 3 times per week until you can swim 1km non-stop freestyle!
* Pool Rookies: can swim 500 metres – 1km+ but need breaks:
1 on 1 is advised but not essential – see above for available times.
We advise integration into both our stroke correction squads & regular swim squads asap.
Stroke Correction squads - Friday 6am & Saturday 3pm at Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, Monday 6am, Wednesday 6:30pm - Bondi Icebergs.
Regular squads – Monday & Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre.
Flippers required at all swim sessions!
Please note - you will not correct breathing & stroke correction in the surf – all swimming technique must be learned in the pool as above!
You need to swim 3 times per week until you can swim 1km non-stop freestyle!
Click here with 48 hours notice before attending 1st session!
Rookies Weekly Squad Timetable - see below with Rookie friendly sessions listed!
Click here for a printable version of our swim, bike & run weekly squads.
Click here with 48 hours notice before attending 1st session!