**Registrations for Bronte Nippers for 2024/25 have now closed.

Nippers registrations have closed for the season and we will not be accepting any further registrations, renewals or transfers.

Nippers Information

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Bronte Nippers this season!

Welcome to Bronte Nippers 2024.pdf

Nippers will commence on:

• Sunday, 13 October 2024, for Under 6 only; and
• Sunday, 20 October 2024, for all age groups.

See Nipper's timetable here (subject to change and updated regularly).

Please click the links below for more information:

Age Groups
Any child may join Nippers once they have turned five years old.  Age group is determined as at 30 September each year:

Before any new registrations can be finalised, proof of age must be sighted by the club.

Nippers' age groups are strict: the SLSA system does not permit movement up or down an age group. At Bronte, we will only permit movement in truly exceptional circumstances (this does not extend to accommodating friendship groups, swim ability or timetabling). 

Proficiency swim requirements
At Nippers, we don’t teach your child to swim—we expect that they are taking lessons or are in squads. From U8, it is an SLSA requirement that all Nippers complete an annual pool ‘proficiency’ swim and skills evaluation before participating in the Nipper program. These evaluations will take place on Sunday, 8 September 2024, at St Catherine's School pool (timetable to follow for registered Nippers). Ocean proficiency swims will take place on the first day of Nippers, conditions pending.

Full details of the proficiency requirements are here.

The swim portions of the proficiency are as follows: 

Please get your kids in the water (ocean or pool) and into lessons or squads if you have not already done so! The more experience and confidence our Nippers have in the water at any age, the better.