From a toddler's first splash to a junior racing for a national title, every swimmer here learns the right strokes from the very first lesson. Lessons run at Temasek Club and Sembawang Country Club.
Pick the path that fits your swimmer. Each one follows the same Tao Li teaching method, so moving up from one to the next is simple.
Ages 3 to 12. Water confidence first, then all four strokes, level by level.
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Never swum before, or want better technique? Lessons built around you.
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Competitive training, DSA preparation, stroke correction, stamina and artistic swimming.
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One coach, one swimmer. The fastest way to build confidence or fix a stroke.
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Tao Li is the only Singaporean female swimmer to reach an Olympic final. She founded the club to give children and adults the same thing that made her a champion: correct technique from day one, taught by coaches who have raced themselves.
Your swimmer's first lesson is a trial, so the coach can see where they are in the water.
The coach places them in the level that fits, so nobody is held back or rushed.
Each new student gets a file with their programme outline and a 16-week lesson plan.
After 16 lessons, a swim assessment and a written report for parents.
Our coaches include former national and international swimmers, coaches with decades in China's provincial swimming programmes, and specialists in babies and toddlers, stroke correction and helping students overcome a fear of water.
131 Rifle Range Road, Singapore 588406
Families training here can also use: *Required
249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352
We attract families who value education, discipline and character. That makes for a focused, friendly squad where friendships form naturally, in and out of the pool.
Home / About Tao Li
About Tao LiTao Li is the only Singaporean female swimmer to reach an Olympic final. Today she runs Tao Li Swimming Club, coaching the next generation with the same discipline and technique that carried her to the world stage.
Tao Li learned early that a swimmer's ceiling is set by the strokes they learn first. Habits formed in the first lessons are hard to undo later, so she built a club where every swimmer, from a three-year-old to an adult beginner, is taught the correct technique from day one.
The result is a teaching method of her own: a structured level system, a lesson plan for every student and regular assessments, delivered by coaches she has handpicked and trained. It is the same approach for a toddler finding their confidence and for a junior chasing a national title.
Her goal reaches beyond the pool. Tao Li wants every child to leave with resilience, confidence and a winning mindset they can carry into school and life.
Every programme is taught by coaches Tao Li has trained, using her level system.
Home / Our Coaches
Our coachesMeet the eleven coaches of Tao Li Swimming Club. Between them: Olympic, World Championship and SEA Games experience, national team careers, decades of coaching in China and specialists for babies, toddlers, nervous swimmers and stroke correction.
Home / Programmes / Kids & Toddler Swimming
Ages 3 to 12Your child learns to be safe and confident in the water, then masters freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly with the correct technique from the very first lesson. Small classes, a lesson plan for every child and a written progress report for you.
Swimming lessons give young children far more than a new sport. Here is what our lessons build, week by week.
Our 3-level toddler programme teaches the key elements of swimming while helping your child's physical and social development, with plenty of fun along the way.
Our own teaching modules take a child from their first float to diving and turning. Systematic teaching means better, faster progress and stronger water confidence.
| Level | What your child learns |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Water confidence, basic floating and breathing, basic movement in the water |
| Level 2 | Basic freestyle |
| Level 3 | Basic backstroke |
| Level 4 | Basic breaststroke |
| Level 5 | Basic butterfly |
| Level 6 | Dives and turns |
The first lesson is a trial. The coach assesses your child's swimming and decides which level they should join.
Every new student gets a file with their programme outline and a 16-week lesson plan.
The coach reviews the file before each lesson and updates it after, so learning is tracked.
After 16 lessons your child takes a swim assessment, and you receive a written report.
Coach Wei Tatt and Coach Xiao Yun are Swim Australia certified to teach babies and toddlers. Coach Joshua and Coach Nicholas specialise in helping children overcome a fear of water.
Toddler lessons start from 3 years old, which we believe is the best age to begin. Children aged 5 to 12 join the kids programme.
Not at all. Every child starts with water confidence, and two of our coaches specialise in helping students overcome a fear of water.
The first lesson is a trial. The coach assesses your child and places them in the right level of our 6-level programme.
Toddler classes have up to 6 children with one coach and last 45 minutes.
Each child has a 16-week lesson plan that the coach updates after every lesson. After 16 lessons, your child takes a swim assessment and you receive a written report.
At Temasek Club, 131 Rifle Range Road, and Sembawang Country Club, 249 Sembawang Road. Members and non-members can both enquire.
Home / Programmes / Adult Swimming
Adult swimming lessonsIt is never too late to learn. If you have never swum, our teaching modules take you from non-swimmer to confident swimmer with correct technique in 12 sessions. If you already swim, we build a programme around your goals.
For adults who have never learned, or who feel unsafe in deep water.
For adults who can swim but want to swim better, faster or further.
Yes. Our learn-to-swim modules are designed for complete beginners and take you to a confident swimmer in 12 sessions.
Yes. We customise a programme to correct and improve your technique so you reach your goals quickly.
Group classes suit most adults. If you are very nervous in the water, have a tight schedule or want the fastest progress, a private class may suit you better.
At Temasek Club and Sembawang Country Club.
Home / Programmes / Squad & Skills
Squad and skills trainingFor swimmers ready to go further. Five competitive training programmes, DSA preparation, stroke correction, stamina training and artistic swimming, coached by people who have raced at national and international level.
Our competitive training caters to different age groups and the needs of each swimmer, across five programmes. Swimmers are assessed regularly and move up as they improve.
Every competitive team coach has trained and raced at national or international level. They understand the physical and emotional side of competition, so they can guide and support swimmers through both.
Direct School Admission lets students enter a secondary school on the strength of a talent such as a sport. Swimming skills take time to build, so the earlier a child's talent is spotted and nurtured, the better.
Correct technique is the key to your full potential in the water. The earlier a swimmer fixes their strokes, the sooner they swim at their best.
Endurance sessions for swimmers who want to hold their pace for longer, in training and in races.
Session format and who it suits: *Required
Artistic swimming blends swimming, flexibility and performance. Coach Tao Ran taught synchronised swimming in Hubei, China, for 17 years.
Swimmers are assessed and placed in one of our five competitive programmes, then reassessed regularly for upgrades.
It develops young swimmers early so they are ready to apply for Direct School Admission to a secondary school through swimming.
Any swimmer, of any age or level, who wants to swim more efficiently and faster, including learn-to-swim students preparing for competitive swimming.
Home / Programmes / Private Swimming Class
Private swimming classEvery minute of the lesson is about you or your child. A private class is the fastest way to build confidence, overcome a fear of water or fix a stroke, at a time that suits your family.
Both follow the same Tao Li method. The difference is how the lesson time is shared.
| Private class | Group class | |
|---|---|---|
| Attention | One coach, one swimmer | Shared, up to 6 toddlers per coach |
| Pace | Set entirely by the swimmer | Set by the level |
| Best for | Nervous swimmers, stroke correction, race or DSA preparation, busy schedules | Steady progress with friends, learning alongside others |
| Motivation | From the coach | From the coach and classmates |
| Cost per lesson | Higher | Lower |
Tell us who the lessons are for and what you would like to achieve. We will match you with the right coach.
Anyone, from toddlers to adults. They suit nervous swimmers especially well, as well as swimmers who want to fix a stroke or prepare for a race or a DSA trial.
Tell us your goals when you book and we will match you with the coach who suits them best.
At Temasek Club and Sembawang Country Club.
Tell us who is swimming and what you would like to achieve, and we will suggest the right class and venue.
