Membership

watching week

Parents and carers are permitted to watch the lessons at the poolside once a month during the allocated watching week dates. To reduce distraction during these lessons, we require full co-operation. This means observation without noise please.

Exceptions to our watching week policy for busy working parents can be made. Please speak to reception to arrange this prior to the lesson.

Watching week dates may vary, so please check them here on a regular basis. Further details and any changes will be posted on the noticeboards in the waiting areas.

For your comfort we have installed a new CCTV system to enable daily viewing of the classes downstairs in our waiting area. This will remain on during the scheduled watching weeks for those who prefer not to sit at the poolside.

Any questions regarding the lessons must be directed to the reception of your club or to the office via email at info@sevenus.com. On occasion some major sports events will also be shown on this screen.

are granny and granddad in town?

Grannies and granddad’s are more than welcome to watch a lesson when they are in town, please make prior arrangements with reception or email info@sevenus.com.

watching week procedure

  • Please switch off mobile phones - NO photography or filming allowed on the poolside at any time.
  • Spectators are to be seated. No standing permitted.
  • Please limit the amount of spectators due to limited space on poolside.
  • Please remain quiet at all times - it’s hard for the teachers to be heard in the pool otherwise.
  • Kindly inform accompanying spectators of these procedures.

Thank you for your co-operation.

watching week dates for 2024 / 25

n.b. please note that you can also reference the tuition calendar to find the watching week dates.

September 2024 16th September - 20th September
October 14th October - 18th October
November 11th November - 15th November
December 9th December - 13th December
January 2025 20th January - 24th January
February 24th February - 28th February
March 24th March - 28th March
April 22nd April - 28th April
May 19th May - 23rd May
June 16th June - 20th June
July 14th July - 18th July
August 11th August - 15th August

The above dates may be subject to change, please take note of monthly announcements on our notice boards too.

  • Laura Sevenus was a South African national competitive swimmer in the 60’s. She was one of five South Africans chosen to tour with the American Water Follies as a synchronized swimmer, thus changing her amateur status.

    In 1964, her professional career began when she assisted the South African team coach training beginners, and later established her first private swim school. Her understanding of parent and children’s needs led to the creation of a purpose-designed facility for teaching swimming in Cape Town, this is where she developed what is now the Sevenus Swimming Method®.

    She has contributed her evolving insight and expertise to various working groups in South Africa, Sweden, Germany and the UK and has been instrumental in defining swim teaching standards in South Africa. She is also a certified aquarobics instructor and Watsu® practitioner.