Learn to swim

Mama Aerobics

VAF teamed up with Swimming 365, an Australian program based in Perth by former Swimming Australia board member Tom Picton Warlow, in 2016 to put together a health and swimming program for adults who have no swimming background and are at risk of some non-communicable diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.

The team went through a week of the training which focused on aqua aerobics programs that transition into Open Water swimming for adult athletes who are not yet fit enough to participate in the many open water swimming competitions in Vanuatu. Hills Swimming also gave additional training in running aqua aerobics programs to our team and some of the school teachers.

This program links sport with measurable health outcomes. Staff are now working with groups of mamas and taking their BMI, waist measurements, etc to track their health progress throughout their aqua aerobics program.

Water Polo

VAF recognises that team sports are the most popular sports in Vanuatu. In 2017 with the help of Australian Volunteer Tracy Elliot, VAF began offering classes in learning the basics of water polo.

Practices are now held every week with swimmers who have gone through basic learn to swim skills and now want to play a team sport in the water!

With the help of Waterpolo Australia, we’ve been able to use basic equipment like water polo balls and caps to get this game off the ground in Vanuatu.

Spider ball

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