Swimgym Howick is a learn-to-swim school with a heated pool, which the site says is kept at 33 to 34 degrees all year and uses a low-salt chlorine mix, gentle on skin and eyes. It runs programmes from Waterbabies, for 3 to 36 months, through Pre School, School Age, Mini Squads, holiday courses and adult swimming. The Waterbabies lessons are 30 minutes long, and the site lists them at $260 per swimmer per 10-week term as at 2026. The school sits at the corner of Wellington Street and Fencible Drive in Howick, and there is a family play area with a TV and DVD, and a café next door.
The site says Swimgym has taught swimmers since 1987 and that its staff hold Swimming New Zealand qualifications, many with international ones. It describes itself as a Gold Quality Swim School and a member of Swim Australia and the International Swim Schools Association. Other Swimgym sites are at Lloyd Elsmore, Maraetai, Otara, Papatoetoe and Waiheke. The Howick office is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm, and it is closed on public holidays and during the weekends of school holidays.