SWIM SCHOOL

30 minute class

Teaching Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Beginners with little or no experience in the water will focus on water exploration and elementary aquatic skills. children must willingly participate without a parent/guardian.

Stage 1 Outcome

1   Face in water blowing bubbles confidently

2   With 1 float, kick on their front with their face in water, legs straight and toes pointed

3   With 1 float, kick on their back with a good flat body position and straight legs

4   Regain an upright position on their front and back, with 1 float support

5   Attempt front crawl arms over water

6   Attempt backstroke arms with arms coming over the water

7   Push and glide in a streamline position on front and back from the wall

30 minute class

Teaching Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 1 or have comparable skills will focus on developing safety skills and begin to add movement in the water.

Stage 2 Outcome

1   Jump in from the poolside safely

2   Streamlined push and glide on front and back regaining an upright position with no support

3   Streamlined kick on front and back maintaining a good flat body position and straight legs

4   Swim 3 mtrs front crawl with their arms clearing the water and a good body position

5   Swim 3 mtrs backstroke with straight arms clearing the water and a good body position

6   Knowledge of breathing to the side on front crawl with a float

30 minute class

Teaching Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 2 or have comparable skills will focus on developing specific strokes and other safety skills.

Stage 3 Outcome

1   Streamlined kick on front and back maintaining a good flat body position and straight legs

2   Swim 5 mtrs Front crawl with arms clearing the water and breathing to the side

3   Swim 5 mtrs Backstroke with straight arms clearing the water and a good body position

4   Perform Breastroke kick on their front with either 2 floats or a noodle

5   Perform a log roll from a streamline position on their front and back

6   Perform a front tumble from a streamline position

30 minute class

Teaching Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 3 or have comparable skills will focus on developing confidence in their skills and improving their strokes.

Stage 4 Outcome

1   Swim 10 mtrs front crawl, starting from a push and glide, breathing to the side and arms clearing the water

2   Swim 10 mtrs backstroke, starting from a push and glide, with good body position and straight arms

3   Perform 10 mtrs legal breaststroke kick on their front using 1 float or in a streamline position

4   Swim 5 mtrs of good breastroke arms with a noodle

5   Knowledge of the correct Breaststoke timing using a noodle

6   Swim 5 mtrs butterfly kick on front and back with arms by side

30 minute class

Main Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 4 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 5 outcome

Swim 15 mtrs front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water water and bilateral breathing
Swim 15 mtrs backstroke with good body position, straight arms and good strong continuous pull
Swim 15 mtrs good legal breastroke with timing
Swim 10 mtrs butterfly with correct legs
Jump in deep water and tread water for 30 seconds confidently, swim to side
Attempt front crawl turn at the wall

30 minute class

Main Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 5 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 6 outcome

Swim 25 mtrs front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water and bilateral breathing
Swim 25 mtrs backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms and good strong continuous pull
Swim 25 mtrs Breastroke with good timing and legal stroke
Swim 15 mtrs butterfly and then turn on back and finish length with fly kick on back, arms by side
Attempt front crawl and backstroke turns at the wall
Attempt sitting dive

30 minute class

Main Pool

Instructor to participant ratio: 1:7

Children who have successfully completed Level 6 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 7 outcome

Swim 50 mtrs frontcrawl with good body position, arms clearing the water, bilateral breathing and attempt turn at wall
Swim 50 mtrs backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms, attempt turn at wall
Swim 50 mtrs breastroke with good timing and legal stroke
Swim 20 mtrs butterfly with good arm recovery and legs together
Perform breaststroke and butterfly turns with good push and glide streamlining
Perform a sitting dive