Learn to SwimLearn to Swim Spring Term 2022

Harrow Swimming Learn to Swim stages Outcome

Stage 1:

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

 Stage 2:

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

 Stage 3:

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

Stage 4:

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

Stage 5:

1   Swim 15 mtrs Front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water and bilateral breathing

2   Swim 15 mtrs Backstroke with good body position, straight arms and good strong continuous pull

3   Perform 15 mtrs legal breaststroke kick on their front in a streamline position

4   Swim 15 mtrs Breastroke with correct timing

5   Swim 10 mtrs butterfly with correct legs

6   Attempt front crawl tumble turn at the wall

7   Jump in deep water and tread water for 30 seconds confidently, swim to side

 Stage 6:

1   Swim 25 mtrs front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water and bilateral breathing

2   Swim 25 mtrs backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms and good strong continuous pull

3   Swim 25 mtrs Breastroke with good timing and legal stroke

4   Swim 15 mtrs butterfly and then turn on back and finish length with fly kick on back, arms by side

5   Swim 5 meters and perform a front crawl and backstroke turn at the wall

6   Perform a sitting dive

7   Perform a streamline push and glide into underwater fly kick off every start

Stage 7:

1   Swim 50 mtrs frontcrawl with good body position, arms clearing the water, bilateral  breathing and attempt turn at wall

2   Swim 50 mtrs backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms, attempt turn at wall

3   Swim 50 mtrs breastroke with good timing and legal stroke

4   Swim 20 mtrs butterfly with good arm recovery and legs together

5   Perform breaststroke and butterfly turns with good push and glide streamlining

6   Perform a standing dive

7   Perform underwater fly kick off every push and glide and tumble turn