Preschool
Preschool
Our Preschool Program develops independent swimming in a confident and safe environment. We aim to promote safety skills and develop swimming strokes through the preschool years, to give children the confidence and skills to love the aquatic environment.
4 children in a class
This class is an amazing step in the development of your young child to grow their water confidence and basic swimming skills. The aim of the class is to develop confidence, floating, submerging skills & independent swimming in the water.
Skill Focus
The ability to safely and confidently enter and exit the pool.
A willingness to confidently and independently submerge underwater.
Confidence to perform an assisted back float, relaxed body position in the water.
Confidently and independently perform a front float.
Kick on front with teacher assistance, blowing bubbles, basic straight leg kicking action.
A basic kick on front independently with a kickboard, straight legs, strong kick, blowing bubbles.
With teacher or floatation aid for support kick and paddle with basic propulsion and blowing bubbles.
The ability to confidently swim independently continuously, with basic breathing skills.
The ability to return to the pool edge after falling off the wall and turning around, no assistance.
Confidence in the water and follows teachers directions.
4 children in a class
This class aims to develop the child’s independence and confidence. Children will begin to build the foundation of basic stroke development through developing a strong kick on both front and back and introducing an overarm Freestyle action. Children will also uncover a respect for the aquatic environment and learn safety skills.
Skill Focus
The ability to safely and confidently enter and exit the pool.
Confidently and independently perform aback float.
Confidence to perform a 5 second front float, rotating to a 5 second back float, independently swims to the wall.
The ability to confidently swim independently, with basic breathing skills
The ability to kick on front independently with a kickboard, straight legs, strong kick, correct body position.
The ability to perform a front streamline with a strong kick, blowing bubbles.
With assistance kick on back, with a strong kick and correct body position.
Independently kick on back, with a strong kick & correct body position.
Independently swim, roll over, float on back, roll over, swim back to wall.
Confidence to submerge and swim underwater to collect an object from the pool floor.
4 children in a class
This class is for children who are now very confident in the water. The class aims to encourage the formal development of Freestyle and Backstroke with correct technique and continues to create a stroke foundation. Children will continue to develop safety skills.
Skill Focus
The ability to kick on front independently with a kickboard, straight legs, strong kick, correct body position.
Freestyle streamline with correct head, body and arm position with a continuous kick.
Freestyle coordination skills, strong kick with a coordinated straight arm freestyle action.
Bubble, bubble, breathe -encouraging the head rotation of freestyle breathing skills assisted with a kickboard. The ability to hold one arm up whilst breathing.
Independently kicking on back, with a strong kick and correct position.
The ability to independently push & glide in a streamline position.
Backstroke streamline with correct head, body and arm position, with a strong continuous kick.
Can confidently swim underwater to an object for retrieval.
Independently kick on back with a basic sculling arm action, essential life saving skill.
Students listens to the teachers instructions and takes on board technique feedback.