Lessons

Level 1

• Waits for permission before entering the pool

• Learning breath control

• Can back float aided/unaided

• Is confident in and around water

• Can kick/paddle when asked/independently

• Can push and glide between instructor and wall

• Can slide/jump in aided/unaided

• Showing safe behaviour in and around the pool

• Is classed as a non-independent swimmer and needs parents aid in the water, constant supervision

Level 2

• Has learnt breath control when submerged

• Can/learning to roll over to float aided/unaided

• Can push and glide for 3m

• Flutter kick has propulsion

• Developing over arm action (freestyle arms)

• Can slide/jump into the water, learning to get back to safety

• Can/learning to recover from a full submersion

• Demonstrates safe behaviour around water

• Classed as a confident non-independent swimmer and needs parents aid in the water

Level 3

• Is learning to turn their head to the side to breath aided/unaided with kickboard

• Can swim 4m on back aided/unaided

• Confidently swims 4m using a straight arm stroke

• Can roll over and float unaided

• Can roll over from a back float

• Can slide/jump in to the pool and get back to safety

• Can recover from a full submersion

• Understands basic water safety

• Classed as a non-independent swimmer and needs parents in the water

Level 4

• Learning to bi-lateral breath unaided

• Can confidently swim 10m with over arm stroke

• Can confidently swim 10m on their back

• Learning to use arm strokes on their back

• Can self propel to the bottom of the pool and recover

• Learning to tread water for ☐ seconds aided/unaided

• Developing survival skills and knows how to call for help

• Learning how to aid others who need rescuing or help

• Is classed as an independent swimmer in a pool environment but needs constant parent supervision

Level 1: Stroke correction and introduction to breaststroke

• Swimming confidently for 20m using freestyle and/or backstroke

• Learning different leg propulsion – breaststroke and butterfly kicks

• Learning different arm strokes – breaststroke pull

• Learning a safe dive in entry

• Can tread water for ☐ seconds

• Learning how to use survival backstroke

• Has practiced a reach and rescue

• Can swim 50m with no aids

• Classed as an independent swimmer in a pool environment but should always be supervised

Level 2: Preparation for squad training and introduction to butterfly

• Has been doing stroke correction in freestyle and backstroke

• Learning the skill of breaststroke

• Learning a different arm stroke – butterfly pull

• Can confidently swim 50m and is suitable to join to a squad

• Can tread water for ☐ seconds

• Can confidently use survival backstroke

• Learning side stroke

• Has swam 100m using survival techniques

• Demonstrating sound knowledge of water safety 

• Classed as a confident swimmer in a pool environment

Level 3: Stroke correction to advance techniques, complimenting squad training

• Has been doing stroke correction for freestyle focusing on 

• Has been doing stroke correction for backstroke focusing on 

• Has been doing stroke correction for breaststroke focusing on 

• Has been doing stroke correction for butterfly focusing on 

• Can tread water for ☐ seconds 

• Can back float

• Clothed swim 100m

• Demonstrate survival strokes