Learn to Swim

This consists of six levels: Preschool, Swim Skills 1, Swim Skills 2, Swim Skills 3, Swim Skills 4 and Club Ready (Swim, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo) with three overarching national standards: Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The programme provides a fun, progressive and all-inclusive pathway for children to participate in any aquatic
discipline to whatever level they aspire to. It has the core philosophy of being fun, child-centred and based on establishing the core aquatic skills which are fundamental to a child learning more complex skills.

Pre-school

Aim:

To become water confident and develop core aquatic skills (without adult assistance but with buoyancy aids as required).

Objectives:

  • Introduce complete non-swimmers to the aquatic environment and establish an understanding of safety in and around water
  • Develop and progress water confidence
  • Establish an understanding of basic core aquatic skills
  • Encourage independent movement
  • Develop skills through enjoyment, fun and self-discovery

 

Swim Skills 1

Aim:

To further develop water confidence and develop core aquatic skills without aids.

Objectives:

  • Develop confidence and ability to perform a wide range of core aquatic skills without buoyancy aids
  • Develop the basic technique of the 4 strokes
  • Introduce the basic technique of sculling
  • Develop balance and buoyancy through a variety of activities

 

Swim Skills 2

Aim:

To increase the competency of the core aquatic skills and develop basic stroke technique.

Objectives:

  • Introduce and progress new core aquatic skills
  • Develop stroke technique to include all 4 strokes
  • Introduction to diving (pool permitting)
  • Develop awareness and feel for the water through a variety of core aquatic skills

 

Swim Skills 3

Aim:

Introduce more advanced stroke technique and achieve Triple S standard.

Objectives:

  • Further develop competency in all four strokes
  • Development of Diving
  • Further develop Butterfly and Breaststroke aiming to achieve legal technique

 

Swim Skills 4

Aim:

To improve the quality of stroke technique, introduce multi-aquatic skills/disciplines and basic lifesaving skills.

Objectives:

  • To demonstrate competent technique in all four strokes
  • Introduce lifesaving skills and basic aquatic discipline skills
  • To provide basic skills to enable progression in to all aquatic disciplines including life saving

 

Club Ready Swim

Aim:

To improve and maintain stroke technique over distance and develop basic training and race skills producing a swimmer who is ‘Club Ready’.

Objectives:

  • Advance swimming stamina in all four strokes while maintaining technique
  • Improve efficiency in all 4 strokes
  • Develop turn technique for all 4 strokes
  • Knowledge and understanding of club training practices in a variety of core aquatic skills

 

Club Ready Water Polo - "Coming soon"

Aim:

To introduce basic Water Polo technique and ball handling skills.

Objectives:

  • Demonstrate Water Polo strokes
  • Understand goal keeping skills
  • Establish an understanding of the basic rules
  • Develop ball handling skills
  • Develop skills through enjoyment, fun and self-discovery