Swimming Lessons
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Swim lessons level breakdown
Below is what each child should be able to do to move up to the next level. Kids spend the most terms in level 3 and 4.
Instructor in pool levels 1/2. Can be in water level 3. Out of water 4/5/6.
Level 1 (armbands) using woggles
Safe water entry
Jump into water unaided
Star floats on back with the instructor helping
Star floats on front with the instructor helping
Travel continuously with a woggle:
blowing bubbles on the front using legs only
on the back using legs only
Level 2 (no arm bands) using woggles
All of level 1
Travel continuously with woggle blowing bubbles on front using legs and arms
Can do a sea horse for threading water
Level 3 - use woggle or board
All of level 1 & 2
Front crawl legs only with board
Attempt front crawl arms, legs and breathing with board
Back crawl legs only with board
Back crawl arms and legs with board
Tread water for 5 secs
Seated dive
Level 4 - woggles and board can swim full lengths
All of levels 1,2 & 3
Breaststroke legs with a woggle
Attempt breast stroke arms, legs and breathing with woggle
Butterfly legs
Butterfly arms and breathing
Tread water for 30 secs
Kneeling dive
Level 5/6 - boards can swim full lengths
All of Level 1-4
Swim front crawl with correct body position and breath with and without board
Swim back crawl with and without board
Swim breast stroke without woggle
Swim full butterfly with breathing
Kneeling dive into the front crawl
Tread water for 1 min
Lane swimming – boards
Swimming legs only with board
Front crawl
Backcrawl legs only
Backcrawl
Butterfly
Tumble turn
Breaststroke