Preschool
Our preschool classes start from beginner right through to length swimmers
Levels
Pre School Prep
from 2 1/2 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• Safe entry into pool
• Blows bubbles
• Picks up object from bottom of the pool (minimal assistance)
• Glides to wall (minimal assistance)
• Front float for 3 seconds (minimal assistance)Pre School Beginner
from 3 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• Safe entry into pool
• Blows bubbles
• Can put eyes under water
• Can kick on dumbbell
• 5 second front float - (minimal assistance)
• 5 second back float - (minimal assistance)
• Can pick up object from bottom of the pool – unaided
• Can jumping off platform/side of pool - unaided Float/GlidePre School Float/Glide
3 years +Skills to be achieved at this level:
• Can put eyes under water for 5 seconds
• 5 second front float - unaided
• 5 second back float - - unaided
• Can stand from front float - unaided
• Can stand from back float - unaided
• 2m glide with board on front, face inPre School Glide/Kick
from 3 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• 3m glide from teacher to wall with rocket arms -unaided
• 2m push off from wall and glide to teacher – unaided
• Perform sit down dive in rocket – unaided
• Demonstrate long leg kick – unaided
• Kick on back - (minimal assistance)Pre School Kick/Stroke
from 3 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• Kick 5m with rocket arms, face in – unaided
• Kick 5m on back – unaided
• Roll from front float to back float – unaided
• Roll from back float to front float – unaided
• Sit down dive and kick across pool in rocket shape- unaided
• Sit down dive and return to wall - unaided (without touching the floor)
• Demonstrate an understanding of arm strokesPre School Stroke/Beginner Breather
from 3 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• 5m rocket kick on back in rocket shape - unaided
• Arm strokes for 5m in rocket shape - unaided
• Demonstrate bubbles with arm strokes - unaided
• Display effective kick with arm strokes – unaided
• Demonstrate sit down dive, roll onto back and kick to wallPre School Beginner Breather/Breather
from 3 yearsSkills to be achieved at this level:
• Demonstrate sit down dive through hoop -unaided
• Demonstrate side kick on board to ½ way
• Demonstrate bubble roll to 1/2 way on board
• Demonstrate 1, 2 bubbles and breath to 1/2 way on board (breathing arm, bubble arm)
• Freestyle ½ length (catch-up) -unaided
• Demonstrate basic Backstroke -unaidedPre School Breather/Advanced Breather
3 years +Skills to be achieved at this level:
• Demonstrate streamline front kick to ½ way -unaided
• Demonstrate streamline back kick to ½ way -unaided
• 1 length of 1, 2 bubbles and breath on board
• 1 length of 1, 2 bubbles and breath off board -unaided
• Demonstrate correct Freestyle breathing timing
• Demonstrate Backstroke ½ length, continuous arms -unaided
• Demonstrate Dolphin kick with hands at side -unaided
• Demonstrate stand up dive - assisted
• Freestyle 5 lengths
• Demonstrate 360-degree swivel on front-unaided
• Demonstrate 360-degree swivel on back-unaidedPreschool Advanced Beather/Mini Tasman
from 3 yearsAdvanced breather
Skills to be achieved at this level:
• Drop down push off - unaided
• Demonstrate 1 arm Freestyle
• Demonstrate Freestyle 4 arms and a breath – alternating arms
• 10 lengths Freestyle
• 1 length Backstroke -continuous arms
• Demonstrate basic Dolphin kick in rocket position
• Demonstrate forward flip -assisted