School Age

from 5 years

Our lower level school-age classes are held after school prior to 4.30 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays between 9 am and 12 pm. These classes are 20 minutes in duration with a maximum of 4 students. Once children progress to our mini Tasman class the class is increased to 1/2 hour.

Our length swimming classes utilize the whole pool with up to 3 instructors. We focus on technique with feedback being a pivotal part of the lesson. We take your children from water confidence right through to mastering the skills needed to progress to a club or other aquatic pursuits.

Levels

School Age - Beginner
from 5 years
Skills 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/Glide
School Age - Float/Glide
from 5 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 in
School Age - Glide/kick
from 5 years
Skills 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)
School Age - Kick/Stroke –
from 5 years
Skills 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 strokes
School Age - Stroking/Beginner Breather
from 5 years
Skills 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 wall
School Age - Beginner Breather/Breather
from 5 years
Skills 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 -unaided
School Age - Breather/Advanced
from 5 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-unaided
School Age - Advanced Breather
from 5 years
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
School Age - Mini Tasman
from 5 years
Mini Tasman
Skills to be achieved at this level:

• Demonstrate breathing position on board on alternate sides
• Achieve Freestyle 30 lengths – 4 strokes
• Demonstrate drop down push off on back
• Demonstrate sit down dive, 3 Dolphin kicks, 4 arm strokes with kick (no breathing)-unaided
• Demonstrate competent standing dive – unaided
• Demonstrate unassisted flip
• 4 lengths Backstroke – continuous arms - unaided
• Demonstrate basic Breaststroke kick
• Demonstrate basic Butterfly - arms and legs
School Age - Tasman/Atlantic
from 5 years
Skills to be achieved at this level:

• Understands basic SER Freestyle – (Shoulder, Elbow, Reach)
• Achieve 1 x 700m Freestyle swim
• Can co-ordinate basic Breaststroke - arms and legs
• Can co-ordinate Butterfly arms and hip movement
• Perform basic Tumble Turn – assisted
• Demonstrate stand up dive through hoop
• Backstroke Pass
School Age - Atlantic/Pacific
from 5 years
Skills to be achieved at this level:

• Demonstrate Tumble Turn with 3 Dolphin kicks and streamline position - Unassisted
• Achieve non-stop 160m Freestyle swim (around the buoys)
• Achieve 840 metre Freestyle swim (1)
• Achieve 840 metre Freestyle swim (2)
• Backstroke Pass (if not achieved in Tasman/Atlantic)
• Demonstrate full Breaststroke with breathing
• Demonstrate correct Butterfly – arms and legs
• Perform Backstroke tumble turns -assisted
School Age - Stroke Development
from 5 years
Skills to be achieved at this level:

• Water safety pass (must attend a water safety lesson)
• Demonstrate basic Freestyle bilateral breathing
• Dive start with breaststroke pull out (rocket, fly, kick to ½ way submerged)
• Demonstrate Backstroke racing start
• Achieve Freestyle 5 lengths in under 2.05
• Achieve Medley (4 lengths) in under 1.55 (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle)
• Breaststroke pass
• Butterfly pass
• Tumble Turn pass
School Age - Junior Squad
from 5 years

Squads
• All squads will have white board times to beat in 8 events.
Senior Squad – School Age
5+
• All squads will have white board times to beat in 8 events.
Supa Squad – School Age
5+
Class Level: Can swim 800m Freestyle, competent in backstroke, and is developing Breastroke and Butterfly
Aim of the class: Refining all four strokes, starts, and turns.

Contact us

For more information on our swimming lessons, please give us a call today

Where to find us

Three Kings Primary School
Te Tatua O Rakataura
944 Mt Eden Road
Three Kings
09 624-1456

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