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The Scheme
Challenge Awards - Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Honours designed to challenge, test skills and stamina.
The swimmer’s ‘journey through aquatics’ starts with the Discovery Ducklings programme for developing water confidence in early years, encouraged through sessions such as ‘adult and child’ and pre-school sessions.
Suitable for children who are aged 3-4 with no previous experience. Developing basic safety awareness the ‘class scenario’, basic movement skills and water confidence.
Suitable for children who are in full time education with no previous experience. Developing safe entries into water, includingjumping in, basic floating, travel and unaided rotation to regain upright positions.
For children over 5 year and who have completed stage 2. Developing safe entries including submersion, travel up to 10 metres on their front and back, progress rotation skills and water safety knowledge.
For children who have completed 10 metres on front and back and who have completed stage 3. Developing the understanding of arange of skills refining kicking technique for all strokes and swimming 20 metres.
For children who can swim 20 metres on front and back and have achieved stage 4. Developing skills and competence in scullingand treading water, completing a rotation and demonstrating good stroke techniques across all four strokes.
For children who can swim 25 metres on both front and back and who have achieved stage 5. Developing effective swimming skills includingco-ordinated breathing, developing the water safety aspects and understanding of preparation for exercise. Children will be able to swim 50metres on front and back and be working to achieve their personal survival award.
For children who have achieved stage 6 and can confidently swim 50 metres front and back. Developing quality stroke technique and aimingto gain 100 metres awards across 3 strokes. This stage then encourages stamina and the goal of 200 metres should be achieved with touchturns being introduced.
Challenge Awards
Rookie Lifeguard & Diving
CompetitiveSwimming
Developing speed and endurance aiming to achieve 800 metres
Competitive swimming,with further development in endurance swimming
Decide on the stage you think your child should start at, then talk to our reception team to see which sessions are available.
Pay by Direct Debit to spread the cost of your lessons over 12 months. Provide us with your contact details so we can keep you informed of your child’s progress.
Register for the parent portal to keep a track of your child’s progress and the criteria they are working towards. If your child has a medical condition, please let reception know so this can be added to their details.
Enquire here online; we'll check what courses we have available; and give you a call/email back, or call us.GET IN TOUCH**For cancellation details and other terms and conditions.