Swim Levels
Children progress best when they are challenged but not overwhelmed. Each level lists the skills to be achieved for that stage. If your child can do some, but not all, of the skills in a level, then that’s the right place for them. Please also review the levels below to ensure your child can do those skills, as it’s better to move up than down. This approach is also fairer for other students.
Levels
Level 1
Familiarisation
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Safe water entry & exit with assistance
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Introduction to submersion and blowing bubbles
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Floating on back with assistance
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Can glide a short distance with assistance
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Can kick with kickboard a short distance
Level 2
Confidence
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Independent water entry & exit
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Back & front float with minimal support ( kickboard or instructor)
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​Push & glide to instructor
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Kicking with kickboard for short distance
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Submerging to retrieve object from their waist level
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Introduction to arms with kicking & kickboard
Level 3
Safety
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Understanding & practicing safe water behaviours
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Independent front & back float
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Kicking & basic arm movements on front and back with or without support
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Developing breath control & rhythmic breathing
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Treading water
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Knee dives with or without assistance
Level 4
Stroke Development
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Refinement of freestyle and backstroke techniques
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Practicing basic water safety & self-rescue skills
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Introduction to breaststroke and butterfly kick
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Enhanced breath control & endurance
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Mastery of self-rescue skills and understanding water safety rules
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Knee Dives without assistance
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Standing Dives
Level 5
Stroke Improvement
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High competency in freestyle and backstroke​
- Introduction of Breastroke & butterfly arms
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Development of speed and endurance​
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Race starts & finishes for all 4 strokes
Level 6
Advanced Stroke Development
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Proficiency in all four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly).
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Development of endurance & speed
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Advanced turns & starts for each stroke
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Strong understanding & application of water safety principles