Challenges/Lessons

Tadpoles

(Wednesday mornings in the school holidays)

Outcome by the end of the Summer Holidays:

Aimed at children from 1 to 3 years

5 pairs (5 children + 1 adult per child)

Outcome by end of Summer Holidays:

• Water Safety for Adult & Child
• Getting used to a pool environment
• Learning through fun activities
• (Adults to be prepared to sing!)

Tiddlers

(Monday and Wednesday mornings in the school holidays)

Aimed at children aged 3 to 4 years.

Outcome by the end of the Summer Holidays:

• Safe water entry (swivel)
• Swim 1 width on front (aided)
• Swim 1 length on back (aided)
• Push & glide on back > star float
• Push & glide on front > rotate to back
• Push ball across pool using front paddle
• Answer 1 safety question
• Climb out using steps

Little Frogs

(Monday and Wednesdays mornings in the school holidays)

Aimed at children aged 4 - 5 years.

Outcome by the end of the Summer Holidays:

• Safe water entry (swivel)/Jump
• 1 width on front (aided or unaided)
• 1 width on back (aided or unaided)
• Push & glide on back > star float
• Push & glide on fron > rotate to back
• Tread water (aided) for 5 secs
• Retrieve toy from surface > place on float > return to side (swimming)
• Answer 1 safety question
• Climb out using steps

Big Frogs (Saturdays 9 am & 9.30 am)

9.00- 9.30 & 9.30 - 10.00

Outcome for Test Day:

• Safe water entry (swivel)/Jump (return to side)
• 1 width on front unaided
• 1 width on back unaided
• Push & glide on front > rotate onto back for star float (hold for 3 secs)
• Tread water for 10 secs (aided if necessary)
• Surface dive > collect sinker
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

 Challenge 1

(Saturdays 10am)

Saturday 10.00 - 10.30

Outcome for Test Day:

• Jump in > return to side
• 1 length on front
• 1 length on back
• Push & glide on front > rotate onto back for star float (hold for 10 secs)
• Tread water for 20 secs
• Mushroom float
• Scull head first (1 width)
• Surface dive > collect sinker
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Challenge 2

(Saturdays 10.30am)

Saturday 10.30 - 11.00

Outcome for Test Day:

• Jump in
• Swim 2.5 lengths clothed
• Surface dive > collect sinker > swim down to shallow end & put sinker on side
• Tread water for 1 minute
• Scull 5 metres head first
• Swim 10 lengths continuously
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Bronze Challenge (Saturdays 11am)

Saturday 11.00 - 11.30

Outcome for Test Day:

• Jump in
• Swim 10 meters > surface dive > swim 4 meters underwater
• Tread water for 3 minutes
• Scull head first for 15 meters
• Swim 40 meters (18 lengths)
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Silver Challenge (Saturdays 11.30am)

Saturday 11.30am - 12.15pm 

Outcome for Test Day:

• Dive in
• Swim 100 meters (5 lengths) in less than 3 minutes using any stroke
• Tread water for 2 minutes with one hand behind the back
• Swim 10 meters followed by 2 surface dive (1 x head first, 1 x feet first) & bring up object on each occassion
• Scull 15 metres head first & return to side sculling feet first
• Swim 800 meters (36 lenghts) - 400 metres on front/400 meters on back
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Gold Challenge (Saturdays 12.15pm)

Saturday 12.15 - 1.00 pm

Outcome for Test Day:

• Dive in
• Swim 100 meters (5 lengths) in less than 2.5 minutes using any stroke
• Tread water for 3 minutes with one hand above the head throughout
• Scull 15 metres head first, move into tucked position, turn 360 degrees & return to side sculling feet first
• Swim 15 meters, perform a forward somersault & continue swimming
• Swim 800 meters (36 lenghts) using 3 different strokes in 25 mins or less (4 x F/C, 4 x B/S, 4 x B/S)
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Honours Challenge (Saturdays 1pm)

Saturday 1.00 - 1.45 pm

Outcome for Test Day:

• Straddle jump
• Swim 5 meters > surface dive > collect brick > travel on back to shallow end > land brick on side without putting feet on floor
• Scull 10 meters > backwards somersault > back layout > rotate to front > forward somersault > front layout > tuck/rotate onto back > scull feet first for 15 meters
• Swim 2 lengths butterfly, 10 lengths front crawl, 10 lengths backstroke, 20 lengths freestyle incorporating 2 head first & 2 feet first surface dives & swim through 2 hoops 4 meters apart without surfacing. To be completed in 20 minutes or less without a pause
• Answer 2 safety questions
• Climb out unaided

Adult lessons

Non swimmers

Goal by the end of the season:

* Swim 1 width on their front unaided

* Swim 1 width on their back unaided

* Push and glide (front)

* Push and glide (back)

* Push, glide and rotate from front to back

* Pick up an object off the bottom of the pool (no deeper than half way up the pool)

Beginners

Goal by the end of the season:



* Swim 1 length on their front

* Swim 1 length on their back

* Head first scull for 12 meters (1/2 length)

* Feet first scull for 12 meters (1/2 length)

* Push, glide and rotate front to back

* Push and glide on front before returning to side whilst remaining on their front

* Pick up a brick off the bottom of the pool in the deepest part

Stroke Improvement

Sessions for front crawl, back stroke and breast stroke.