School-Age Learn to Swim

Swimmagic School-Age Levels (Learn to Swim)

The swimmagic School-Age programme has been structured to give swimmers the best possible chance of progression. Achievable goals have been set for each level that will ensure children are working on the correct skills for their personal capabilities. High repetition of these key skills will ensure their movement between levels.

 

Kickers

Duration: 25 Minutes

A class working on introductory floating and kicking excercises. Children will be working towards an independent front and back float, a push and glide, and a streamlined kick to a set distance standard.

GOALS:

  • Floating - Front and Back - Unassisted
  • 5m           PUSH & GLIDE – Correct body position

  • 4X5M      KICK - Streamlined on FRONT

  • 2X10m     Kick - BACK  - Boards

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    Paddlers

    Duration: 25 Minutes

    Children will be building strength in their freestyle and backstroke kick while working towards completing a set distance of freestyle arm action holding a streamlined body position.

    GOALS:

  • 7M       Swim Freestyle arms – Constant Kicking
  • 10M      Swim Streamlined Back Kick
  • 10M      KICK WITH BOARD HEAD UP
  • 10M      KICK ON SIDE – Hand in middle of Board

       

      Breathers

      Duration: 25 Minutes

      Swimmers for the first time will be introduced to freestyle arms with breathing on the kickboard, and rotation excercises will be continued.  Double arm backstroke and Breaststroke kick will also be a focus for the swimmers.

      GOALS:

  • 4 X 12.5m         Swim FREESTYLE WITH BOARD
  • 2 X 12.5m         Swim Double Arm Backstroke
  • 4 X 12.5M         Kick - 2 Free, 2 Streamlined back                     15 sec Rest
  • 12.5m                BREASTSTROKE KICK – assissted
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    Swimmers

    Duration: 25 Minutes

    This level the swimmers are expected to complete 30m of correct freestyle and backstroke with good technique and have a basic breaststroke kick to progress to Development level.

    GOALS:

  • 2 X 12.5M         Swim FREESTYLE - Hold technique
  • 2 X 12.5M         Swim BACKSTROKE  9 o’clock change
  • 8m                    Kick      BREASTSTROKE KICK UNASSISTED – No Breathing
  • 2 X 30M           Kick - Freestyle / Streamlined back

 Development

    Duration: 25 Minutes

    This level is to build swimmers endurance with stroke count being introduced for both freestyle and backstroke.  A strong focus will be put on breaststroke to ensure swimmers have the correct timing.  Butterfly kick in a streamline on backs will be indrotuced also.

    GOALS:

  • 4 X 30M           Swim FREESTYLE B3 <26 Strokes / Backstroke 9 o’clock Change
  • 30M                 Kick BREASTSTROKE KICK, GLIDE, BREATHE
  • 30M                 Kick Streamlined SPIN KICK on back
  • 12.5m                Kick Butterfly on back – Streamlined

Call us on (03) 546 3221 for times and availability of our School Age Learn to Swim Levels!