Level 1
Preliminary

Preliminary classes are focused on building confidence in the water whilst also introducing key skills such as holds and submersions.

The Preliminary level is split across two term blocks, gradually building up to a total of 6 submersions per lesson.

Key skills of Preliminary include:

Perform short swims underwater without support
Swim on front with support
Enter & exit pool safely with support
Float & kick across the pool on back with support
Hold on to the bar
Swim across the pool using swim & breathe technique
Jump in to the pool from a sitting position
Swim using a woggle or a float
Balance across the pool

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Level 2
Intermediate

The intermediate level is for those little swimmers who have progressed from Preliminary Level, and aims to further develop the skills they’ve started to learn, and continue to build up confidence in the water.

Several key skills are introduced during this period, including:

Hold on & move along the bar independently
Jump in to the pool independently and safely
Swim underwater, exit to hold onto side independently
Swim width with support using swim & breathe
Perform underwater turns to parent on my own
Climb in & out safely with help if required
Perform long swims of up to 5 seconds, hold on at the side
Use floats & woggles to support swimming
Back floating

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Level 3
Advanced

Our Advanced Level follows on from our Intermediate levels & concentrates more on building the ‘swim & breathe’ technique, some further lifesaving skills & extending the length of independent swims.

At the end of the Advanced Level, children will be able to:

Swim & breathe paddling across the pool independently
Swim to the side, hold on, turn to parent & swim off
Surface from a belly flop or sitting dive independently
Safe entry & exit at the pool
Move 5m along the bar without help
Swim around the teacher & back to parent to hold on
Perform a star float with minimal support

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level 4
Swim School

This is the final stage of the Swimbabes programme. Swim school is our independent swimming stage where children enter the pool and fulfil the sessions with no parental support. The key at this stage is confidence in swimming on their front and back, leading to stroke development for early backstroke, front crawl & breaststroke.

At the end of swim school, children will be able to:

Float on their back
Behave safely and confidently around the pool
Jump in, turn, swim and hold on
Kick across the pool with a float on their front and back
Perform ‘Push and Glide’ on their front and back
Swim 5m using breaststroke arms
Swim 5m using front paddle arms
Swim 5m on their back
Swim 10m on their tummy
Dive to collect a toy from the bottom of the pool

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Level 1Preliminary

Level 2Intermediate

Level 3Advanced

level 4Swim School

Level 1
Preliminary

Level 2
Intermediate

Level 3
Advanced

level 4
Swim School