We offer classes for all ages and abilities. Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced swimmers.
We follow the learn to swim principles of water familiarisation, breath control, submersion (never forced), floating, gliding, propulsion and breathing. Water safety underpins all of our learn to swim principles.
Our Teachers instruct all lessons from the poolside to ensure they have an overview of the whole class, this also ensures that the correct practice is being performed safely at all times.
ALL children will be asked to remove goggles as part of the lesson to reinforce that they “can do it” without them. We won’t be wearing goggles if we unexpectedly fall in!
About our classes:
Parent Support:
For our beginner swimmers an adult is required in the water to support their own child until they have mastered their face & eyes in, breath control and can float unaided. By having this “one to one” parent support, it means they receive 100 percent practice time during their 30 minute lesson. More practice means faster progress.
Beginner swimmers cannot progress if they are wearing arm discs or are using a noodle to lean on for the whole lesson. They need to master their independent floating skills, which is the key to learning to swim properly.
We do not use arm bands of discs during our lessons. Children need to learn and feel their own buoyancy in the water.
Having Parent Support Classes for all beginner swimmers allows parents and children to learn together, giving opportunity during lessons to work on a 1-1 basis with their own child, meaning 100 practice time. This could be by practicing as a group or doing separate practice where needed during the group class.
A child’s readiness will determine the introduction of the next progressive teaching skill and when they are ready to move onto independent swimming without parent support.
Independent Swimming – Stage 1+ :
In these levels we are teaching and improving our floating, gliding, kicking and breathing techniques as well as submersions & rotations.
Intermediate Swimming – Stage 3+
In these levels we are teaching front crawl and backstroke with the correct technique and introducing breaststroke and butterfly legs. We have fun learning water safety skills such as sculling & treading water.
Advanced Swimming – Stage 5+
In this level class we are teaching all four swimming strokes, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly with the correct timing and breathing techniques. We learn water safety skills and how to help yourself & others in a water emergency.
Aqua Challenge – Stage 6+
In this 45 minute class we are perfecting all four swimming strokes and improving stamina and speed. We are teaching all starts and turns to get the children ready ready for The Aqua Challenge Cup.
Full outcomes of our stage classes are on the link below:
Call to book: 07930 139 634
