Stages & Lessons

Our Stage 1 swimmers are classed as beginners, they will use flotation aids to assist in learning to swim and will develop fundamentals such as safe entry, aquatic breathing, water confidence, floating on their back, travel and co-ordination in the water.

*An assistant is in the water alongside the instructor for Stage’s 1-3*

To progress to our Stage 2 lessons, swimmers must now be able to travel 3-5 metres unaided on their front and back, blowing bubbles with their face in the water out of their depth. They will be able to have an understanding of being streamlined in the water and be confident jumping in.

*An assistant is in the water alongside the instructor for Stage’s 1-3*

The jump from a Stage 2 to a Stage 3 is one of our biggest. Swimmers will need to competently be able to swim a width of our pool (13 metres) unaided, out of their depth on their front and back. Swimmers will learn to tread water and be confident rotating in the water and diving down to pick up sinkers.

*An assistant is in the water alongside the instructor for Stage’s 1-3*

Swimmers are now taught by an Instructor on poolside with no assistant. They will focus on learning to breathe to the side in front crawl, developing breast-stroke and introducing breathing and timing. They will start learning to dive and working on skills. 

Swimmers will be able to swim a full 13 metre width across now in Breaststroke, Fly leg kick, Front crawl and Backstroke to Swim England standards. Breathing timings for Fly and Breastroke are being developed now, as well as more advanced diving skills, sculling and water safety.

Swimmers will demonstrate confidence in all 4 strokes, working on stroke development, technique and stamina in preparation for Stage 6 and moving to lengths. Sculling skills will be strong, swimmers will demonstrate different treading water techniques and be able to do a forward somersault.