School Aged Levels

Our ‘School Aged’ program is designed for swimmers aged 6 to 16 years, supporting everything from beginner water confidence and foundational skills through to advanced stroke technique and squad style training. Lessons are tailored to each swimmer’s individual confidence, experience and ability, allowing them to progress at their own pace in a supportive and encouraging environment.

School Aged Levels

Our ‘School Aged’ program is designed for swimmers aged 6 to 16 years, supporting everything from beginner water confidence and foundational skills through to advanced stroke technique and squad style training. Lessons are tailored to each swimmer’s individual confidence, experience and ability, allowing them to progress at their own pace in a supportive and encouraging environment.

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Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Independent entry and exit. Blowing bubbles. Full independent submersion. Front float independently. Back float independently. Safety skills.

Freestyle without breathing. Front glide plus torpedo. Back float independently. Back glide plus torpedo. Safety skills.

Front and back torpedo for 8 metres. Freestyle breathing introduction. Survival backstroke introduction. Safety skills.

Freestyle breathing for 10 metres. Survival backstroke for 10 metres. Backstroke introduction for 10 metres. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Freestyle breathing for 15 metres. Survival backstroke for 25 metres. Backstroke for 15 metres. Breaststroke without timing. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Freestyle for 25 metres. Survival backstroke for 25 metres. Backstroke for 25 metres. Breaststroke with timing for 25 metres. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Level 7

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Level 11

Level 12

Freestyle for 50 metres. Survival backstroke for 50 metres. Backstroke for 25 metres. Breaststroke for 50 metres. Continuous 150 metre swim. Kneeling and standing dive. Safety skills and rescue skills.

Freestyle for 100 metres. Survival backstroke for 100 metres. Backstroke for 50 metres. Breaststroke for 50 metres. Continuous 200 metre swim. Sidestroke. Dolphin kick. Safety skills and rescue skills.

Freestyle for 100 metres. Survival backstroke for 100 metres. Backstroke for 100 metres. Breaststroke for 100 metres. Continuous 300 metre swim. Sidestroke for 50 metres. Dolphin kick. CPR and DRSABCD theory.

Freestyle, breakstroke, survival backstroke, backstroke. Continuous 300 metre swim. Sidestroke for 50 metres. Butterfly 15m. CPR and DRSABCD theory.

All strokes for 100 metres. Continuous 400 metre swim. Contact and non-contact rescues. Theory.

All strokes for 150 metres. Continuous 400 metre swim. Contact and non-contact rescues. Advanced theory.

Level 1

Independent entry and exit. Blowing bubbles. Full independent submersion. Front float independently. Back float independently. Safety skills.

Level 2

Freestyle without breathing. Front glide plus torpedo. Back float independently. Back glide plus torpedo. Safety skills.

Level 3

Front and back torpedo for 8 metres. Freestyle breathing introduction. Survival backstroke introduction. Safety skills.

Level 4

Freestyle breathing for 10 metres. Survival backstroke for 10 metres. Backstroke introduction for 10 metres. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Level 5

Freestyle breathing for 15 metres. Survival backstroke for 25 metres. Backstroke for 15 metres. Breaststroke without timing. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Level 6

Freestyle for 25 metres. Survival backstroke for 25 metres. Backstroke for 25 metres. Breaststroke with timing for 25 metres. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

Level 7

Freestyle for 50 metres. Survival backstroke for 50 metres. Backstroke for 25 metres. Breaststroke for 50 metres. Continuous 150 metre swim. Kneeling and standing dive. Safety skills and rescue skills.

Level 8

Freestyle for 100 metres. Survival backstroke for 100 metres. Backstroke for 50 metres. Breaststroke for 50 metres. Continuous 200 metre swim. Sidestroke. Dolphin kick. Safety skills and rescue skills.

Level 9

Freestyle for 100 metres. Survival backstroke for 100 metres. Backstroke for 100 metres. Breaststroke for 100 metres. Continuous 300 metre swim. Sidestroke for 50 metres. Dolphin kick. CPR and DRSABCD theory.

Level 10

Freestyle, breakstroke, survival backstroke, backstroke. Continuous 300 metre swim. Sidestroke for 50 metres. Butterfly 15m. CPR and DRSABCD theory.

Level 11

All strokes for 100 metres. Continuous 400 metre swim. Contact + non-contact rescues. Theory.

Level 12

All strokes for 150 metres. Continuous 400 metre swim. Contact and non-contact rescues. Advanced theory.