STARFISH/SEAHORSE

Parent and Child Water Familiarisation Classes, from 6 months

• Your child will become familiar with the aquatic activities in a safe and fun learning environment.
• The aim of the class is to provide an introduction to swimming skills, such as blowing bubbles, kicking legs and floating through activities and songs.
• The parent/carer will gain the skills and confidence to practise with the child outside of class time.
• The goal of the class is to have the child confident and independent of the parent in the water, and taking instructions from the teacher.

Parents’ Expectations

• Keep in mind that a child’s ability in the water reflects their ability on land.
• Each child develops at a different rate
• A parent’s attitude to the water will also affect the child’s response. A positive, fun enthusiastic attitude will help make the child less fearful.
• A child at this level will become familiar and at ease with the aquatic environment rather than “learn to swim”
• Once your child is able to do reach and pull arms without your assistance and happy to take instructions from the teacher “generally 2.5 - 3 years of age” we will arrange lessons in the next level which are more structures “learn to swim” classes, incorporating the skills learnt in the parent and child familiarization classes.

Note: Generally Starfish classes accommodate 6 months-12 months of age and Seahorse classes accommodate 12 months – 3 years.

TADPOLE

• face in and bubbles
  
• attempt reach and pull arms (minimal assistance)
  
• assisted glide
  
• assisted backfloat      
  
• slide in entry
  
• assisted jump into deep water

FROG

• independent back float
  
• kick on back with aid
  
• independent torpedo
  
• attempt big arms
  
• jump in to deep water and return to wall (minimal assistance)

JELLYFISH

• kick on back unaided 5m
  
• streamline torpedo 5m
  
• big arms with breath
  
• assisted kneeling dive
  
• jump in deep water and backfloat

OCTOPUS

• backstroke 10m
  
• big arm freestyle 10m (bi lateral breathing)
  
• beginner fly kick 5m
  
• surface dive for object in 1.25m water
  
• tread water 30 seconds

BARRACUDA

• backstroke 15m
  
• freestyle 15m
  
• dolphin kick 10m
  
• competent dive
  
• tread water 1 min
• attempt sommersault

SWORDFISH

• 20m backstroke
  
• 20m freestyle
  
• breaststroke kick with board
  
• dolphin kick with breath 15m
  
• sommersault
  
• survival backstroke
  
• head first sculling
  
• surface dive in deep water (1.5m depth)

DOLPHIN

• 25m backstroke
  
• 25m freestyle
  
• basic breaststroke
  
• beginner fly arms
  
• tumbleturn
  
• attempt race dive
  
• feet first sculling
  
• intro sidestroke

SHARK

• 50m backstroke
  
• 50m freestyle
  
• 25m breaststroke
  
• 15m butterfly
  
• competent tumbleturn
  
• race dive
  
• tread water 5 mins
  
• competent sidestroke

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT

• full distances to be completed with correct technique and turns
  
• 100m backstroke
  
• 100m freestyle
  
• 50m breaststroke
  
• 25m fly
  
• continuous 200m individual medley