Learn To Swim Programme

Our learn to swim programme is now full and we cannot accept any more new members at present. If you wish we can place your child’s name on a waiting list but we can not guarantee that they will be offered a place. To add your child’s name to the waiting list fill out this form –> Learn To Swim Waiting List 
 

    To progress to guppies, level 2 a swimmer must be able to

    • Kick on front , without aid, with face submerged, blowing bubbles,
    • Kicking within the body line.,
    • Float on back confidently, regain standing position from front and back and be tall enough to stand in water in level 2.

    Certificate of achievement on completion of all of the above

    To progress to clown fish level 3, a swimmer must be able to

    • Kick on front and back unassisted without aids,
    • rotate from front to back to front and regain standing position,
    • develop aquatic breathing,
    • pick up objects from the bottom of the pool in shallow water,
    • enter and exit pool without assistance,
    • begin to understand and demonstrate arm movements of front and back crawl.

    Certificate of achievement on completion of all of the above

    3 to progress to star fish, level 4 a swimmer must be able to

    • Demonstrate front crawl & back crawl with board,
    • rotate 360 degrees without touching g the pool floor,
    • demonstrate rotary breathing,
    • push and glide on front and back,
    • floating on front and back.
    • In back crawl the hips and legs must be high and efficient.
    • Perform a surface dive.

    Certificate of achievement on completion of all of the above

    4 To progress to dolphins, level 5 a swimmer must be able to

    • Swim frontcrawl and back crawl perfectly,
    • all body, legs, arms and breathing skills in place,
    •  swim 5 metres brst arms.
    • Push and glide front and back holding glide for 2 metres.
    • Swim through hoop from floating position.
    • Demonstrate a hand stand from the bottom of the pool.
    • Tread water for 20 seconds.

    Certificate of achievement on completion of all of the above

    To graduate from level 5 a swimmer must be able to

    • Demonstrate a forward somersault form a treading water position,
    • demonstrate a kneeling dive,
    • demonstrate an understanding of bilateral breathing.
    • Swim 10 metres front crawl breathing to the side,
    • back crawl keeping head still, breastroke with full efficiency. .

    Certificate of achievement on completion of all of the above

    Graduating from Dolphins level 5, a swimmer is finished with the DSC LTSP. Congratulations.  Should places be available in our am1 NON COMPETITIVE lane swimming session the swimmer graduating will be offered a place there. If however there are not any places available the swimmer has the option of going on a waiting list, but this is already oversubscribed this year.

    Thank you and we hope your swimmer is enjoying her/his time with us in our learn to swim programme.

     

    2 Comments

    1. Dyane Hanrahan
      Posted August 8, 2011 at 12:52 pm | Permalink

      Hi I have 4.5 year old and would like him to learn to swim. Can u let me know how to proceed. 086 8278151

      • Dolphin
        Posted August 9, 2011 at 2:01 pm | Permalink

        Hi Dyane

        I will pass your details on to our secretary.

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