Levels and Classes
This is a guideline of our levels and what each class will work on during the term. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Babies - Parents in the water
Entry
Exit
Water familirisation
Games and songs to encourage hand eye co-ordination
Teaching water safety
Preschool with parents in the water
Entry
Exit
Water confidence
Games, songs to encourage hand eye coordination
Social interaction with other children
Hatchlings
Water Confidence
Submersion
Entry
Exit
Floating Hatchings
Submersion
Entry
Exit
Float on the front and back aided and unaided
Glide
Tiny Turtles flippers
Float on front and back
Glide in a streamline position for 5 seconds or more
Breath control for 5 seconds or more
Kick in streamline position on front and back
Rolling from front to back without standing
Sitting dives
Tiny turtles Stroke
Float on front and Back
Glide in streamline position
Kick in streamline position with long legs
Big arm circles 4-6
Kick on back
Rolling from front to back
Sitting dives
Yearlings B.B.
Gliding in streamline position with breath hold of more than 6 seconds
Kicking in streamline position
X4 big arms
Kick on back
Sitting diving
Dolphin kick
Learning freestyle breathing.
Safe Diving
Sea Turtles Br
Gliding in streamline position
Kick on back with arm strokes
Dolphin kick
Learning freestyle breathing
Safe Diving
Breaststroke kick
Summersaults
Snapping turtles
Freestyle breathing for 1 length or more
Backstroke
Basic breaststroke arms and legs
Basic dolphin kick and arms
Safe Diving
Summersaults
Orcas
Freestyle for 100 meters (10 lengths of our pool)
Backstroke 100 meters (10 lengths of our pool)
Breastroke with breathing
Butterfly with breathing
Safe Diving
Basic tumble turns
Timed swims
Sharks
Competent at all 4 strokes
Freestyle 1 length timed
Freestyle 5 length timed
Freestyle for 50 lengths of our pool
Backstroke 1 length timed
Breaststroke 1 length timed
Butterfly 1 length timed
Tumble turns
Safe Dives
Adults
Beginners and intermediate swimmers or adults after some stroke correction.
Private lessons 1:1 or 1:2 lessons
These can be arranged at any time, please contact me at turtleswimschool@gmail.com and we can arrange a time and day suitable to you.
