Lessons
…for all ages and abilities
No two swimmers are the same. We have a range of classes and options to suit everyone. From structured weekly classes to one-to-one lessons which can be tailored to a time and pace to suit your requirements.
CHILD LESSONS
Small groups are taught in a range of classes to suit all abilities, from beginners through to improvers and beyond.
BABY LESSONS
Guided sessions with parent and baby in the water develop trust and introduce your baby to water skills that can be built on.
ADULT LESSONS
One-to-one lessons allow flexible teaching for any ability. From complete beginners to those wanting to develop technique.
Lesson Structure
Throughout all our child group lessons the instructor teaches from poolside. There are a number of reasons for this.
- It is the preferable teaching position recommended by the Swimming Teachers Association.
- It allows the instructor to maintain full visual cover of all swimmers to ensure their safety at all times.
- It allows the instructor to be in a better position to analyse the swimmer’s technique.
- Children learn to be independent from the start and not rely on the instructor. We instil water safety and children are taught to swim back to the side when required.
For Baby, Adult and one-to-one lessons, the instructor will be in the pool.
Beginners
Max 6-8 swimmers
Aiming towards Stanley 1, 2, 3 and Octopus 1
The start of your aquatic journey with AquaSafe. Children will learn basic principles of buoyancy and travel whilst gaining the water confidence required to learn to swim.
Maximum class sizes will depend on the children and their requirements. All children will be wearing armbands and/or back floats.
Children will be confident in water and happy swimming with their faces in the water. They will enter the class still in aids and will continue to develop their leg action, body position and arm action to enable them to remove their aids and swim small distances unaided demonstrating basic arm action.
Advanced Beginners
Max 8-10 swimmers
Aiming towards Stanley 4 or Octopus 2 & 3
Improver
Max 10 swimmers
Aiming towards Goldfish 1, 2 & 3
Having established the basics of swimming, children will be able to swim a minimum of 10m. Swimming lengths, they will be introduced to correct breathing techniques and will continue to work on their arm action, all whilst maintaining the correct leg action and body position. Sculling, handstands and various entries will also be introduced.
We will now build on their knowledge and develop their technique further on all strokes over longer distances swimming a minimum 2 lengths at a time. Children will start to swim in clothes and learning early survival and rescue techniques.
Development
Max 10 swimmers
Aiming towards Angelfish 1, 2 & 3
Advanced
Max 10 swimmers
Aiming towards Shark 1,2 & 3, Dolphin awards & high distances
Able to swim a minimum of 200m, these swimmers will have excellent technique in front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke and a good technique in butterfly. They will continue to refine their strokes to enable them to maintain their technique over longer distances. Tumble turns will be taught and they will develop their survival and rescue skills.