Children’s
Swimming Lessons

Enter and exit the water safely.

Splash hands in the water.

Reach and grab toys on the water surface.

Comfortable wetting or splashing the face, put chin in the water and blow bubbles.

Float on the front.

Float on the back.

Move through the water on the front and back.

Rotate 180 degrees in a horizontal or upright position.

Enter the water from sitting position. Exit water safely.

Blow bubbles with the mouth and nose underwater.

Enter the pool, rotate, and return to the side.

Float on the front and back, demonstrating at least 3 shapes.

Move through the water on the front and back.

Move an object on water surface with hand(s) sculling movement.

Move through the water by paddling for at least 5 seconds.

Push off on the front or back.

Rotate 360 degrees using a log roll.

Enter and exit the water safely using at least one of the methods available.

Blow bubbles with the face underwater.

Perform a mushroom float for 5 seconds.

Push off from the wall on front with arms extended, return to upright position.

Rotate 360 degrees using log roll and in upright position.

Perform ALTERNATING action of arms and legs for at least 5 seconds.

Perform SIMULTANEOUS action of arms and legs for at least 5 seconds.

Perform diving pre-requisite skills: aquatic breathing, aquatic vision, total submersion and resurface, change of direction underwater.

Perform continuous bobs, completely submerging body underwater and blowing bubbles.

Float on front and regain upright position.

Float on back and regain upright position.

Push and glide on front exhaling, rotate to back, inhale, rotate to front, exhale.

Perform ALTERNATING kick and arm action on front for at least 10 seconds.

Perform SIMULTANEOUS kick and arm action on front for at least 10 seconds.

Perform ALTERNATING kick and arm action on back for at least 10 seconds.

Perform a jump to enter the water safely. Exit from water unaided (location specific).

Float on front, perform a tuck, rotate to float on back, regain standing position.

Float on back, perform a tuck, rotate to float on front, regain standing position.

Fully submerge underwater to pick up an object.

Push and glide on front in a streamlined position, perform 6 kicks.

Push and glide on side, rotate onto back.

Move on back for at least 10 seconds, perform tuck float, rotate to front, return to the wall on front.

Perform ALTERNATING kick and arm action on front for at least 15 seconds.

Perform SIMULTANEOUS kick and arm action on front for at least 15 seconds.

Perform ALTERNATING kick and arm action on back for at least 15 seconds.

Float on front for 5 seconds, mushroom float for 5 seconds, float on back for 5 seconds.

Perform a feet first surface dive.

Push and glide on front and perform a handstand.

Push and glide on left, rotate to front, rotate to right, while kicking continuously.

Push and glide on side exhaling, rotate to back, inhale, rotate to other side exhale, while kicking continuously.

Perform backstroke leg and arm action for at least two stroke cycles.

Perform breaststroke leg and arm action for at least two stroke cycles.

Perform butterfly leg and arm action for at least one stroke cycle.

Push and glide to commence streamlining practise.

Perform sculling action on BACK FEET FIRST with arms by side for at least 5 seconds.

Perform rotation & orientation practices.

• Perform a mushroom float followed by a tumble.

• Perform a headfirst surface dive and pick an object up from pool floor.

• Perform a handstand in shallow water and regain standing position.

Perform the 4 strokes with technical efficiency.

Perform a sequence of up to 2 linked practices, to develop skill base of all 4 strokes.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Push and glide to commence the 4 strokes.

Perform sculling action on FRONT FEET FIRST with arms extended for 10 seconds.

Perform water safety & lifesaving practices.

Perform rotation & orientation practices.

• Perform a handstand in deep water and regain upright position.
• Perform a forward tumble after 1 frontcrawl cycle.

Perform the 4 strokes with technical efficiency.

• Perform full stroke frontcrawl with lateral breathing for 6 cycles.
• Perform full stroke backstroke for 6 cycles.
• Perform full stroke breaststroke with breathing for 6 cycles.
• Perform full stroke butterfly with breathing for 4 cycles.

Perform a sequence of up to 3 linked practices, to develop skill base of all 4 strokes.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Push and glide to commence the 4 strokes with technical efficiency.

Perform sculling action on FRONT HEAD FIRST with arms extended for 10 seconds.

Perform water safety & lifesaving practices.

Perform a straddle jump to enter the water safely.

Perform touch/turn in the four strokes, push off in streamlined position, and glide to surface.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform the four strokes with efficient breathing technique.

• Frontcrawl (8 cycles)
• Backstroke (8 cycles)
• Breaststroke (8 cycles)
• Butterfly (6 cycles)

Perform a sequence of up to 4 linked practices, to develop skill base of all 4 strokes.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform streamlining practices.

• Perform push and glide from wall to move up to 3 body lengths underwater, glide to surface.
• Perform a push and glide from pool floor in a streamlined position towards the surface.
• Perform a tumble turn with a plush and glide from wall to move up to 3 body lengths underwater, glide to surface.

Perform sculling and paddling practices.

• Perform a sitting tuck position in deep water using sculling action.

Introduced to Rookie Lifeguard Bronze (Stage 1)

• Tread water for 1 minute, use your arms to occasionally signal for help
• Swim lifesaving backstroke continuously for 25m.
• Using a buoyant aid, hold the HELP position for 1 minute.

Perform (in all four strokes) underwater transition, glide to surface.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform touch/turn in the four strokes, perform underwater transition, and glide to surface.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform rotation & orientation practices.

• Perform a push and glide from pool floor into a horizontal streamlined position at the surface.
• Perform a tumble turn starting in a horizontal position on the front and finishing in a horizontal position on the back.

Perform efficient breathing technique on all strokes.

• Frontcrawl, unilateral and bilateral breathing
• Breaststroke, breathing within every stroke cycle.
• Butterfly, breathing within every stroke cycle.

Perform the four strokes with technical efficiency at slow speed and fast speed.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform a sequence of up to 4 linked practices, to develop skill base of all 4 strokes.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform streamlining practices.

• Perform a push and glide from wall at slow speed and fast speed to achieve up to 3 body lengths underwater, glide to surface.
• Perform a tumble turn with a technically efficient, P&G from wall at slow and fast speed, to achieve up to 3 body lengths underwater.

Perform sculling practices.

Introduced to Rookie Lifeguard Bronze (Stage 2)

• Treading water for 1 minute, turn around 180 degrees.
• Swim lifesaving backstroke continuously for 50
• Using a buoyant aid, hold the HELP position for 2 minutes.

Perform rotation & orientation practices.

• Perform a vertical P&G from pool floor into a tumble turn over the surface.
• Perform a tumble turn up to 360 degrees from a static horizontal streamlined position to return to the same position.

Perform touch/turn in the four strokes, moving to full stroke.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform the four strokes with efficiency at varying and changing speeds.

• Frontcrawl
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Butterfly

Perform streamlining practices.

• Perform P&G from wall at various speeds to achieve up to triple the body length underwater followed by transition to stroke and breakout for the four strokes.
• Perform a tumble turn with a technical efficient, P&G from wall at various speeds to achieve up to triple the body length underwater, followed by transition to frontcrawl/backstroke.

Perform sculling and paddling practices.

Introduced to Rookie Lifeguard Bronze (Stage 3)

• Tread water for 1 minute using your arms to signal for help every 30 seconds, then: – move 2m backwards; move 2m to the right; move 2m to the left.
• Swim head-up lifesaving backstroke continuously for 50m, then use a buoyant aid hold the HELP position for 2 minutes 30 seconds.
• Perform a feet first surface dive and swim underwater for 5 metres.