Swimming Lessons

Aquarius Swim School

The Aquarius Swim School has been established for over 15 years and offers an excellent ‘Learn to Swim’ programme for all children aged from five months.  Each lesson is 30 minutes in duration or 1 hour for higher levels. Our classes are kept small, and our swimming coaches are of the highest standard.

 

Sessions run 7 days per week between 4.00-7.00pm along with various morning sessions for babies and pre- school children. Courses last 12 weeks and run throughout the year.

 

Aquarius Swim School also offer crash courses throughout the school holidays. Crash courses are 5-day intensive courses, which provide the perfect opportunity for children to excel in swimming. The classes are kept small intentionally to provide more interaction with the children, whether your child is a non-swimmer, or a child needing to improve their strokes. Crash courses are for children aged 5+ and cost £25 or £22 with a passport to leisure for the week.

 

Adult Lessons:

Fridays 7.00pm or 7.30pm £30 for a six week course, please contact the centre for dates of the next course.
To enrol onto the next course of lessons, please fill in the enquiry form on the website or contact Kaylë Burgham using the contact details below.

 

 

Enrolment Dates and Times

Enrolment for lessons are on a first come first serve basis. Places are limited and all courses must be paid for in full upon booking by cash or credit/debit card.

 

	Date	In Centre	Telephone
Xcel Leisure Centre	24th March 2012	9.00am - 6.00pm	12.00pm - 4.00pm

 

For more information and availability for the above enrolment dates, contact Xcel Leisure Centre using the contact details below.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Places are booked on a first come first served basis; there may be limited availability due to popular demand

 

 

Lesson Timetable

 

 

Lesson Guide

Aquatots

A programme designed to increase water confidence for adults and babies from 5 months to 2½ years old.

 

Pre-school

The first chance for pre-school children from 2½ years old to 4 year olds to build water confidence without an adult in the water. These fun and playful sessions will help to develop swimming techniques at an early age. Children will be working towards their duckling badges.

 

Beginners

From 4 years old still gaining water confidence children are encouraged to develop the basic stroke techniques and with more confidence will start to try without armbands and body belts. Children will be working towards their 5 metres, 10 metres on front and back and Water skills 1 badge.

 

• To be able to swim with face in the water

• To be able to confidently swim across the pool with good style on their front and back using strong arm pulls and straight kicking legs

 

• To be able to jump in unassisted

• To be able to show a star float for 10 seconds

• To be able to swim confidently in deeper water

• To be able to blow bubbles with their head under the water

 

Improvers 1

Lessons start to focus on the stroke technique of front crawl and back crawl. Children will be working towards their 15 and 25 metre badges which will have to be completed using the front crawl and back crawl technique. They will also work towards a preliminary safety award. Body belt must still be worn as an aid to stroke development not just as floatation.

 

• To be able to swim 25 metres of front crawl and back crawl

• To be able to swim with their face in the water and blowing bubbles

• To be able to swim with their face in the water and head up to breathe

• To be able to swim using circle arms

• To be able to ‘tread water’ for 30 seconds

 

Improvers 2

Lessons start to focus on stamina as well as developing stroke techniques and for the real challenge children will start to learn breastroke. They will be working towards 50 and 100 metres and their Water skills 2 badge. Body belts must still be worn as an aid to stroke development not just floatation, however blocks will be reduced when strokes have improved.

 

• To be able to swim front crawl and maintain arm action whilst breathing

• To be able to show good breastroke legs and arms

• To be able to swim good back crawl with smooth arms

• To be able to tread water for 60 seconds

• To be able to show a head first surface dive

 

Intermediates 1

The first opportunity for children to swim lengths of the pool and develop the 3 key strokes whilst continuing to build water skills.  Children will be learning breathing techniques and will be introduced to diving. Children will be working towards 200 metres, personal survival level 1 award and water skills 3.

 

• To be able to show side breathing

• To be able to show correct breastroke breathing and timing

• To be able to show a very good standard of all 3 key strokes

• To be able to swim through a submerged hoop

• To be able to scull head first for 10 metres

• To be able to show a sitting down dive

 

Intermediates 2

For children who have mastered the 3 key strokes, this session develops endurance and stamina. Children will be working towards 400 metres and personal survival level 2 award.

 

• To show a high standard of all 3 key strokes

• To be able to show dolphin leg kick

• To be able to perform a forward somersault

• Be able to scull for 10 metres

• To be able to show a kneeling dive

 

Advanced 1

Working towards the bronze challenge award and 600 metres and water skills 4, children will continue to develop stamina and will be introduced to starts and turns of swimming.

 

• To be able to swim 50 metres (3 lengths) in under 2 minute

• To be able to swim all 3 strokes to an excellent standard

• To be able to sit on the bottom of the pool

• To be able to show a standing tilted dive

 

Advanced 2

First level of hour swimming develops the finer technical points of the 3 key strokes and introduces butterfly. Speed is also developed in this session and progresses children to their silver challenge Award, water skills 5 and 800 metres. They will also start to work on diving awards.

 

• To be able to perform a backwards somersault

• To be able to swim 100 metres in under 3 minutes

• To be able to attempt a length of butterfly

• To be able to tread water for 2 minutes

• To be able to show a standing racing dive

 

Complete Swimmer

The final level works on the finer technical points of the 3 key strokes and progresses the children to their gold challenge award. They will also be working towards their water skills 6, 1000 metres and 1 mile award.

• To be able to swim 100 metres in under 2 ½ minutes

• To be able to tread water for 3 minutes

• To be able to swim 15 meters under water

• To be able to show effective race starts, turns and finishes.

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