3-4 year olds
We like to keep the children not yet at full time school in separate classes as they
learn in a different way to the older children. At this age we encourage the children to enjoy the water and their swim classes
by capturing their imagination and incorporating TLC. By gaining some back ground information, we will decide whether your
child should spend a term in an Adult & Child Class, with Mummy or Daddy in the water or whether they have enough previous
experience and/or confidence to swim alone with the Teacher.
Please call us to disucss your child's requirements.
The following classes are for children age 4 years and over.
We implement the National Teaching Plan for Swimming (NTPS) which is Governed by
the Amatuer Swimming Association. These are Levels 1 - 12 and are great way to ensure our Swim School meets the National Standards
and that your child is progressing.
We have a maximum of 6 children in the water with a clas teacher, we believe that
this number is a perfect balance of alloing each child to receive maximum care and attention whilst being able to swim with
friends and enjoy the class environment.
Non Swimmers (NTPS 1 &2)
Our class teacher will accompany the children
in the water and encourage the children to gain the confidence to go under the water, float on top and swim across on the
three main strokes. (Front crawl, Back crawl and Breast stroke). Promotion to the next class will require the child to
swim a width on each stroke unaided.
5m Class (NTPS Levels
3&4)
The 5m will take the child from a
scramble across the pool to them swimming a recognised stroke with good technique. We will introduce the side breathing in
frontcrawl and more overarm actions.
10m Class (NTPS 5&6)
The 10m class is a preparation for the
lengths class, largely focusing on improving technique. We see no positive effects on asking a child to swim a distance with
incorrect technique. In our opinion, if a child can swim 5m with a technically sound stroke, they can swim 5 miles. With this
in mind, our swimmers spend longer on short distances perfecting strokes. We also teach all aquatic skills as set out by the
ASA such as treading water, surface dives and of course all 4 strokes (Frontcrawl, Backcrawl, Breaststroke, Butterfly)
Lengths 1 (NTPS 7 and
8)
An introduction to lengths and deep
water. classes will focus on building the stamina to swim longer distances without loosing the technique. Treading water,
diving and submersion will all be introduced in the deep water. Children will be swimming 25-50m at a time.
Lengths 2 (NTPS 9 and
10)
Personal Survival and Water Safety are
developed in these classes. Children will be swimming 100m at a time and working on developing the technique and style on
their strokes. Classes remain fun and imaginative even at this stage, there is no pressure to be the fastest or best.
Lengths 3 (NTPS 11 and
12)
Our elite classes will work on stamina
training, technique development on all 4 strokes, starts and turns. Our lessons are varied in order to keep the children’s’
attention, we also cover lifesaving, swimming with clothes on, sculling, treading water, diving and much more! We have very
strong links to local competitive clubs and teach best practice should your child wish to compete. If not, they are more than
welcome to stay in order to continually improve, meet with their friends and keep up their fitness.
