Discovery Ducklings 0-18mth

Discovery Ducklings 0-18mth

Discovery Ducklings 0-2yrs

Discovery Ducklings 0-2yrs

Discovery Ducklings 18-36mth

Discovery Ducklings 18-36mth

Ducklings 2-4yrs

Ducklings 2-4yrs

Ducklings 3-4yrs

Ducklings 3-4yrs

Stage 1

Stage 1 helps to build water confidence, while introducing water safety skills and the basic skills needed to build swimming ability. Children will be introduced to a structured class setting and may use flotation equipment, such as armbands, noodles and floats, throughout this stage.

Stage 2

Stage 2 sees children develop basic floating and learn how to rotate to regain an upright position without support. To complete this stage, all travel must be achieved without the use of flotation equipment (i.e. arm bands), though buoyancy aids may be used when children aren’t travelling.

Stage 3

During Stage 3, children will continue to develop and progress a range of skills such as, streamlining through push and glides, swimming underwater, safe entries into the water, and travel up to 10 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed.

Stage 4

In Stage 4 children will perfect their leg kicks for all four strokes and further develop push and glides, while also being introduced to sculling.

Stage 5

During Stage 5, children will develop their skills in treading water, perfect the correct arm action for all four strokes and learn how to do handstands and somersaults. By the end of this stage, children will be able to swim 10m of all four strokes to the Swim England Expected Standards.

Stage 6

Stage 6 teaches children how to prepare for exercise, while developing an efficient technique for all four strokes and further developing surface dives. Children in this stage will begin to swim all four strokes over a greater distance.

Stage 6/7

Stage 6/7

Stage 7

Stage 7 focuses on fully developing all four swimming strokes, as well as building stamina and improving diving skills. Children should develop a quality stroke technique for up to 100 metres, incorporating the skills they have learnt throughout the stages and combining them to develop a linked routine.

Challenge Bronze/silver

Challenge Bronze/Silver

Be A Better Swimmer

'Be A Better Swimmer' will support you to swim up to 400 metres independently. You’ll also have the confidence to try other pool activities, such as Aquacise or lane swimming.

Be A Master Swimmer

'Be A Master Swimmer' is for those looking to develop more advanced swimming skills in order to compete at different levels and in different sports such as triathlon, open water swimming and lane swimming.

Be A Swimmer

By the time you complete the 'Be a Swimmer' stage, you will have the necessary skills to start swimming independently over short distances (5 to 10 metres), without the need for support or floatation equipment.

Be Water Confident

'Be Water Confident' is about gaining the confidence to enter the pool safely. It also covers the ability to move around the pool with confidence and to achieve basic 'core aquatic skills' such as entries, exits, buoyancy, balance and aquatic breathing.