Sport – Swimming

A clean catch means you’re optimising this part of the stroke, grabbing the water effectively, and using your whole body to generate propulsion—so how do you know when you’ve nailed it, and what are the signs it might be off?

Mastering Wave 7 At this point, your child will focus on mastering longer distances in all four strokes, improving their treading water and sculling skills, and learning competitive swimming techniques such as the Individual Medley (IM) and relay races. Wave 7 also introduces a plunge dive, an important step towards competitive swimming. Key Aims: Learn

Mastering Wave 6 Wave 6 focuses on refining stroke technique and building endurance over longer distances, with an emphasis on life-saving skills and team-based tasks. This wave introduces skills such as swimming while wearing clothes, performing a sitting dive, and working with others in the water. Swim longer distances with proper technique across all strokes,

Mastering Wave 5 Wave 5 focuses on expanding your child’s stamina and refining their stroke techniques over longer distances. In addition to stroke work, life-saving skills like treading water for a longer period and performing a reach rescue are introduced. At this stage, your child will be developing more consistency and efficiency in their movements,

Mastering Wave 4 Wave 4 is a key stage where your child will focus on building endurance and refining their swimming technique. The emphasis here is on stroke efficiency and learning advanced water skills, like dolphin kicks and the HELP position. At this stage, your child will start swimming longer distances and should demonstrate improved

Mastering Wave 3 Wave 3 is an important step in your child’s swimming development, as they begin refining their stroke techniques and building confidence in coordinating arm, leg, and breathing movements. This wave introduces a focus on breathing control, sculling, and early life-saving skills like treading water. Develop refined frontcrawl, backstroke, and breaststroke techniques, focusing

Mastering Wave 2 Wave 2 is all about getting your child comfortable in the water while introducing them to the basic building blocks of swimming. The key focus here is safety, confidence, and foundational techniques that will carry through the more advanced waves. The key aims of the wave are; Introduce basic skills like floating,