Happy Strokes

Children are encouraged to have fun and enjoy the water. On completion of Happy Strokes they should be confident enough to swim five metres and will have been introduced to basic water safety.

Ideal for

• non swimmers over the age of four who have experience of the water.
• children who are able to follow instructions.

Starter Strokes

Children learn basic front crawl, back crawl and breast stroke.
They are taught to float, roll and retrieve underwater toys and develop their water safety awareness.

Ideal for

• Children who can swim 5 metres on their front and back without armbands.

Main Strokes

Main Strokes concentrates on improving techniques already learned and introduces butterfly stroke.
New skills such as treading somersaults, handstands and treading water are added. Children also begin to learn land-based rescue skills and where it is safe to swim.
At the end of the course they sholud be able to swim 25 metres comfortably.

• Children who can swim 10 metres front and back crawl and 5 metres breast stroke.

Correct Strokes

Correct Strokes pupils receive a FREE Strokes T-shirt.

During Correct Strokes each child will continue to work on improving stroke technique. Children will also be introduced to water polo, synchronised swimming, basic racing techniques and land-based rescue skills. On completion of Correct Strokes children should be able to swim 50 metres front and back crawl, 25 metres breast stroke and 10 metres butterfly.

Ideal for

• Children able to swim 25 metres effectively who are confident in deep water.

Supreme Strokes

Supreme swimmers build stamina, develop their competitive strokes over set distances and take part in friendly team competitions.

Ideal for

• pupils who can swim 50 metres front and back crawl, 25 metres breast stroke and 10 metres butterfly effectively.

You can apply online for a Strokes Course of lessons by clicking on one of the links below. Each one opens the same form, they can just be viewed in 3 different ways:

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