School Age
Programme Levels
School Age Programme Skills and Progressions
At Kings Swim School, our School Age Programme is specially designed to support swimmers as they grow. Focusing on age appropriate techniques, we help children develop swimming skills, build water confidence, and improve fitness.
Our expert instructors work closely with our swimmers and their families, ensuring each lesson is enjoyable and effective. Whether the goal is fitness, stroke improvement, or progressing to competitive swimming, we provide a clear path to success.
Explore the detailed breakdown of our School Age Programme below to see how we foster water safety, skill development, and a love for swimming.
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Level 1
Down Under
Skills we are working towards in
Level 1:
- Safe Entry
- Blow bubbles in the water
- Walk, run and jump in the water (confidently)
- Full submersion (confidently) face and head
- Float with support (teacher/flotation device) on front, face in the water
- Float on back with support
- Learning to stand up from front and back float with support
- Intro to kicking on front with noodle or flotation device
Level 2
Getting on Top
Skills we are working towards in Level 2:
- Safe entry
- Unaided starfish on front
- Unaided starfish on back
- Independent standing from front and back float
- Intro to front sculling while walking / using a noodle
- Kick on front with arms extended
- Kick on back with board or flotation device
- Pick up dive sticks from bottom of pool (confidently)
Level 3
Moving Through
Skills we are working towards in Level 3:
- Push off streamline or arms extended glide on front 2–3 metres
- Streamline or arms extended kick on front
- Independent kick on back 8m, arms at sides
- Sculling hands with kicking front and back
- Freestyle four strokes with aid and strong kick
- Rolling front to back for safety
- Breaststroke arms with freestyle kick
- Fly kick / Wiggly worm
Level 4
Strong Arms
Skills we are working towards in Level 4:
- Scull on back 12.5 metres
- Six strokes of freestyle, no stopping, strong kick
- Single arm backstroke for 12m, strong kick
- Fly kick / wiggly worm
- Introduction to breaststroke kick
- Push off and streamline on front under water
- Forward roll
Level 5
Begin to Breathe
Skills we are working towards in Level 5:
- Single arm freestyle breathing correctly
- 12.5m freestyle with aid, breathing every 3 strokes
- 2.5m backstroke (windmill arms)
- Treading water for 15 seconds
- Seated or knee dives
Level 6
Breathing Advanced
Skills we are working towards in Level 6:
- 25m freestyle with bilateral breathing
- 25m backstroke
- Forward roll after 3 strokes of freestyle
- Freestyle and backstroke touch turn
- Breaststroke arm movement
- Breaststroke kick
- 5m streamline under water on back
- Standing dives
Level 7
Stroke Developer
Skills we are working towards in Level 7:
- 25m freestyle with correct technique
- 25m backstroke with correct technique
- 12.5m breaststroke arms breathing every stroke
- 12.5m breaststroke kick
- Dive into deep water holding a streamlined glide
- Butterfly arms (walking)
- Tumble turn from freestyle at wall
Level 8
Refine the Technique
Skills we are working towards in
Level 8:
- 50m freestyle with tumble turn
- 50m backstroke
- 25m breaststroke
- 12.5m butterfly (three double arms stand to breathe)
Level 9
Four Stroke Master
Skills we are working towards in
Level 9:
- 100m freestyle with tumble turns
- 100m backstroke with tumble turns
- 50m breaststroke with touch turn pull outs
- 25m butterfly breathing every 2nd or 3rd stroke
- Backstroke tumble turn
Once your child has completed Level 9, the next progression is into our non-competitive SwimFit Squad, either to maintain swimming fitness and speed or to progress into competitive swimming with Vikings Swim Club.
