Pre-school and School Age Classes

CLSS’s pre-school and school age lessons consist of a range of activities that promote swimming and water safety, including games, water safety education, skill promotion, stroke development, ongoing evaluation and parent education.

School Age Level 1

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Building confidence in the water without parental assistance
  • Developing submersion, floating and gliding skills
  • Developing basic kicking skills
  • Developing independent movement

School Age Level 2

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Advancing independent movement in the water
  • Further developing submersion, floating and gliding skills
  • Introducing straight leg kicking and a unilateral breathing pattern
  • Swim 5 metres with coordination of basic arm circles

School Age Level 3

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Developing deep water confidence
  • Straight leg kick, 10m
  • Basic Freestyle with unilateral breathing, 5m
  • Basic Backstroke, 5m
  • Introduce diving and somersault skills

School Age Level 4

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Streamlined kick, 5m
  • Freestyle, introduce a bilateral breathing pattern, 10m
  • Basic Backstroke, 10m
  • Introduce Breaststroke concept

School Age Level 5

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Streamlined kick, 10m
  • Freestyle with bilateral breathing, 15m
  • Backstroke, 15m
  • Basic Breaststroke, 10m
  • Introduce Butterfly kick and timing

School Age Level 6

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Introduce Freestyle bent arm pull
  • Backstroke, 25m
  • Basic Breaststroke, 15m
  • Basic Butterfly, 10m

School Age Level 7

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Freestyle, 50m
  • Backstroke, 50m
  • Breaststroke, 25m
  • Butterfly, 12.5m

School Age Level 8

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Freestyle, 100m
  • Backstroke, 100m
  • Breaststroke, 50m
  • Butterfly, 25m

School Age - Junior

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Freestyle endurance, 400m
  • Backstroke, 200m
  • Breaststroke, 100m
  • Butterfly, 50m

School Age - Senior

In this level, students are taught the following skills:

  • Freestyle endurance, 1000m
  • Backstroke, 400m
  • Breaststroke, 400m
  • Butterfly, 100m

Please Note: Children under 13 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times.