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Tadpoles: + 3.5yrs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Enter pool safely using steps & by swivel entry<\/li>\n
  2. Demonstrate good balance and movement<\/li>\n
  3. Star Float on BACK with support<\/li>\n
  4. Star float on FRONT face submerged with support<\/li>\n
  5. Understand blow & breath<\/li>\n
  6. Be comfortable with water showered over head<\/li>\n
  7. Understand pool safety and class structure<\/li>\n
  8. Exit pool safely and unassisted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Level 1: must pass Tadpole or +4yrs old<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Enter pool safely using steps & swivel entry<\/li>\n
    2. Star float FRONT with aid & return to upright position<\/li>\n
    3. KICK on Front with aid, must see some movement<\/li>\n
    4. Star float BACK with aid & return to upright position<\/li>\n
    5. KICK on Back with aid, must see some movement<\/li>\n
    6. Submerge head and blow bubbles minimum of three times rhythmically<\/li>\n
    7. Perform basic balance exercises including jump, hop, run and tuck movements confidently<\/li>\n
    8. Understand pool safety and class rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Level 2.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Push and Glide on FRONT<\/li>\n
      2. Push and Glide on BACK<\/li>\n
      3. Kick on FRONT 6m, must see good propulsion<\/li>\n
      4. Kick on BACK 6m, must see good propulsion<\/li>\n
      5. Have good control and understanding of breathing technique<\/li>\n
      6. Rotate Back to Front and regain feet<\/li>\n
      7. Perform and understand various sculling actions<\/li>\n
      8. Submerge and retrieve object at 0.6m (steps)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        Level 3.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Swim 6m FREE with rotary arm & breathing \/ aid<\/li>\n
        2. Swim 6m BACK with rotary arm action \/ aid<\/li>\n
        3. Perform P & G on front arms extended and log roll onto back<\/li>\n
        4. Perform P & G on Back arms extended and log roll onto front<\/li>\n
        5. Hold star float on back for 10 sec & star float on front for 5sec<\/li>\n
        6. Jump into deep water and paddle\/kick back to safety<\/li>\n
        7. Perform various buoyancy exercises, star float rotations and mushroom \/ tuck floats confidently<\/li>\n
        8. Surface Dive & retrieve object @ 1m<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          Level 4. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Swim 6m x 2 FREE with good body position & correct breathing<\/li>\n
          2. Swim 6m x 2 BACKSTROKE with good body position<\/li>\n
          3. Demo treading water actions in deep with aid<\/li>\n
          4. Sitting dive & Kick out<\/li>\n
          5. Enter pool safely & kick with confidence on FRONT with aid in DEEP water.<\/li>\n
          6. Enter pool safely & kick with confidence on BACK with aid in DEEP water.<\/li>\n
          7. Perform travelling Rotations \/ log rolls<\/li>\n
          8. Attempt Butterfly Kick<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            Level 5. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Swim 10m FREE confidently with correct breathing<\/li>\n
            2. Swim 10m BACK confidently with head still & good body position<\/li>\n
            3. Attempt BREAST-STROKE kick with aid<\/li>\n
            4. Kick on FRONT 8m unaided with confidence<\/li>\n
            5. Kick on BACK 8m unaided with confidence<\/li>\n
            6. Tread water actions for 20sec<\/li>\n
            7. Sink and push out into Streamline position<\/li>\n
            8. When safe, jump into deep water and swim back to edge<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              Level 6. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. Swim 15m FREE with good Tech<\/li>\n
              2. Swim 15m BACK with good Tech<\/li>\n
              3. Swim 15m BREASTSTROKE, must see good movement from kick<\/li>\n
              4. Tread Water for 30 sec, head clear & correct sculling action<\/li>\n
              5. Surface dive and retrieve object, 1.3m middle section of pool<\/li>\n
              6. Push out for 2m and tuck into mushroom position & hold for 3sec<\/li>\n
              7. Perform a kneeling dive and kick out in streamline position<\/li>\n
              8. BUTTERFLY kick over 5m<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                Level 7. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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                1. Swim 20m FREE, non stop with good rhythm, timing and flow<\/li>\n
                2. Swim 20m BACK, non stop with good rhythm & body position<\/li>\n
                3. Swim 20m BREASTSTROKE with feet turned out & good propulsion<\/li>\n
                4. Kick 10m BUTTERFLY with undulating action<\/li>\n
                5. Demonstrate BUTTERFLY arm action<\/li>\n
                6. Forward Tumble from floating position<\/li>\n
                7. Crouch Dive, swim out and rotate into backstroke over 15m<\/li>\n
                8. Demo bi-lateral breathing method<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  Level 8. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. Swim 40m FREE using bilateral breathing<\/li>\n
                  2. Swim 40m BACK<\/li>\n
                  3. Swim 20m BREASTSTROKE with correct timing<\/li>\n
                  4. Swim 10m BUTTERFLY attempt coordinated arm\/breathing & body\/kick actions<\/li>\n
                  5. Scull 20m head first<\/li>\n
                  6. Swim 60m NON-STOP<\/li>\n
                  7. When safe, jump into deep water & tread water for 45 sec, return to edge safely<\/li>\n
                  8. Perform a standing dive and kick out in streamline position<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    Level 9.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Swim 60m FREE<\/li>\n
                    2. Swim 60m BACK<\/li>\n
                    3. Swim 40m BREAST-STROKE<\/li>\n
                    4. Swim 20m Inverted<\/u> BREAST-STROKE<\/li>\n
                    5. Swim 10m BUTTERFLY<\/li>\n
                    6. Swim 20m SIDE-STROKE \/ Survival stroke<\/li>\n
                    7. Scull feet first for 10m<\/li>\n
                    8. Swim 100m NON-STOP with good push off\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      Tadpoles: + 3.5yrs Enter pool safely using steps & by swivel entry Demonstrate good balance and movement Star Float on BACK with support Star float on FRONT face submerged with support Understand blow & breath Be comfortable with water showered over head Understand pool safety and class structure Exit pool safely and unassisted Level 1: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/front_4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":825,"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bailieboroughleisurecentre.com\/wordp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}