Mini Squad
Mini Squad swimming lessons are designed for children generally between the ages of 6 – 8 years. In this level students are exposed to learning all 4 swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke. These classes review, refine and extend their technique in freestyle and backstroke, as well as provide a fun and educational way of introducing butterfly and breaststroke. Mini Squad is conducted in the small pool (16m) with a teacher in the water correcting technique as students further develop their strength and skills. The classes have a maximum of 5 students per teacher, offering students lots of teacher interaction at close proximity to help individuals master all components ready to progress onto our Development Squad level!
Swim lessons run for the duration of 45 minutes at the scheduled time each week for the duration of the relevant term: Choose from 1, 2 or even 3 lessons per week.
Students will learn to:
- Side breathing both sides
- Kick effectively with good technique with good body position and unassisted
- Swim bubble arm/breathing arm (freestyle) unassisted minimum 50m
- Back kicking unassisted
- Backstroke unassisted minimum 50m
- Backstroke start with glide
- Dive off the wall, swim freestyle and back to the wall and climb out
- Swim distance underwater like a fish
- Learn to somersault for tumbleturns
- Kick like a dolphin unassisted
- Start butterfly arms
- Kick like a froggy unassisted
- Start breaststroke arms