Beginner
Swimming Babies and Pre-School. Water familiarisation, breath control, submersion and the first survival sequences.
The Aquafin ladder
Every swimmer moves at their own pace
Classes are grouped by skill level and age rather than by school year. Swimmers move up when they can perform the skills unaided, not when the term ends.
Independent
Swimming unaided over increasing distance, side breathing, and the first proper freestyle and backstroke technique.
Advanced
Stroke development across all four strokes, endurance, turns and starts, using the latest coaching techniques.
Moving up
How progression actually works
1
Assessment on arrival
New swimmers are watched in the water before being placed, so nobody starts in a class that is too easy or too hard.
2
Weekly skill tracking
Teachers record each skill as it is achieved unaided. Ask at reception any time to see where your child is up to.
3
Move up when ready
Because lessons run year-round, swimmers move up mid-term as soon as the skills are consistent. There is no waiting for a new intake.
4
Change class times freely
You can change classes at any time as long as there is a space that suits you. You don’t have to wait for re-enrolments.
Not sure where your child fits?
Send us their age and what they can already do, and we’ll recommend a starting level.