Student must be 2 years of age to move to the next level.

Children must display the following and meet the requirements to move to the next level:

Safe entry:

• Enter and exit the water safely with parents. Explore assisted exits and entries with parent and LTS instructor.

Breathing:

• Students must be able to blow bubbles and initiate own submersion of face.
  

Flotation:

• Students need to be comfortable floating on back with parental assistance.
  

Going under the water:

• Students must demonstrate non assisted submersion over a short distance.
  

Movement:

• Explore movement through the water using propulsion with and without assistance.

Confidence:

• Students are working towards confidence and cognitive ability to be without a parent in the water but with a LTS instructor.

Student must be 3 years of age to move to the next level.

Student must be 3 years of age to move to the next level.
Children must display the following and meet the requirements to move to the next level:

Getting wet:

• Student with parental support must do a jump in turn around and get back to the wall and climb out.
  

Breathing:

• Student must be able to blow bubbles, with face fully submerged.

Safe entry:

• Enter and exit the water safely with a parent. Attempt to climb out with little assistance from a parent. Display a safety slide entry.

Going under the water:

• Initiate own submersion for a short distance.
  

Keeping balance:

• Rotate body in a vertical Position whilst holding a flotation aid and with assistance.
  

Kicking and arm action:

• Display kicking and some arm action with assistance.

Confidence:

• Student must show enough confidence and cognitive ability to be without a parent in the water, but with a LTS instructor. 

Flotation:

• Student should be able to do an assisted back float with parent. 

Approximately 3 to 6 years

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry and exits:

• Slide -in entry using the edge.

Floating:

• Moving from back to a front float and to a back float.

Breathing:

• Blowing bubbles in the water with face fully submerged, breathe, repeat sequence at least 3 times.

Movement:

• Swim 5m using underwater reach and arm pull. 
• Float on back with the start of kicking legs for 5m.
• Front streamline with kicks.

Underwater skills:

• Submerge and swim through an obstacle.
  Ability related for this level and the next 5 levels.

Streamlining

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry and exit:

• Enter the water in a safe manner through safety slides or ladders provided.

Floating:

• Being able to float front and back to secure position.

Breathing:

• Front torpedo 5m streamlining with kicks at least 3 consecutive times. 
• 5m Freestyle, 5m Backstroke, Scull, float and tread water for 2mins

Underwater skills:

• Be able to submerge in waste deep water open eyes and blow bubbles and retrieve a toy.

Diving:

• Demonstrate lock hands, lock head and steer up position.
• Swim over arm freestyle 5m.

 

Breathing introduced

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry and exit:

• Slide-in entry using the edge. 

Floating:

• Front and back float in deep water.
  

Swimming techniques:

• Be able to swim over arm freestyle with bilateral breathing for 17m
• Be able to swim 17m backstroke.
• Demonstrate breaststroke kick on the side of the pool.
• Demonstrate 5m of survival backstroke.
• Scull, float and tread water for 3mins.

Underwater skills:

• Submerge and recover an object from water of chest depth.

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry:

• Step and entry.

Swimming techniques:

• Swim 25m freestyle with bilateral breathing.
• Swim 25m Backstroke with correct arm rotation and arm movement.
• Swim 25m survival backstroke.
• Demonstrate 25m breaststroke full stroke with timing.

Underwater skills:

• Surface dive, swim underwater recover an object from water from chest depth. 

Diving:

• Kneeling dive.
  

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entries and exit:

• Compact Jump from deep water in the 50m pool. 

Swimming technique:

• Swim 50m of correct freestyle.
• Swim 50m backstroke.
• Swim 25m survival backstroke.
• Swim 50m breaststroke full stroke. Scull, float tread for 4mins.

Underwater skill:

• Surface dive and recover an object from the bottom of the pool at a deep level.

Dives: 

• Crouch Dive.

Extension:

• Demonstrate Butterfly arm action for 5m. Butterfly kick for 10m.

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry and exit:

• Fall in entry from deep water. 

Stroke technique:

• Swim continuously 100m: 25m freestyle, 25m butterfly, 25m backstroke, 25m breaststroke, Scull, float tread for 5mins

Turns:

• Display ability to do tumble turns with Freestyle outcome.

Dives:

• Shallow dive
  

Extension:

• Backstroke starts.

To move to the next level a student must achieve the following before moving up:

Entry:

• Stride entry

Swimming movement and stroke technique:

• Be able to swim 200m: 50m freestyle, 25m butterfly, 25m survival backstroke, 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, Scull float tread for 5mins

Dives and turns:

• Race diving starts. Freestyle and backstroke turns.

Extension:

• Backstroke starts and Breaststroke Starts.

This is the last level before our squad

Students must be able to achieve the following:

Technique:

Correct technique for the following strokes: 

• 100m freestyle
• 100m breaststroke
• 100m backstroke
• 25m butterfly
• 25m sidestroke
• Scull, float
• Tread for 6mins.

Dives/starts/ finishes:

• Sprint starts.
• All turns and start requirements.
• Knowledge of all turn and touch rules.
• Knowledge of Squad expectations.
• Capable endurance levels for Squad step up.