Grammar Learn to Swim | Sunshine Coast Grammar Swim School

SWIMMING LESSONS

The Grammar Swim School provides swimming lessons for all ages at our state-of-the-art swimming centre at Forest Glen on the Sunshine Coast.

With small group sizes and expert swim instructors, you can commence your swimming lessons at any time during the year if there is a place available in your class level.

From 3 months old to primary age children, through to squad and adult stroke correction classes, there’s something for everyone to help you become a better swimmer.

Enquire now and we will organise a swim assessment to determine the best class to join.

 

SWIM LEVELS

BABY BUBBLES

Babies 3-6 months old

Combining fun with water experiences for baby and safety tips and water education for parents, all in an inviting 32 degree pool.

YABBIES

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.
DUCKLINGS

Duckling

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. 
DUCKS

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.
EELS

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.


TURTLES

 

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.
FROGS

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.
PLATYPUS

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.
BASS

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.
WATER DRAGONS

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.
MAGPIE GEESE

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.

Lessons and Duration

Yabbies (Babies): 8 plus parents – Duration 30 minutes
Ducklings (Toddlers): 8 plus parents – Duration 30 minutes
Duck: 4 students – Duration 30 minutes
Eels:
4 students – Duration 30 minutes
Turtles: 4 students – Duration 30 minutes
Frogs: 4 students – Duration 30 minutes
Platypus: 8 students – Duration 40 minutes
Bass: 8 students – Duration 40 minutes
Water Dragons: 10 students – Duration 50 minutes
Magpie Geese: 10 students – Duration 1 hour