All levels and teaching within the Propeller programme are ability based rather than age based. We put a lot of emphasis on quality technical based teaching getting the foundations right for each skill. Incorporated into the sessions are fun and water safety.
Swimmers progress to the next level once they have attained the requirements and don’t wait till the end of term. Assessments are ongoing so the swimmer keeps progressing during the term.
A parent/caregiver is required to join the child in the water.
A parent/caregiver is required to joing the child in the water.
All children under the age of 3 or not toilet trained, need to wear a swim nappy like the one pictured.
This class is for school-aged children who need a recap.
- water familiarisation
- face submerged in the water
- starfish on back/front with an aid and regain position
- safe entry
5m
- unaided front /back float with regain feet
- breathing control
- kicking 5 m front and back
- backstroke arms with an aid
- arms circles brack and front
- rolling front to back
10m
- freestyle arm 4-6 stroke (without breathing
-backstroke arm (with board)
- mushroom float blowing bubbles out the nose
- sculling / survival backstroke
10m
- 10m freestyle with breathing
- 10m backstroke with rotation
- breaststroke leg action
- survival backstroke
- introduction to foward roll (turns)
15m
- freestyle 15m, breathing every 3 arm circles
- backstroke 15m
- breaststroke kick correctly
- tumble turns
25m
- 25m freestyle
- 25m backstroke
- breaststroke
- backstroke tumble turns
- fly kick
Stroke development levels follow on from the 5 levels in school age and are skills based. In these levels we are refining technique
with extra distance and further developing all strokes to prepare for squad level.
- 50m freestyle
- 50m backstroke
- fly arm teaching
- backstroke tumble turns
- 100m freestlyee
- 100m backstroke
- 25m fly
-IM turns
