Outline drawing of a sea turtle swimming.

WAVE 1

FEARLESS

  • Children from 18 months old

  • Calmly discovering and feeling safe in the water

    • Getting used to the water while playing

    • Slowly overcoming fear

    • Building confidence with gentle guidance

    • Splashing the face wet in the water

    • Blowing bubbles in the water:

      (i) with only the mouth in the water, and

      (ii) with the head completely under water

    • Jumping up and down in the water

    • Floating on the back with assistance

    • Floating on the belly with assistance

    • Pushing a floating object to the side

    • Sliding through a hoop underwater with assistance

WAVE 2

FREEDOM

Outline of a seahorse with a curled tail, spiny back, and distinctive snout, drawn with light blue lines on a black background.

  • Children from 2 years old

  • Confidently floating and independently moving in the water

    • Practicing breathing in the water

    • Floating, jumping and moving independently in the water

    • Experiencing fun and freedom in the water

    • Jumping into the water from the side without assistance

    • Climbing out of the water without assistance

    • Moving sideways in the water along the side, hands holding onto the side

    • Retrieving 3 objects from the bottom

    • Floating on the back: with a board and without a board (both without assistance)

    • Floating on the belly: with a board and without a board (both without assistance)

    • Jumping into the water independently, diving for an object, then climbing out of the water without assistance

Outline drawing of a whale.

WAVE 3

FLOWING

  • Children from 3,5 years old

  • Resiliently swimming in the water

    • Introducing swimming techniques

    • Refining arm/leg coordination

    • Swimming independently

  • We start with introducing the swim techniques (breastroke, crawl and backstroke). We combine the 3 strokes, but we focus mainly on breastroke as this is the most difficult technique to learn and to adjust when incorrectly learned later on.

    Simultaneously, we introduce the crawl and backstroke technique, as these are much easier to learn and your child will get a faster sense of progression.