We have developed our own unique constant assessment programme.
Stage 1 -It's all about finding our happy under the water.
1 Can you bob up & down underwater like a jellyfish?
2Can you float like a star on your front & back
3 Can you push and glide with your face in
4 Now let's swim two metres on your front or back
1 Can you bob up & down underwater like a jellyfish?
2Can you float like a star on your front & back
3 Can you push and glide with your face in
4 Now let's swim two metres on your front or back
Stage 2 - It's all about developing a great body position and leg kick
1 Can you swim like a whale, coming up for a breath and then carrying on
2 Can you float like a mushroom?
3 Can you perform a log roll?
4 Look at you cracking a 5m back swim!
Stage 3: It's all about getting a great arm pull
1 Can you master the log roll?
2 Can you kick breastroke for 10m
3 Can you sink under the water and push and glide off the wall.
4 Can you swim 10 metres with your arms out of the water, with a great arm pull
5 Let's swim 10 metres on your back?
2 Can you kick breastroke for 10m
3 Can you sink under the water and push and glide off the wall.
4 Can you swim 10 metres with your arms out of the water, with a great arm pull
5 Let's swim 10 metres on your back?
Stage 4: It's all about getting the breathing right.
1 Let's swim like a dolphin for five metres
2 Can you swim breastroke for five metres?
3 Can you push and glide from wall along pool floor
4 Can you master side breathing in front crawl for ten metres.
5 Can you swim backstroke for fifteen metres?
6 Now let's swim 25m
7 Finally we need to master treading water (or sculling in a shallow pool)
2 Can you swim breastroke for five metres?
3 Can you push and glide from wall along pool floor
4 Can you master side breathing in front crawl for ten metres.
5 Can you swim backstroke for fifteen metres?
6 Now let's swim 25m
7 Finally we need to master treading water (or sculling in a shallow pool)
Stages 5-6 are the improver levels and follow the Swim England assessment criteria. We give out certificates for these Stages when they are passed.
Stage 5: It's all about working to standard.
This is the first stage Swim England standards are introduced
1 Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
2 Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
3 Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
4 Tread water for 30 seconds.
5 Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
6 Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke*.
7 Push and glide and swim 10 metres front crawl*
8 Push and glide and swim 10 metres breaststroke*
9 Push and glide and swim 10 metres butterfly*
10 Swim 50 metres on your front or back
11 Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of three seconds.
12 Perform a forward somersault.
13 Demonstrate an action for getting help.
*performed to Swim England expected standards)
This is the first stage Swim England standards are introduced
1 Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
2 Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
3 Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
4 Tread water for 30 seconds.
5 Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
6 Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke*.
7 Push and glide and swim 10 metres front crawl*
8 Push and glide and swim 10 metres breaststroke*
9 Push and glide and swim 10 metres butterfly*
10 Swim 50 metres on your front or back
11 Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of three seconds.
12 Perform a forward somersault.
13 Demonstrate an action for getting help.
*performed to Swim England expected standards)
Stage 6: It's all about going that bit further
1. Give two examples of how to prepare for exercise and understand why it is important.
2 Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into backstroke.
3 Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into front crawl.
4 Swim 10 metres wearing clothes.
5 Push and glide and swim front crawl to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
6 Push and glide and swim breaststroke to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
7 Push and glide and swim butterfly to include at least three rhythmical breaths.
8 Push and glide and swim backstroke to include at least six regular breaths.
9 Push and glide and swim 25 metres, choice of stroke is optional (performed to Swim England expected standards).
10. Perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
11. Perform a surface dive.