16 Camp Road, Pinjarra, WA 6208
Pre-School Aquatics Program
(3 to 5 years old – 30 minute duration)
The Preschool Swimming programs encourage the child’s independence from their parent/guardian within an aquatic environment using play and self-discovery.
The Murray Aquatic & Leisure Centre Pre-school Swimming Program includes four classes with students starting at Tadpoles and concluding at Frogs Advanced. It also prepares children for the Learn-to-Swim program by teaching survival skills and basic stroke development.
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Tadpoles
| 1) Enter water safely 2) Exhale with face in water 3) Open eyes underwater 4) Submerge 5) Float/glide on front and recover to a standing position 6) Float/glide on back and recover to a standing position 7) Exit water safely 8) Survival Sequence T1: Enter water, float for 10 second using a floatation aid, and exit safely |
Frogs
| 1) First independent swim. 2) Safe entry - twist and turn. 3) Blowing bubbles – face in. 4) Submerge completely - with confidence. 5) Front float – assisted. 6) Back float – assisted. 7) Front kick with noodle face in. 8) Safe exit – hand walk along pool side and climb out. 9) Recover an object – no goggles. 10) Front float –Independent 5 seconds 11) Introduce sculling hands 12) Front glide - assisted 13) Back glide - assisted 14) Front kick – with dumbbell “splashy kick” | 15) Back glide – with dumbbell “splashy kick” 16) Front glide – independent 17) Back glide – Independent –sculling hands 18) Lateral flutter kick – in shallow 19) Front kick – with dumb bell-attempts flutter kick 20) Front swim – stretch and pull arms with flutter kick 21) Lateral flutter kick – with dumbbell 22) Front kick- with dumbbell-flutter kick-streamline 23) Back kick – with dumbbell- flutter kick-streamline 24) Front glide with flutter - independent 25) Back glide – push and kick 26) Roll over on all axis’s |
Turtles
| 1) Enter and exit water safely 2) Open eyes underwater 3) Submerge 4) Kick on front and recover to a standing position 5) Kick on back and recover to a standing position 6) Sculling (basic) 7) Reach rescue - Laying on stomach out of the water, pulls the instructor to safety using an aid to perform an extended reach rescue 8) Survival Sequence T2: Jump into 1.3m deep water, float on back and kick to safety (extension) |
Frog Advance
| 1) Confidence in deep water 25m 2) Duck-dives-retrieve an object in deep 3) Introduce freestyle arms-assisted with a aid 4) Freestyle arms-clearing the water 5) Side breathing-with aid 6) Introduce backstroke 7) 5m freestyle –correct breathing 8) 5m backstroke – correct technique 9) Breaststroke kick on back-with board 10) Somersault 11) Dolphin kick | 12) Treading water- deep water 13) 15m front kick with board 14) 15m back kick with board 15) 10m freestyle- correct technique 16) 10m survival backstroke- correct technique 17) Breaststroke kick on front-with board 18) Breaststroke kick on front –hands recover in front 19) Breaststroke – timing 20) Crouch dive 21) Kneeling dive – unassisted, streamline entry 22) Safety sequence 1 –talk/reach 23) Safety sequence 2 –talk/throw 24) Sculling head first |