Ardley Sharks Swim School
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming in England. It helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all aquatic sports. Swim Englandβs vision is of a nation swimming and it strives to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. Each month millions of people are able to enjoy swimming, diving, water polo and
synchronised swimming, having been through the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme. Swim England also supports its members, clubs and athletes, and runs qualification and education programmes to develop the workforce. For more information visit swimming.org/swimengland
We believe that swimming is an important life skill and can be a fun activity for children to enjoy from an early age, it can also keep children safe. All our swimming lessons are led by Swim England instructors and are available for children aged from 3 - 11 years
The Learn to Swim framework follows 7 stages from developing basic movement skills to developing quality stroke techniques whilst swimming up to 100m. Stage 1 - Pupils will develop basic movement skills, water confidence and safety awareness. Swimmers will be able to use aids e.g. arm bands and floats to help complete this stage. Stage 2 - swimmers will develop safe entries to the water and will continue to practice floating, travel and rotation in the water. Remember swimmers can still use aids e.g. Stage 3 - pupils work towards being able to swim 10m on their front and back and will be able to swim underwater to collect objects from the bottom of the pool. Rotation skills and water safety knowledge will also be developed. Stage 4 - swimmers will focus on refining kicking techniques for all four strokes and develop a better understanding of buoyancy & start learn breathing techniques that go with each stroke. Stage 5 - swimmers will focus on swimming all four strokes to the ASA expected standards. Swimmers will also develop skills in sculling, treading water and complete rotation. Stage 6 - pupils will focus on developing effective swimming skills including co-ordinated breathing, water safety and an understanding of how to prepare for exercise.