IMPROVER

ENTRY LEVEL
Water confident without arms bands or achieved level 2

DEPTH OF WATER
1.0m – 1.5m Main Pool

AIM
Further Development of Safety Awareness, Water Skill and Stroke Development.

SYLLABUS OF LEARNING

• Water safety/Personal safety.
• Treading water in own depth.
• Introduction to sculling.
• Mushroom float.
• Surface dives in own depth.

STROKE DEVELOPMENT

• Front crawl – development of body position, leg practices and arm practices and breathing practices for full stroke advancement.
• Back crawl – development of body position, leg practices and arm practices and breathing.
• Breaststroke – Introduction of body position, leg action and arm movement.

LEVEL 3 COMPETENCY AWARD BASED UPON ABILITY OF PUPIL TO:

• Push and glide on front away from wall and regain standing position.
• Demonstrate legs only on back crawl with arms extended for 10 metres.
• Demonstrate front crawl leg kick with sculling action – lifting head to breathe for 10 metres.
• Demonstrate continuous full front crawl and back crawl over 10 metres.
• Demonstrate continuous front crawl breathing over 10 metres.
• Demonstrate basic demonstration of breaststroke arms and legs.
• Demonstrate treading water in deep end for 20 seconds.