Children's Swimming Lessons
SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE FRANK LEE ARE FOR MEMBERS ONLY &
ARE 30 MINUTES LONG
TERM DATES ARE ADVERTISED BELOW
Saturday 12th September – Saturday 5th December
No Lesson 24th October
New bookings now being taken for the September Term
To enquire on any available space please select your stage from the list below
Email bekki.smith@frank-lee.com
with what stage is required and your Frank Lee Membership number.
Each term we ask you all to follow these to ensure the safety of yourself and other participants.
- If you or your child have a cough or cold or any mild symptoms where you feel unwell please DO NOT visit the club.
- All membership direct debits will be taken the 1st of each month. You will need to remain a member to attend lessons.
- Please swipe your membership card at reception on arrival, we can print another card for you at £5 charge.
- Please ensure your child wears their swim hat. Replacement hats available for £1.50: Red hats ducklings to stage 3, white hats stage 4 upwards.
- Children are collected in the pool corridor by the teacher. Enter the pool corridor via the changing rooms. Parents will then access the gallery via reception to watch the lesson.
- If you can’t remember your time please check via the home portal or email bekki.smith@frank-lee.com
DUCKLINGS |
Ducklings classes are a chance for toddlers to enjoy learning to swim and gaining water confidence with help from the teacher and swim helpers who are in the water with the children. Classes are for children from 3 years +. |
| STAGE 1 |
Stage 1 helps to build water confidence, while introducing water safety skills and the basic skills needed to build swimming ability. |
| STAGE 2 | Stage 2 sees swimmers develop streamlining to their strokes and travel without their feet on the floor, using a recognised leg kick. Swimmers are also introduced to aquatic breathing and taught to make safe entries into the water, including jumping. They will develop basic floating and learn how to rotate to regain an upright position without support. All travel must be achieved without the use of flotation equipment, though buoyancy aids may be used when swimmers aren’t travelling. Classes are for children from 3 years +. See this short video for more details about this stage https://youtu.be/0jQegbuhwSk |
| STAGE 3 | Stage 3 Swimmers will develop their kicks, on both their front and their back. They streamline through push and glides, whilst also swimming underwater.
Swimmers will develop safe entries into the water, including submersion, and travel up to 10 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed See this short video for more details about this stage https://youtu.be/KIVAmbz_EqE |
| STAGE 4 | Stage 4 sees swimmers perfect their leg kicks for all four strokes and further develop push and glides, while also being introduced to sculling. They will develop an understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills and should swim 10 metres to the Swim England expected standards. See this short video for more details about this stage https://youtu.be/e9bIMJxXLRw |
| STAGE 5 | Stage 5, swimmers will develop their skills in treading water, learn the correct arm pulls for all four strokes and learn how to do handstands and somersaults. This means they will develop their technique and perform all strokes to the Swim England expected standards. The emphasis is on ensuring all work done in the previous stages is developed further. See this short video for more details about this stage https://youtu.be/VfjCJFtdGQM |
| STAGE 6 | Stage 6 teaches swimmers how to prepare for exercise, while developing an efficient technique for all four strokes and further developing surface dives. The effective swimming skills taught include coordination, breathing and an understanding of water safety. |
| STAGE 7 | Stage 7 focuses on fully developing all four swimming strokes, as well as building stamina and improving diving skills. Swimmers should develop a quality stroke technique for up to 100 metres, incorporating the skills they have learnt throughout the stages and combining them to develop a linked routine. They should successfully complete an obstacle course, which combines a variety of skills they have learnt from Stages 1 to 7. See this short video for more details about this stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLQTuzUmPE |
Once they have achieved level 7 they have the competency to swim effectively over a prolonged distance.
Please visit this link for the objectives of these stages via the Swim England website https://www.swimming.org/learntoswim/swim-england-learn-to-swim-awards-8-10/
For further information please email bekki.smith@frank-lee.com
Your child is assessed through the term and could move mid term, Bekki will contact you when your child passes a level. Please Note that all payments for the next term must be paid before the current term ends, otherwise your child will no longer be enrolled into lessons.
