AISB Physical Education Swimming Program
Aim: To create a swimming experience that provides each student with an opportunity to achieve success to their highest capabilities and to continue a life of active living in swimming.
The stages of development swim program takes into account growth, maturation and development and trainability of students of all ages.
Pre School Aquatics Program: (3-4 year olds)
Helps young children get ready to swim by emphasizing fun in the water.
Children participate in several guided sessions that help children learn elementary skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration and more.
Sessions: typically meet for 10, 30 minute sessions in the year.
* Parents are invited to assist children as well as teacher assistants.
Learn water safety, survival skills and foundational swimming concepts in a safe and fun environment. Skills are age-appropriate, allowing students to achieve success on a regular basis.
Sessions: Typically meet 2 x week for 30 minutes in two 5 week sessions.
Each stage of swim development is considered through the six-level swim achievement program. The program is designed for children over 6 years all the way up to adults, and students progress through the levels at their own pace. Each level of Learn-to-Swim includes training in basic water safety and helping others in an emergency, in addition to stroke development.
Sessions: typically meet for 3 40minute sessions/week for 6-9 weeks in the school term.
Stages of Swim Development
* Based on RED CROSS SWIMMING LEVELS (2012)
LEVEL ONE: ACTIVE START - Water Exploration- helps students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Students will learn elementary water skills which they can build on as they progress through the various levels.
Objectives:
1. Become oriented to aquatic environment
2. Fully submerge face (3 seconds)
3. Experience buoyancy (bob 10 times)
4. Supported float on front/back
5. Basic breath control (bubbles blowing)
6. Enter and exit water independently
7. Move through water comfortably
8. Supported kicking on front/back
9. Introduction to alternating arm action
10. Familiarize with getting help
11. Reaching assists without equipment
12. Learn how to release a cramp
13. Wear Life jacket and enter shallow water
LEVEL TWO: FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS - gives students success with fundamental skills and learn to float without support. Learn basic self-help rescue skills.
Objectives:
1. Fully submerge head (hold 3 seconds)
2. Retrieve objects in chest deep water
3. Orientation to deep water with support
4. Front and back float unsupported
5. Unsupported back float or glide (5 sec)
6. Leveling off from a vertical position
7. Rhythmic breathing (bob 10 times)
8. Step in entry and side exit
9. Flutter kick on front/back
10. Back crawl arm action
11. Combined stroke front/back using kick/arm movements (5m)
12. Turning ver front/back, back/front
13. Become familiar with rescue breathing
14. Perform reaching and extension assist from deck
15. Float in life jacket (1 min, face out of water)
16. Assist non-swimmers to feet
LEVEL THREE: LEARN TO TRAIN: Students learn to coordinate front and back crawl. Introduce elementary backstroke and the fundamentals of treading water.
Objectives:
1 Retrieve object, eye open, no support
2 Bob and submerge head completely
3 Bob in water slightly over head to travel to safe area
4 Jump into deep water from side of pool
5 Kneeling dive and compact dive from side of pool
6 Front/Back glide w/ push off (2 body lengths)
7 Coordinate arm stroke for crawl with breathing to side
8 Coordinate back crawl
9 Elementary backstroke (10m)
10 Reverse direction while swimming on front/back
11 Tread water
12 Jump into deep water wearing life jacket
13 Learn how to open airway for rescue breathing
14 H.E.L.P. position (1 minute)
15 Huddle position in groups of 3 (1 min.)
LEVEL FOUR: TRAIN TO TRAIN- Students develop confidence in stokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Introduce breaststroke, sidestroke and wall turns.
Objectives:
1 Deep water bobbing
2 Experiment with buoyancy and floating position
3 Rotary breathing
4 Stride dive from side of pool from a standing position
5 Elementary backstroke (10m)
6 Sculling on back (5m)
7 Front/back crawl (25m)
8 Basics of Breaststroke (10m)
9 Basics of Sidestroke (10m)
10 Turning at the wall
11 Tread water with modified scissors and rotary kicks
12 Learn rescue breathing techniques
13 Become familiar with CPR
LEVEL FIVE: TRAIN TO COMPETE Coordination and refinement of key strokes. Introduce the butterfly, open turns, feet-first surface dives. Increase swim distances.
Objectives:
1 Alternate breathing
2 Stride jump entry
3 Beginning diving progression
4 Long shallow dive
5 Breaststroke (10m)
6 Sidestroke (10m)
7 Underwater swimming (3 body lengths)
8 Elementary backstroke (15m)
9 Butterfly Dolphin Kick (10m)
10 Front/back crawl (50m)
11 Open/turn on front/back
12 Recognition of spinal injury
13 Hip/shoulder support
14 Feet first surface dive
15 Tread water (2 min., 2 different strokes)
LEVEL SIX: COMPETE TO WIN - Skill Proficiency
The objective of Level Six is to polish strokes so students swim with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Objectives:
1 Approach and hurdle
2 Jump tuck diving
3 Front/back crawl (100m one turn minimum at wall)
4 Breaststroke (25m )
5 Sidestroke (25m)
6 Butterfly (10m)
7 Approach stroke (25m)
8 Breaststroke turn
9 Sidestroke turn
10 Speed turn and pull-out for breaststroke
11 Flip turn for Front crawl
12 Pike/tuck surface dive
13 Alternate kicks for treading water (3 min., 1 minute - no hands)
14 Throwing rescue
15 Roll spinal injury victim
References:
American Red Cross- Swimming and water safety manual
Red Cross Swim Program guide
Society of Health and Physical education - Shape America; National Standards & Learning outcomes
http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/swimming
https://www.swimming.ca/ltad (long term athlete development strategy- canada)
http://www.austswim.com.au/AUSTSWIMShop/Resources.aspx
The stages of development swim program takes into account growth, maturation and development and trainability of students of all ages.
Pre School Aquatics Program: (3-4 year olds)
Helps young children get ready to swim by emphasizing fun in the water.
Children participate in several guided sessions that help children learn elementary skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration and more.
Sessions: typically meet for 10, 30 minute sessions in the year.
* Parents are invited to assist children as well as teacher assistants.
- In Level 1, children learn basic skills through fun activities, such as blowing bubbles and playing with water toys.
- In Level 2 children practice floating, kicking and swimming back to the side of the pool.
Learn water safety, survival skills and foundational swimming concepts in a safe and fun environment. Skills are age-appropriate, allowing students to achieve success on a regular basis.
Sessions: Typically meet 2 x week for 30 minutes in two 5 week sessions.
- Level 1 helps children become comfortable in the water and basic water safety.
- Level 2 builds on Level 1 and introduces fundamental skills, such as kicking
- Level 3 focuses on coordinating arm and leg movements and improving upon skills learned in Levels 1 and 2.
Each stage of swim development is considered through the six-level swim achievement program. The program is designed for children over 6 years all the way up to adults, and students progress through the levels at their own pace. Each level of Learn-to-Swim includes training in basic water safety and helping others in an emergency, in addition to stroke development.
Sessions: typically meet for 3 40minute sessions/week for 6-9 weeks in the school term.
Stages of Swim Development
* Based on RED CROSS SWIMMING LEVELS (2012)
- Level 1: Active Start
- Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
- Level 3: Learn to Train
- Level 4: Train to Train
- Level 5:Train to Compete
- Level 6: Compete to win
- Level 7: Active for life
LEVEL ONE: ACTIVE START - Water Exploration- helps students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Students will learn elementary water skills which they can build on as they progress through the various levels.
Objectives:
1. Become oriented to aquatic environment
2. Fully submerge face (3 seconds)
3. Experience buoyancy (bob 10 times)
4. Supported float on front/back
5. Basic breath control (bubbles blowing)
6. Enter and exit water independently
7. Move through water comfortably
8. Supported kicking on front/back
9. Introduction to alternating arm action
10. Familiarize with getting help
11. Reaching assists without equipment
12. Learn how to release a cramp
13. Wear Life jacket and enter shallow water
LEVEL TWO: FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS - gives students success with fundamental skills and learn to float without support. Learn basic self-help rescue skills.
Objectives:
1. Fully submerge head (hold 3 seconds)
2. Retrieve objects in chest deep water
3. Orientation to deep water with support
4. Front and back float unsupported
5. Unsupported back float or glide (5 sec)
6. Leveling off from a vertical position
7. Rhythmic breathing (bob 10 times)
8. Step in entry and side exit
9. Flutter kick on front/back
10. Back crawl arm action
11. Combined stroke front/back using kick/arm movements (5m)
12. Turning ver front/back, back/front
13. Become familiar with rescue breathing
14. Perform reaching and extension assist from deck
15. Float in life jacket (1 min, face out of water)
16. Assist non-swimmers to feet
LEVEL THREE: LEARN TO TRAIN: Students learn to coordinate front and back crawl. Introduce elementary backstroke and the fundamentals of treading water.
Objectives:
1 Retrieve object, eye open, no support
2 Bob and submerge head completely
3 Bob in water slightly over head to travel to safe area
4 Jump into deep water from side of pool
5 Kneeling dive and compact dive from side of pool
6 Front/Back glide w/ push off (2 body lengths)
7 Coordinate arm stroke for crawl with breathing to side
8 Coordinate back crawl
9 Elementary backstroke (10m)
10 Reverse direction while swimming on front/back
11 Tread water
12 Jump into deep water wearing life jacket
13 Learn how to open airway for rescue breathing
14 H.E.L.P. position (1 minute)
15 Huddle position in groups of 3 (1 min.)
LEVEL FOUR: TRAIN TO TRAIN- Students develop confidence in stokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Introduce breaststroke, sidestroke and wall turns.
Objectives:
1 Deep water bobbing
2 Experiment with buoyancy and floating position
3 Rotary breathing
4 Stride dive from side of pool from a standing position
5 Elementary backstroke (10m)
6 Sculling on back (5m)
7 Front/back crawl (25m)
8 Basics of Breaststroke (10m)
9 Basics of Sidestroke (10m)
10 Turning at the wall
11 Tread water with modified scissors and rotary kicks
12 Learn rescue breathing techniques
13 Become familiar with CPR
LEVEL FIVE: TRAIN TO COMPETE Coordination and refinement of key strokes. Introduce the butterfly, open turns, feet-first surface dives. Increase swim distances.
Objectives:
1 Alternate breathing
2 Stride jump entry
3 Beginning diving progression
4 Long shallow dive
5 Breaststroke (10m)
6 Sidestroke (10m)
7 Underwater swimming (3 body lengths)
8 Elementary backstroke (15m)
9 Butterfly Dolphin Kick (10m)
10 Front/back crawl (50m)
11 Open/turn on front/back
12 Recognition of spinal injury
13 Hip/shoulder support
14 Feet first surface dive
15 Tread water (2 min., 2 different strokes)
LEVEL SIX: COMPETE TO WIN - Skill Proficiency
The objective of Level Six is to polish strokes so students swim with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
Objectives:
1 Approach and hurdle
2 Jump tuck diving
3 Front/back crawl (100m one turn minimum at wall)
4 Breaststroke (25m )
5 Sidestroke (25m)
6 Butterfly (10m)
7 Approach stroke (25m)
8 Breaststroke turn
9 Sidestroke turn
10 Speed turn and pull-out for breaststroke
11 Flip turn for Front crawl
12 Pike/tuck surface dive
13 Alternate kicks for treading water (3 min., 1 minute - no hands)
14 Throwing rescue
15 Roll spinal injury victim
References:
American Red Cross- Swimming and water safety manual
Red Cross Swim Program guide
Society of Health and Physical education - Shape America; National Standards & Learning outcomes
http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/swimming
https://www.swimming.ca/ltad (long term athlete development strategy- canada)
http://www.austswim.com.au/AUSTSWIMShop/Resources.aspx